A brief instance of paying close attention has, in the long run, led to a trip to California for a four-day leadership summit for nine year-old Trinity Di Fabio. While at summer camp, she was cutting up magazines for a collage when the content of one in particular caught her attention. “I said, ‘wait a […]
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Addressing the need to recognize kids doing extraordinary things
In the words of Tom Mulcair, “We have left the largest economic, social and ecological debt in our history in the backpacks of the next generation and we want to change that.” I want to change that. It is most profoundly unfair. Each month in this paper, you will find a photo of the ‘Beaches […]
East End youth speak out at MP’s Youth Advisory meeting
It’s not often teenagers get an opportunity to directly influence their provincial government’s direction. They can’t vote until the age of 18 and often resort to writing letters and protesting to have their voices heard. But in the Beaches-East York riding they do have a voice, and a strong one at that. Every month local […]
