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For more information, please contact Sonia Figureoa via email
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HMC Connections hosted Multiculturalism Day on June 25, 2020
If you couldn't participate, you can watch it here:
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Afghanistan
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 Afghan music, Arab countries and China transition |
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 China |
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 As Canada celebrated its 153th birthday, here are 10 fun Canadian immigration facts. |
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An Important Appeal to Our Readers
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 We would love you to share your thoughts about experience living in Canada - from your first steps on the land of this country to developing your own business and establishing your lives here; about your home countries; pictures of your gardens and advises on how to garden; recipes of a healthy food you prepare; anything that is important to you, anything else you are willing to share with the community. |
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 Over the Rainbow
The girl was holding a crayon in her hand and thinking what to draw till her mom was getting help from a settlement worker in one of our offices.
After arranging a sheet of a paper and a set of crayons to her, I went back to my work.
“Are you from this country?” I heard a question.
“Yes,” I replied to a child.
“I am not”, she said.
“Mmmm”, I answered, not knowing what to say to a six-seven year old child.
“Were you born in Canada?” she asked.
“No”, I replied.
“You just said you are from this country”, she reminded me.
“I am now, but I was born in a different place”, I explained.
“Can you say you are from Canada if you were born in another place?” the girl was persistent and wanted a clear answer.
“Of course, you can”, I assured her.
“So, then Canada is your country, right?” she asked.
“Right”, I answered.
“How do you call the country you were born in then?” another question had to be answered.
“It’s your birth country, or your homeland country”, I said.
The girl went back to her drawing. I saw her smiling above her creation and again went back to my work.
“Can you tell me something about your birth country?” I heard another question.
“There is a beautiful sea with sand dunes, big forests, large fields with all kinds of flowers, big cities…” I was telling whatever came to my mind in a moment.
“It’s like my country”, she smiled. “Are there mountains?
“No, no mountains”, I replied.
“Oh, it’s not Syria”, she sighted.
Her eyes, blue like flowering linen fields in my country and blond hair curling on her forehead and shoulders made me believe she is a typical Northern European girl.
How little I knew.
“Can you say that Canada is your country if you don’t speak English?” she asked again.
“Of course”, I replied.
“My mommy doesn’t speak English”, she whispered. “But she is going to school”.
“Where did you learned English?” I asked her.
“I am going to school since we arrived”, she explained.
“I remember dark smoke and noise, suddenly the child announced. “Do you remember that in your country?”
“I remember a rain in the summer. It was warm, wet, all trees and flowers looked like they just took a shower, water was dripping down their leaves, air was fresh and clean, birds started coming out of their shelters and sing. And then a big beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky like a large arch”, I was telling my happy childhood memories to the little girl.
“A rainbow! I remember the same thing from my country”, she smiled and was excited. “I knew our countries are similar!” she said. “Our birth countries”, she added.
Then my little Canadian friend asked me for another sheet of paper and concentrated on her drawing letting me go back to my work.
Before her mother was ready to leave our office, the girl came up to me and showed her creation: all sheet was filled up with a rainbow. Girl’s eyes shined, she was so happy and smiling.
“It’s a very big rainbow”, she said. “It starts in my country and ends in yours. No. It starts in my birth country and ends in your birth country”, she corrected herself.
The girl with the rainbow in her hand and her mother shortly left our office. Other people came in.
Suddenly door opened, the girl ran back to the office, and the rainbow landed on my desk.
“It’s for you” she said and ran to her mother who was waiting for her outside.
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I have this picture for a couple of years and planning to frame it. For its artistic value? Yes. But more so - for the story over the rainbow.
By Anonymous
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Signs you were raised by immigrant parents
Your lunch was never a PB&J (Peanut butter and jelly sandwich).
You had the most difficult name on the attendance sheet.
While everyone vacationed in the Bahamas, you vacationed in the homeland.
Your pronunciation of certain words was (and might still be) a little off.
Your after-school activities definitely stood out on your résumé.
Your parents let you fill out your own school documents because it was just faster that way.
You could get endless help with your math and science homework. But help with your English homework was limited to a...
You grew up with unconventional home remedies.
You didn't learn the same nursery rhymes as your classmates.
Your weekends were spent at Hebrew/Chinese/whatever school.
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Information on COVID 19
It’s important to get your information from reliable sources
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 Province declines to make masks mandatory indoors; says municipalities can do so if they wish |
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 Toronto mayor asks council to make masks mandatory to slow spread of COVID-19 |
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 Government plans to extend quarantine rules requiring self-isolation for travellers: federal official |
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 Canada resumes visitor visa and eTA processing July 1 |
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 Outdoor Exercise Can Boost the Body, Mind, and Mood
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 27 Health and Nutrition Tips That Are Actually Evidence-Based
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 These Perfectly Timed Nature Photos Will Make You Laugh
Watch more. Feel better.
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8 tips fo r managing children's anxiety about COVID-19. It's normal for children to feel anxious about change and the unknown. Learn how parents can help. Read more.
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 If you are in need in crisis support, please contact COAST at 1-877-825-9011, or if this is an emergency, please call 911.
For a complete listing of Mental Health supports available in the community, please visit Halton Mental Health. |
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 Grow Your Own Garden |
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 Orchid Care Tips to Help This Fussy Flower Thrive
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 The Best Fertilizer for Tomatoes at Different Stages of Growth
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How to Dry and Store Garden Herbs
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Originating from Peshawar in Pakistan, a delicious kabab recipe made with mutton mince and aromatic spices. Pretty simple to make and awesome in taste, this is just the kind of dish that you would serve for the guests or prepare ahead and freeze for lunch. Use as a burger patty or a snack! They are a must have’s in my house and my go-to for lunch, picnics and tea time.
Aatika Sikander, HMC Youth Settlement Specialist
Pakistan’s famous Peshawari Chapli Kabab
Prep. Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Servings: 10
What You Need:
- 500 g mutton mince/keema
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds crushed
- 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds, crushed
- 2 tbsp crushed red chili flakes or to taste
- 1 tsp Cumin crushed
- 2 tsp garam masala powder(optional)
- 4 tbsp gram flour
- Salt to taste
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 onions
- 3-4 green chilies
- 5 tbsp coriander leaves/cilantro
- 1 egg
- 1 egg whisked
- oil for shallow frying
How To Make:
1. Wash and clean the mutton mince thoroughly. Strain the excess water from the keema/mutton mince thoroughly. If necessary place the keema in a muslin cloth and squeeze out the excess water.
2. In a frying pan, add cooking oil and fry omelet from both sides & set aside.
3. In chopper, add onion and chop well then squeeze well with the help of the hand & set aside.
4. Now add the coriander seeds crushed, pomegranate seeds, red chili flakes, cumin crushed, garam masala powder, salt and gram flour and mix well.
5. Finely chop the green chili, tomato, green chili and coriander leaves. Squeeze out the water and add to the mutton mince/keema.
6. Add the egg, omelet and the chopped onion and shape the keema into the shape of discs/pattis.
7. Place this prepared pattis in the fridge or freezer for half an hour and shallow fry in oil till golden brown or you can grill them as well.
Tip: You can even freeze the chapli kabab mixture after making the discs but remember to omit the tomatoes as they might release water upon freezing and will break the kababs while frying. And remember to squeeze out all the water from the mutton mince after washing it. If there is any water left in the mince, it will make the chapli kabab to fall apart. You can also grill them and freeze them, ready to use when needed!
Enjoy!
Aatika also sent a video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZfT0-BKNTU
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