My Family Trip to Toronto By Brandon My family and I left for Toronto via Calgary on Air Canada. We landed at the Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga at 18.50 hours after a 3 hour and 20-minute flight. We stayed with family in Mississauga. My sister and I also spent time with our cousins who …
Before coming to PALS, I used to experience anxiety when it came to using computers. I was afraid of fraud and identity theft. Communicating with family members who were using computers was also challenging for me. While my family and support system wanted me to learn to use computers, I recognized I had to learn …
In 2017 I started to work in the masonry field as an Operator Labourer. I worked labouring for about 3 years even though I was able to lay bricks because I used to be a bricklayer back home. I knew that I needed to get my certificate in order to be a bricklayer in Canada, …
I love November — the first snow fall, Christmas shopping — you either love it or hate it. Attitude is everything, right? I have been checking on all the wonderful events that will be happening all over town between now and New Years. Check it out here: Holiday Events in Edmonton We are almost finished …
As we head into the holidays and new year, I would like to announce signups for our Digital Literacy Class are open. Classes will begin on January 16, 2023. The classes will cover Computer Basics and Internet Basics. If you or a friend are interested and can commit to attending 2-hour classes for 8 weeks at the …
Hello learners! It has been a busy first month for me – thank you all so much for all your responses and communications and for those I have met so far, it was so nice putting a face to a name, as I was navigating this new position of mine I am hoping to add …
Greetings! I am happy to announce that The Digital Literacy classes have started on September 6, 2022. I have found that the learners are eager and want to learn about the Digital World. It’s been great to see the enthusiasm that they bring. The classes have been broken down into Computer Basics, Internet/Email and Skills …
P.A.L.S. held our Student and Volunteer Recognition Celebration and Annual General Meeting at the McKay Avenue School Archives and Museum on Tuesday, April 23. 2018 was a very successful year for our learners! We had 83 adult learners in our Literacy program, 125 in our Math Literacy program, and 163 in our Literacy for English …
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I came to P.A.L.S. to learn how to write properly in English. I was tired of not being able to write and having to ask my wife to write things for me. Also, when my employers asked me to write about what happened to a tool or an incident report, it made me look stupid …
Hello, my name is Phouttaphon Keovolalath but my friends call me Phoutt. I was born in Laos and lived there with my family until I was 19. In 2003 I finished my high school and then I went to Thailand to study at Buddhist University MCU Khonkaen Campus (Bachelor of Art) and I graduated in …
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