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Month: November 2013

GivingTuesday is a National Giving Day

Thursday, November 28, 2013

“We have two days that are good for the economy. Now we have a day that is good for the community too.” Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday  …now GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on December 3, 2013. It is a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after … Read More


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Kookum Algina’s Stomp for Cancer

Kookum Algina’s Stomp for Cancer

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Cindy Monias and her family bundled up on a cold and snowy day for a trail ride to honour her grandmother who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Her family can relate to the financial stress that comes with treatment and wanted to help others at the Cross Cancer Institute in need who are in similar … Read More


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Susan Ockey

The benefits of mindfulness therapy

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Breast cancer survivor Susan Ockey remembers the day during a yoga and meditation class when the subject of breathing came up. “At that moment, I realized I had not actually taken a real breath in years. I had run through the cancer surgery, the treatments andhe physical recovery of breast cancer- multi-tasking every aspect, barely … Read More


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