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Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Global Initatives
Celebrating local peacemakers with the 2016 Peace Medallion
20 September 2016 - by June Findlay
Peace Week is a nationwide celebration each November that recognizes the efforts of the...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Youth Programs
A big first day at The YMCA Academy
06 September 2016 - by Brandon Stewart
Fall is a time of getting back to business that goes hand in hand with the return to school, and...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education • YMCA Volunteers
Student volunteers share their experience at Cedar Glen day camps
18 August 2016 - by Gord Dunlop
This summer, seven students from Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School volunteered at YMCA...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories
Canada, in other words: Travels in Newfoundland with the Youth Exchanges Canada program
12 August 2016 - by June Findlay
What does it mean to be Canadian?That very question can spark heated and insightful discussions...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education • YMCA Volunteers
Corporate volunteers give thousands of hours to the Y
05 August 2016 - by Emily Cichonski
On June 8th, an enthusiastic group of volunteers from Tangerine visited YMCA Cedar Glen Outdoor...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Employment Programs • YMCA Youth Programs
3 reasons youth jobs matter
27 July 2016 - by June Findlay
Recently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out via Twitter to Canada’s youth to talk about...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Global Initatives
Local knowledge=global empowerment: YMCA International's Global Learning Forum
21 July 2016 - by June Findlay
On a sunny afternoon inside the Central YMCA earlier this week, a group of people from all walks...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Employment Programs • YMCA Youth Programs
Bridging the digital divide: How the YMCA facilitates bright futures for youth in the digital job sector
18 July 2016 - by June Findlay
The story is so familiar that we likely know at least one person who’s currently living it: a...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education
YMCA Cedar Glen renovations build on a rich history
14 July 2016 - by Gord Dunlop
YMCA Cedar Glen Outdoor Centre has grown to become one of the largest YMCA-operated outdoor...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Global Initatives
Knowledge exchange participants inspire global ideas and global change
11 July 2016 - by June Findlay
Any given day at the head office of the YMCA of Greater Toronto, you’ll see a few familiar...read more
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