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CIVIX: 150,000 Ontario Students Ready to Vote in Municipal Elections

150,000 Ontario students ready to cast ballots in municipal elections  Even though they are under the voting age, nearly 150,000 elementary and high school students from throughout Ontario will have an opportunity to consider the future of their community and vote for candidates running in their municipal and school board […]

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Celebrating Stories of Ontarians: Rosemary Sadlier, Member of Order of Ontario

Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Rosemary Sadlier, Member of the Order of Ontario For more than 30 years, Rosemary Sadlier has advocated for the recognition of Canada’s Black history, and she remains as tenacious as ever. Having led successful national campaigns for commemorations, published seven books about the subject, and received the Order […]

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Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Medal for Major (Retired) Kanwal Sethi

Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell Presents Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to Recipient Major (Retired) Kanwal Sethi From his early years in rural Kenya in the 1940s and ‘50s, living in villages without plumbing or electricity, Kanwal Sethi came to know the value of volunteering. “When you grow up recognizing that you’re […]

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Celebrating Stories of Ontarians: André Levesque, Member of the Order of Ontario

Whenever André Levesque walks by the National War Memorial in his native Ottawa, he lays his hands on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. “My body feels warm and glowing,” he says, “like I’m going through something very emotional. It’s amazing.” Levesque’s deep personal connection to the monument was sparked when he […]