The passing of Gord Downie marked a tragic day for many Canadians. We lost not only a brilliant artist but also a role model for reconciliation with Indigenous people. Next Monday, June 11 from 7-8:30 pm, acclaimed musical journalist Michael Barclay, author of the first print biography of The Tragically Hip, The Never-Ending Present: The […]
Ever wonder what you can do to enhance your conversations, improve your knowledge base and basically enrich your LIFE? One of the easiest ways is to watch films – lighthearted comedies, intense documentaries, beautiful exposés, real-life dramas, and heart wrenching tragedies. Toronto Public Library recently acquired a subscription to Kanopy. In a nutshell this service, free […]
Library Settlement Partnership Week 2016 at Lillian H. Smith Branch Toronto Public Library and eight local settlement agencies celebrate the ninth anniversary of Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP) from October 10-21, coinciding with Canadian Citizenship Week (October 9-15) and Ontario Public Library Week (October 15-21). This year’s theme is Celebration 150, celebrating Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation. […]
How many times have we heard the following: "Get a college diploma, get a university degree – these will get you good jobs!" What we really should be looking at is the labour market, and then gaining the practical skills, and checking out where the job vacancies are. In April 2015, the Globe and Mail wrote about […]
Fats Domino in his 1964 album Fats on Fire performed Gotta' Get a Job: "I've gotta get a job…" So that got me thinking about the best places to work – who are Canada's best employers? Every year, a whole series of 'best' lists pop up. The Globe and Mail and Mediacorp recently published the […]
On the first day of Spring, our thoughts can’turn to all things green: grass, trees, plants and…new jobs! You know what they say – the grass is greener on the other side, etc. So if you're looking to change your job, you may want to think about working either in the for-profit or nonprofit sector. There […]
Ever since I saw that movie, The Bucket List, I've been enthralled with the idea of a bucket list. So my list consists of 10 items; but, I just found a really funny list! It includes: Wear shirt that says “Life”. Hand out lemons on street corner. Hire two private investigators. Get them to follow each other. […]
The perennial theme of balancing life and work resurfaces for many of us time and again. How many of us wish that our to-do lists were shorter or that there was more time in our day? I find that even those people who require very little sleep, like 4 hours each night, fill up their […]
Glassdoor recently announced their seventh annual Employees' Choice Awards, honouring the 50 best places to work in the US and UK. Thirty of these companies have offices in Canada: Google Bain & Company F5 Networks Boston Consulting Group Chevron McKinsey & Company Procter & Gamble Brigham and Women’s Hospital Facebook Qualcomm Adobe Stryker Apple LinkedIn […]
For some people, their goal is to graduate, get a good job that is in line with their values and goals, and stay there until they retire. The assumption then was that a job is a career, but that is no longer the case. In fact, a job is just a job and all jobs […]