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Healthy Communities • Healthy Living
How are you protecting your heart this Valentine’s season?
05 February 2016 - by Nicole Meredith
The RiskEvery 7 minutes, a Canadian life is taken by heart disease or stroke. 90% of us have at...read more
Healthy Communities
Heritage, Health and Hope: Black History Month at the YMCA
02 February 2016 - by June Findlay
Hear the words “Black History Month” and you may think of people like; Mathieu DaCosta, the first...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Living
Free events this Family Day at YMCA
01 February 2016 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
10 Ways you can Make the Most of this Family DayYou only get one day a year that’s specially set...read more
Healthy Communities • Immigrant Services
How our YMCA continues to help Syrian refugees
01 February 2016 - by Admas Mekuria
Since November 4, 2015 Canada has welcomed more than 13,900 Syrian refugees, approximately 6,300...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories
Uncovering hidden treasures from 1952
28 January 2016 - by Talía Noya
As part of the YMCA’s Strong Start, Great Future Campaign, East City YMCA was torn down back in...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Kids
Hope for Healthy-Minded Communities
27 January 2016 - by June Findlay
Today, a much needed conversation about mental illness is taking place online, in workplaces, and...read more
Healthy Communities
Celebrating Martin Luther King Day
18 January 2016 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
On Monday, January 18, 2016, residents of Toronto commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. as a...read more
Healthy Communities
Alzheimer’s Disease is more than just Forgetfulness
13 January 2016 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
How we can learn more and make a Difference“Alzheimer's disease accounts for 64% of all dementias...read more
Healthy Communities
YMCA GTA named Top Employers for Young People
11 January 2016 - by Talía Noya
We are proud to announce the YMCA of Greater Toronto has been selected as one of Canada’s Top...read more
Healthy Communities
5 Steps to Career Success
07 January 2016 - by YMCA Green Team
eThere a few lucky people who were born knowing what they wanted to do for a living. But for...read more
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