September 2006

Here in Canada ‘September’ is always synonymous with, and always accompanied by, ‘Back to School’ scenarios. One special school, Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School, is known internationally because of its uniqueness as a ‘centre for self directed learning.’ Continue Reading...

January 2006

In Immigration circles and beyond, the Loretto Sisters are well-known and admired for their generous efforts over the last twenty plus years in assisting numerous people to come to and begin a new life here.  

We might recall from the late seventies the awful plight of the Vietnamese forced to become refugees in their own war-torn country. Thousands, fleeing for their lives, struggled to escape in overloaded boats and hundreds met an untimely death by drowning. Continue Reading...