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tough to get motivated when snow is falling, temperatures drop below freezing, and multiple layers are ... , daily physical activity is good for your health.With Family Day and March Break approaching, here are ... Visit the ZooMost zoos including the Toronto Zoo are open during the winter.
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The YMCA GTA has made Human Rights a 2013 theme, and in celebration of International Women's Day (IWD ... With compromised personal security, opprotunities are diminished. ... Why are more women globally living below the poverty line then men"?
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In the 2017 summer season, YMCA Day Camps is offering an amazing 60 programs at 51 locations across the ... In addition to popular camp programs like swimming lessons and creative arts , dance & drama, we also ... Here are three special “hidden gems” in our Day Camps programming that are sure to broaden your child
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Young children are drawn to the rhythm and repetition of the language used in this story, and the bright ... Children love the illustrations and are always happy when Jazz makes some friends and starts wearing ... to teach our children about inclusion and belonging, so our Diversity and Social Inclusion Strategy (2018
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According to Statistics Canada, there are more older Canadians in the labour force now than in the mid ... From 1996 to 2018 , the proportion of workers aged 55 and older almost doubled, from 10% to 21% of the ... We are lucky to have older members, employees and volunteers that make up our community.
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Here are four festive activities we’ll be running on October 31st that you and your little ones won’t ... We’ll be passing out tasty goodies all day.Make Halloween 2016 one to remember by trying one (or all!
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In 2015 , nearly 400 high school students, age 14 to 18, completed a participant impact survey following ... ropes challenge course or successfully completing cooperative group initiatives, experiential programs are ... connect with elementary or secondary school curriculum.Outdoor Education Gets Students OutdoorsStudents are
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(Below, me inside the man's hat) Inside there is also a small art museum which has a number of statues ... Compiling and translating the year end report for 2014 in English, Spanish from French. ... comfortable) The opportunity to work on this project has been a fantastic gift full of challenges (which are
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understatement of the year, the classical gymnasium wasn’t a very inclusive, welcoming place.Now fast forward to 2018 ... And when I take a MuscleFit class, I’m lifting at my own pace alongside women and men who are all working
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Camp Pine Crest, we help campers grow and develop by teaching them to safely embrace the risks that are ... opportunities to experience and evaluate risk for themselves.The philosophy at Pine Crest is that risks are ... For example, according to a 2013 study, the incidence of injuries on a high-ropes course is just over
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However, many do not have the luxury of owning suitable outerwear that will help them beat the cold.In 2013 ... About 2,000 youth are homeless on any night and the number of those sleeping rough will be on the rise ... this winter.Street-involved individuals are particularly vulnerable to the impact of extreme weather
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operating every Friday or Saturday at all eight of the YMCA GTA’s Centres of Community since April 2011 ... some of these guys would be doing otherwise,” said Teen Night regular Dillon Ferguson, 17.Teen Nights are
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with a welcome from camp staff in the Amphitheatre that Tangerine employees built in the summer of 2016 ... With the help of groups of volunteers, we are able to make our communities home to the healthiest children
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Recently the Ontario Human Rights Commission published a report, By The Numbers, sharing results from the 2012 ... disabilities, we tend to think of people who use wheelchairs and who have physical disabilities that are ... Those whose disabilities are non-visible may also have to convince other people that they really are
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s something our team has been thinking about a lot as we work to recruit an amazing team for summer 2017 ... candidates learned in other roles that have prepared them to join the Y Day Camp team.For us, there are ... We are all constantly learning and growing and that is part of the experience.
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Central YMCA on Grosvenor St. since the very beginning, when barre was first piloted in the fall of 2013 ... Janet: Yes, be prepared for your arms to get sore! ... We use weighted balls and resistance bands to work out our arms while we're on the barre.
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We are also guided by a commitment to create inclusive and diverse spaces where everyone feels welcomed ... All are welcome to attend and there is no cost (see below for date and location details - there are 7 ... Learn more at one of the events below.YMCA Pride 2016 Speaker Series Events June 1: 12 -1 pm at
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In addition to having a packed schedule with school, clubs, friends, and sports, teens are bombarded ... through activities like canoe trips, rock walls, team-building exercises, and much more.The results are ... Problem solving, independent thought, and confidence are major keys to this process.
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years by an anonymous online tormentor and her peers, Todd tragically took her own life in October 2012 ... Here are 5 practical tips for dealing with cyberbullies:1. ... By doing so, children “feel felt” and are better able to work through their emotions so that they may
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Markham.”Congratulations to David, Leonora, Jessica and Hani, a dynamic group of staff members who are ... *Offer is valid on the purchase of a full-fee, continuous membership at the Markham YMCA on May 20, 2016
