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YWCA Women Of Distinction Awards

Last week I was incredibly honoured to be a nominee at the 2023 Hamilton YWCA Women of Distinction Awards! The annual award recognizes outstanding women ...
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Make French Come Alive!

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By Mary Clements

Les carnivals d’hivers de février: A celebration of winter and Francophone heritage in Canada Ah, February. The month of love, of St. Valentine’s day and also Groundhog ...

Real Tips, Fake Day

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By Mary Clements

This past Monday is commonly known as Blue Monday.  It is a day when apparently the Sunday blues linger for far too long and the reality of ...

How We Gather Is How We Live

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By Mary Clements

For those of you who have been reading this newsletter for many years, you know that I am obsessed with connection and connecting across differences. I am ...

A big personal goal achieved!

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By Mary Clements

I recently achieved a huge person goal. On November 4th, I released my first studio album of all original music! Some of you may know my personal ...

Celebrations in Canada, Québec & France

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By Mary Clements

July is a special month for many national celebrations!  Canada Day is a traditional day many people use to officially start the summer season and ...

Our Mini-Documentary!

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By Mary Clements

In this video we talk about the process of how we made our first book! We premiered it at our book launch event earlier last ...

Perfection, The Enemy of Progress

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By Mary Clements

Perfection(ism) – as Winston Churchill put it, is the enemy of progress. When we decide we want to try something new, the opportunity and fear ...

The House of Commons Page Program

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By Mary Clements

We have very exciting news that one of our Petites Pommes has just been accepted to the House of Commons Page Program! Each year, the ...

French Conversations Out and About

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By Mary Clements

Every Monday, John and I have our LPP leadership team meeting where we reconnect from the weekend, and set up the upcoming week for success. ...