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Board of the mountains, snowboarders take to the streets
It feels like the beginnings of a heist. We’re sitting outside a museum mid-afternoon, waiting, in a car full of equipment, for bystanders to clear the area. “People scouted it the night before,” says Alex Kyle in the passenger seat. “But there’s so many variables. Sometimes there’s no security, other times there’s a police car…
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Standing up to Depression
Brandon Rudd is a born comedian, but it took him over half of his life to dive into his passion: improv. Brandon suffered from a lifelong struggle with depression and he got into improv because it helps him to stay balanced.
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Child’s Play
Playing comes naturally to most children. But for those with brain conditions, playing poses all sorts of challenges, such as perception, speech, balance and coordination. That’s why the Epilepsy Support Centre of London has developed a program called Game On that teaches children how to take control of their bodies and master social skills. But…
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Out on a Limb
Tree farms are not something you’d ordinarily find in elementary schools. But for 16 London schools, they’re part of the curriculum. Students are participating in the School Community Tree Challenge. It’s part of ReForest London’s campaign to plant one million trees in the city. Emily Carr Public School planted 300 hundred trees in early February.…