Empowering Youth as Leaders in Newcomer Youth Engagement
In November 2020, amidst the pandemic, six bright high school students decided they wanted to challenge themselves and help others. They came together as the New Canadians Centre’s Young Leaders…
Read MoreMigration Stories to be featured at Precarious Festival
April 2021 Edition of Partnership News by the Peterborough Immigration Partnership Guest Post by: Kate Story The local Precarious Festival was born in 2017. The multi-artist weeks-long events have arguably become one of Peterborough’s…
Read MoreApril Showers bring May flowers and vegetables!
We had a very long winter, especially with the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. As spring approached we wanted to find a way to reach out to our clients with a…
Read MoreTogether Again Soon
“Beta, when are you coming home?” Mithila Ballal last saw her mother in India three years ago and the longing in her mother’s voice is evident. As a therapist and…
Read MoreInspiring Newcomers to Discover Canada through Photography
In 2016, the New Canadians Centre partnered with Robert Boudreau of the SPARK Photo Festival to launch the Newcomer Photography Project. The goal was to inspire newcomers to explore and…
Read MoreTelling Our Stories through Movement
March 2021 Edition of Partnership News by the Peterborough Immigration Partnership At the end of February, artists Mithila Ballal and Kate Story presented the “Finding Your Story Through Movement” workshop as part of…
Read MoreInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2021 Statement
The New Canadians Centre denounces violence perpetrated against racialised members of our communities. The rising tide of anti-Asian racism since the pandemic began, the violence against Asian women in Atlanta…
Read MoreEmpowering Newcomers to Tell Their Stories through Public Speaking Training
February 2021 Edition of Partnership News by the Peterborough Immigration Partnership There’s a story in each of us. Uncovering and telling that story can help us relate, connect, heal, and build bridges of…
Read MoreNew Canadians Centre Seeks Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 4, 2021 Join Us at the Heart of Our 40-Year Journey to Support Newcomers and Refugees New Canadians Centre Seeks Board Members Peterborough, ON –…
Read MorePeterborough’s Newest Canadian Citizens remind us of the Power of Welcome
This week was a very special one for the New Canadians Centre and Peterborough’s newest Canadian Citizens. Almost four years ago, Husam Eshhadeh, his wife Noura and daughter Bayan arrived…
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