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“I think the garden is a pretty cool aspect of what we do....
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“I think the garden is a pretty cool aspect of what we do....
“I think the garden is a pretty cool aspect of what we do. I think it’s metaphorical. People come in and they start from the very beginning as little seeds and then they grow into something big and beautiful and we all celebrate that by harvesting when the right time comes. So not only does it gi...
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“It’s a place where you can work side by side and bond...
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“It’s a place where you can work side by side and bond...
“It’s a place where you can work side by side and bond with the community members. Sometimes they’ve got a lot in their lives that’s against them and they’re not open to opening up. A garden like this becomes a common ground where you can work along side them and then eventually they start talkin...
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“I’ll show you guys a trick that I learned at Elk Island...
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“I’ll show you guys a trick that I learned at Elk Island...
“I’ll show you guys a trick that I learned at Elk Island National Park. And this is a real good one because there’s some around here. If you’ve got any kind of bug bite, you chew on this lightly and then rub it on the bite and it’s gone almost immediately.”
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“The garden … I remember working here as a summer...
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“The garden … I remember working here as a summer...
“The garden … I remember working here as a summer student out here weeding and tilling with the clients and now just seeing that continue over the years and that the clients still have the same passion for it and understand what it means … This is not just a garden to them. It’s a place where peo...
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“I love music. I like to sing … I knew I...
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“I love music. I like to sing … I knew I wasn’t going to be a performer. So then I thought, "What am I going to do with music. I’m going to be a music teacher.” So I started off as a music teacher … and it means to make a difference, to influence the future … I’m on the tail end now. It’s been a ...
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“I love music. I like to sing … I knew I...
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“I love music. I like to sing … I knew I...
“I love music. I like to sing … I knew I wasn’t going to be a performer. So then I thought, "What am I going to do with music. I’m going to be a music teacher.” So I started off as a music teacher … and it means to make a difference, to influence the future … I’m on the tail end now. It’s been a ...
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“I’m dressed up for a job interview actually. I haven’t...
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“I’m dressed up for a job interview actually. I haven’t...
“I’m dressed up for a job interview actually. I haven’t had it. It’s at 2:45. It’s for a senior manager position at my branch … I’m a bit nervous so that’s why I came out for a walk and a sit down before … You know it’s funny you asked to take my picture—I modelled for Western Canada Fashion Week...
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“I’m dressed up for a job interview actually. I haven’t...
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“I’m dressed up for a job interview actually. I haven’t...
“I’m dressed up for a job interview actually. I haven’t had it. It’s at 2:45. It’s for a senior manager position at my branch … I’m a bit nervous so that’s why I came out for a walk and a sit down before … You know it’s funny you asked to take my picture—I modelled for Western Canada Fashion Week...
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“I was born with albanism and growing up I faced a lot of...
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“I was born with albanism and growing up I faced a lot of...
“I was born with albanism and growing up I faced a lot of adversity. Part of my albanism is that my vision is twenty-two hundred, which basically means that everything is zoomed out. If you’ve ever turned a lens or a pair of binoculars over, that zoomed-out look, that’s kind of how I see the worl...
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“I was born with albinism and growing up I faced a lot of...
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“I was born with albinism and growing up I faced a lot of...
“I was born with albinism and growing up I faced a lot of adversity. Part of my albinism is that my vision is twenty-two hundred, which basically means that everything is zoomed out. If you’ve ever turned a lens or a pair of binoculars over, that zoomed-out look, that’s kind of how I see the worl...
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“I was assaulted by someone I had known for fifteen years....
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“I was assaulted by someone I had known for fifteen years....
“I was assaulted by someone I had known for fifteen years. Eighty percent of survivors have experienced acquaintance sexual assault, so someone they know or someone they care about. So for me, it felt important to speak out, to give a face to a lot of peoples’ experiences and then it empowers peo...
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“I was assaulted by someone I had known for fifteen years....
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“I was assaulted by someone I had known for fifteen years....
“I was assaulted by someone I had known for fifteen years. Eighty percent of survivors have experienced acquaintance sexual assault, so someone they know or someone they care about. So for me, it felt important to speak out, to give a face to a lot of peoples’ experiences and then it empowers peo...
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“For me it was just the pervasive nature of family violence. I...
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“For me it was just the pervasive nature of family violence. I...
“For me it was just the pervasive nature of family violence. I had seen it, obviously, through my career … My background is thirty-odd years in provincial government, primarily in the area of child protection … When I became involved in the Today Centre, it really brought out the need for coordin...
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“For me it was just the pervasive nature of family violence. I...
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“For me it was just the pervasive nature of family violence. I...
“For me it was just the pervasive nature of family violence. I had seen it, obviously, through my career … My background is thirty-odd years in provincial government, primarily in the area of child protection … When I became involved in the Today Centre, it really brought out the need for coordin...
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“I work for The Family Centre, and I’m a youth liaison in south...
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“I work for The Family Centre, and I’m a youth liaison in south...
“I work for The Family Centre, and I’m a youth liaison in south west Edmonton … I was born in India and being in India you are exposed to poverty. I was in India for eight years and then moved to Australia and basically grew up in Australia. And my father is a single father and he raised us, so f...
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