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Promoting The Healthy Development Of Children By Empowering Families
Family Book Club is an engaging program that allows parents and their children to develop and strengthen their literacy, numeracy and language skills through interactive story sharing and weekly activities. For ages 3-6 yrs. With the Centre for Family Literacy. Date: Tuesdays, Apr. 16 – Jun. 18 Time: 6:15 pm – 7 pm Location: Online
Join us in honoring and celebrating the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples on National Indigenous Peoples Day. The event will be a vibrant tapestry of cultural performances and family activities. All are welcome to attend this free event. Registration is not required. Date: Wednesday, June 19 Time: 12 Noon - 4 pm Read More...
Summer arrives with the solstice today at 4:51 p.m. EDT. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Earth is tilting mostly toward the Sun.
Rhymes That Bind is an oral language development program that promotes positive parenting. Join us to find out how Zoom Zoom Zooming to the Moon can help your child build a rich vocabulary! For children 0-3 yrs. With the Centre for Family Literacy. Date: Thursdays, Apr. 18 – Jun. 20 Time: 10:30 am – 11 am Read More...
COW Corner is a fun program that explores early literacy, numeracy, and language development. Parents and children will explore early literacy through songs, activities and interactive story sharing. Each week has a different theme, come and discover which is your favourite! For ages 0 – 6 years. Date: Fridays, Apr. 19 – Jun. 21 Time: 9:30 Read More...
CLOSED Canada Day is essentially our Independence Day. Canada Day was originally called Dominion Day and officially became a statutory holiday in 1897. It was renamed in 1982 to Canada Day. The word Canada comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata”. Canada Day celebrates the day Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, Ontario (then Upper Canada) & Quebec (then Lower Canada) came together Read More...
CLOSED History of Alberta Heritage Day In 1974, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta made the first Monday in August an official provincial holiday to recognize and celebrate the varied cultural heritage of Albertans, known as Heritage Day by passing the Heritage Act of 1974. With the introduction of Family Day in 1990, Heritage Day was Read More...
CLOSED History of Canadian Labour Day The origins of Labour Day in Canada can be traced back to a printer's revolt in 1872 in Toronto when labourers tried to establish a maximum 54-hour workweek. At that time, any union activity was considered illegal and the organizers were jailed. Protest marches of... more
CLOSED Canadian and American cultures are not the same. A fact that the world tends to consider the two countries almost the same but ask a Canadian and he would tell you how different the cultures of the two countries are including the way Thanksgiving is celebrated in the two countries. Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated Read More...
CLOSED Why We Observe Remembrance Day Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed by Canadians and other members of the Commonwealth since the end of the First World War in order to remember all those who have fought and died in the line of duty to keep us free. Every year on November 11, Canadians Read More...
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