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Welcome to Canada- Part 10

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🚌 Your First Ride in Canada For many newcomers, public transportation becomes one of the first ways they begin exploring their new community. During the first few weeks, you may not own a car, know the roads, or even feel comfortable driving in a new country. That is perfectly normal. Canada's public transportation systems help millions of people travel to work, school, shopping centres, medical appointments, and community activities every day. At first, using buses, trains, or light rail systems may seem confusing. There are different routes, schedules, fares, and payment methods to learn. You may worry about getting on the wrong bus or missing your stop. Almost every newcomer has experienced those same feelings. Like many things in Canada, it simply becomes easier with practice. 🚉 Every City Is Different One thing to remember is that public transportation is managed by individual cities and municipalities. This means the system in one city may be different from anothe...

⎀āļąāļą්āļ­āļģේ ⎃ංāļ ාāļģේ - āļ¯ෙ⎀āļą āļšොāļ§āˇƒ

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āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸ āļąāļ¸් ⎄āļēිāļš් āļ‘āļšේ āļ‰āļ¯ිāļģිāļēāļ§ āļēāļ¸ු. āļ¸ුāļŊිāļą්āļ¸ āļšāļ­ා āļšāļģāļą්āļąේ, ⎄ොāļŗ āˇ„āļēිāļš් āļ‘āļšāļš් āļēāļ­්āļ¯ි āļ…āļ´ āļœෙāļąිāļēāļą්āļąāļ¸ āļ•āļą āļ¯ේ⎀āļŊ් āļšීāļ´āļēāļš් āļœැāļą. āļ¸āļ¸ āļ¸ෙāļ­ැāļą “⎄ොāļŗ” ⎄āļēිāļš් āļ‘āļšāļš් āļšි⎀්⎀ේ, ⎀āļąාāļą්āļ­āļģේ āļ§ිāļšāļš් āļ‡āļ­ුāļŊāļ§, āļ´āˇ„āˇƒුāļšāļ¸් āļ…āļŠු , āļąිāļēāļ¸ āˇƒ්⎀āļˇා⎀ිāļš āļ´āļģි⎃āļģāļēāļ§ āļ‡āļ­ුāļŊු⎀ීāļ¸ āļœැāļą. āļ’āļšෙāļą් āļšිāļēāļą්āļąේ āļąෑ, āļŠāļ§ āˇ€āļŠා āļ¸ූāļŊිāļš āļ¸āļ§්āļ§āļ¸ේ ⎄āļēිāļš් āļąāļģāļšāļēි āļšිāļēāļŊා. āļ¸ේ āļ¸āļ§ āļ¯ැāļąෙāļą āˇ„ැāļ§ිāļąේ. āļ¸ැāļ´් āļ‘āļš āļ´āļģි⎃්⎃āļ¸āļ§. āļ¸ුāļŊ්āļ¸ āˇ€ැāļ¯āļœāļ­්āļ¸ āļ´ිāļē⎀āļģ āļ­āļ¸āļēි, āļ­āļ¸āļą් āļēāļą්āļą āˇ„āļ¯āļą āˇ„āļēිāļš් āļ‘āļš āļœැāļą āļ¸ූāļŊිāļš āļ´āļģිāļš්⎂ා⎀āļš් āļšāļģāļą āļ‘āļš. āļ´ෙāļģ āļŊිāļ´ිāļēේ āļšි⎀්⎀ ⎀āļœේāļ¸, āļ‘āļē āļ´āˇ…ාāļ­් ⎀ෙāļļ් āļ…āļŠāˇ€ිāļē āļ”āˇƒ්⎃ේ ⎀āļœේāļ¸ AllTrial ⎀āļœේ āļ‡āļ´් āļ‘āļšāļš් āļ”āˇƒ්⎃ේ ⎀ුāļąāļ­් āļ´ු⎅ු⎀āļą්. ⎄ැāļļැāļēි āļ¸ෙāļ­ැāļąāļ¯ි āļ¸ේ āļ‡āļ´් ⎀āļŊ ⎆ීāļŠ්āļļැāļš් āļ¯ාāļą්āļąේ āļ‘āļš් āļ‘āļš් āļ´ුāļ¯්āļœāļŊāļēො āļąි⎃ා, āļ‘⎄ි āļšිāļē⎀ෙāļą āˇƒāļ¸āˇ„āļģ āļ­āļ­්āļ­්⎀āļēāļą් āļ”āļļāļ§ ‍āļąොāļœැāļŊāļ´ෙāļą්āļą āļ´ු⎅ු⎀āļą් āļļ⎀ āļ¯ැ‍āļąāļœෙāļą āˇ€ිāļ¸āˇƒීāļ¸ āļšāļģāļą්āļą. āļ‹āļ¯ා⎄āļģāļĢāļēāļš්, āļšෙāļąෙāļš් “āļ’āļš āˇ„āļģිāļ¸ āļŊේ⎃ි ⎄āļēිāļš් āļ‘āļšāļš්, āļ¸ුāļ¯ුāļąේ ⎀ිāļ­āļģāļš් āļ§ිāļšāļš් ⎃්āļą‍ෝ āļ­ිāļļුāļĢා” āļšිāļēāļą āˇ†ිāļŠ්āļļැāļš් āļ‘āļšāļ¸ āļ´ි⎅ිāļ…āļģāļœෙāļą āˇƒූāļ¯ාāļąāļ¸āļš් āļąැāļ­ි⎀ āļœිāļēොāļ­් ⎃āļ¸āˇ„āļģ ⎀ිāļ§ āļ”āļļāļ§ āļ¸ු⎅ු āļœāļ¸āļą āļ´ුāļģාāļ¸ āˇ„ිāļ¸, āļ¸āļŠ āˇ€āļœේ ⎃ුāļą්āļ¯āļģ āļšāļģāļ¯āļģ ⎀āļŊāļ§ āļ¸ු⎄ුāļĢāļ¯ෙāļą්āļą āˇ€ෙāļą්āļą āļļැāļģිāļ­් āļąෑ. āļ¸ේ āļ´ෙāļģ ⎀ිāļ¸āˇƒීāļ¸ෙāļ¯ි , āļ­āļ¸āļą්āļ§ āļœැāļŊāļ´ෙāļą āˇ„āļēිāļš් āļ‘āļšāļš් āļ­ෝāļģ‍ාāļœෙāļą āļ’āļšේ āļ¸ැāļ´් āļ‘āļšāļ­් āļœāļą්āļą. āļ´ෙāļģ āļšී⎀ ⎀āļœේ āļ‡āļ´් āļ‘āļšāļš් āļ´ා⎀ිāļ ්āļ ි āļšāļģāļąāˇ€ා āļąāļ¸්, āļ¸ැāļ´් āļ‘āļš āˇ†ෝāļą් āļ‘āļšāļ§ āļŠāˇ€ුāļą්āļŊෝāļŠ් āļšāļģāļœāļą්āļą āļ´ු⎅ු⎀āļą්, āļ‘⎄...

Looking Back at Fifteen Years

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Sometimes the best stories begin on the quietest days. Earlier today, while the rain fell gently outside, I was doing what many of us do on a quiet weekend, scrolling through Facebook Messenger. Among the usual messages and updates, one caught my attention. It encouraged me to write about my journey in Canada.I smiled because I knew exactly what had inspired that request. The day before, I had shared another proud father moment, celebrating one of my daughters' achievements. I rarely post photos of meals, shopping trips, or everyday routines. Instead, I find myself sharing moments that truly matter to me. The beauty of nature, meaningful experiences, and the milestones my daughters have reached. I have never shared these moments to impress anyone. I share them because I am a father, and nothing brings me greater joy than watching my children grow. Deep down, I also hope that another parent, perhaps someone who left everything behind to build a new life in Canada, might see th...

āļĸී⎀āļą āļšු⎃āļŊāļ­ා

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āļ¸āļœේ āļ¸āļ­āļšāļē āļąි⎀ැāļģāļ¯ි āļąāļ¸්, āļ¸ං āļšāļ­āˇ…ු⎀ āļ‰āˇƒ්āļšෝāļŊේ ⎄āļ­ේ āļ´āļą්āļ­ිāļēේ ⎀ිāļ­āļģ āļ‰āļą්āļą āļšා⎅ේ, āļ§ිāļšāļš් ⎀ෙāļąāˇƒ් ⎀ි⎂āļēāļēāļš් āļ´āļģීāļš්⎂āļĢ āļ¸āļ§්āļ§āļ¸ිāļą් ⎄āļ¯ුāļą්⎀ා āļ¯ී āļ­ිāļļුāļĢා. ⎀ි⎂āļēෙ āļąāļ¸ “āļĸී⎀āļą āļšු⎃āļŊāļ­ා”. āļļāļēි⎃ිāļšāļŊ් ⎀āļŊāļ§ āļ´ැāļ ්āļ¯ාāļą āˇ„ැāļ§ි, ⎃ැāļą්⎀ිāļ ් āļ‘āļšāļš් ⎄āļ¯āļą āˇ„ැāļ§ි, āļ¸ැāļ§ි āļļāļŠු ⎄āļ¯āļą්āļą āˇ€āļœේāļ¸ āļ´ොāļšුāļĢූ ⎄āļ¯āļą්āļą āˇ€āļœේ ⎀ි⎀ිāļ°ාāļšාāļģ āļš්‍āļģිāļēාāļšාāļģāļ¸් āļ¸ේ ⎀ි⎂āļē āļ”āˇƒ්⎃ේ āļ…āļ´āļ§ āļ‰āļœෙāļą āļœāļą්āļąāļ§ āļŊැāļļුāļĢා. āļ…āļ´āļ§ āˇ„ිāļ§ිāļēේ, āļ¯āļēාāļģāļ­්āļą āˇ€āļŊ්āļœāļ¸ āļšිāļēāļą āļœුāļģුāļ­ුāļ¸ා, āļ”⎄ු āļąාāļ§්‍āļē āļšāˇ…ා⎀ āļœැāļąāļ­් āļ´්‍āļģ⎀ීāļĢāļēෙāļš්. āļ¸ේ ⎀ි⎂āļēāļ­් āļ‘āļš්āļšāļ¸, āļ¸āļ§ āļ¸ේ “āļĸී⎀āļą āļšු⎃āļŊāļ­ා” āļšිāļēāļą āˇ€āļ āļą āļ¯ෙāļš āˇ„ුāļŸāļš් āļŊං⎀ුāļąා ⎀āļœේ āļ¯ැāļąෙāļąāˇ€ා.āļ’ āļąි⎃ාāļ¸ , āļ¸āļœේ āļ‹āļœැāļą්⎀ූāļ¸් āļšāļ­ාāļļ⎄ āļ­ුāļŊāļ¯ී ⎄ුāļŸāļš් ⎀ෙāļŊා⎀āļ§ āļ¸ේ ⎀āļ āļą āļēොāļ¯ා āļœāļ­්āļ­ා. āļ’ āļ”āˇƒ්⎃ේāļ¸ āļēāļ¸ිāļą්, āļ…āļ¯ āļ¯āˇ€āˇƒේ āļ¯āļģු⎀āļą්āļ§ (⎀āļœේāļ¸ āˇƒāļ¸āˇ„āļģ ⎀ැāļŠි⎄ිāļ§ිāļēāļą්āļ§āļ­්) ⎀ැāļ¯āļœāļ­් ⎀ිāļē ⎄ැāļšි āļĸී⎀āļą āļšු⎃āļŊāļ­ා āļšීāļ´āļēāļš් āļœැāļą āļšāļ­ා āļšāļģāļą āļŊිāļ´ි āļ´ෙ⎅āļš් āļ´āļ§āļą් āļœāļą්āļąāļ§ āˇ„ිāļ­ුāļĢේ, āļģැāļšිāļēා⎀ෙāļą් āļ´āˇƒ්⎃ේ āļœෙāļ¯āļģ āļ‡āˇ€ිāļ­් āļœෙ⎀āļą āˇ€ි⎀ේāļš āļšා⎅āļēෙāļą් āļšො‍āļ§āˇƒāļš් āļ¸āļœේ ⎀ිāļąෝāļ¯ාං⎁āļē ⎀āļą āļŊිāļē⎀ිāļŊ්āļŊ ⎀ෙāļąු⎀ෙāļą් āļēොāļ¯āˇ€āļą්āļąāļ§. āļ’ āļŊිāļē⎀ෙāļą āļ…āļšුāļģු ⎀āļŊිāļą් āļšāˇ€ුāļģුāļą් ⎄ෝ āļ´්‍āļģāļēෝāļĸāļąāļēāļš් āļœāļąී⎀ි āļšිāļēāļą āļ…āļ¯āˇ„āˇƒāļ­් āļ¸āļœේ ⎄ිāļ­ේ āļ­ිāļēාāļœෙāļą , āļ…āļ¯ āļ¸ාāļ­ෘāļšා⎀āļ§ āļ‘āļą්āļąāļēි ⎄āļ¯āļą්āļąේ. āļ…āļ¯ “āļĸී⎀āļą āļšු⎃āļŊāļ­ා⎀āļē” - Fact-Checking (āļ¸ෙ⎀්⎀āļ§ āˇƒුāļ¯්āļ° āˇƒිං⎄āļŊ ⎀āļ āļą āˇ„ොāļēāļąāˇ€ාāļ§ āˇ€‍āļŠා āļ¸ෙ⎄ෙāļ¸ āļŊේ⎃ිāļēි āļšිāļēāļŊ ⎄ිāļ­ුāļĢා) āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸ āļąāļ¸් āļšāļ­ා⎀ āļ´āļ§āļą් āļœāļąිāļ¸ු. āļ…āļ¯ ...

Alberta's Healthcare Crossroads

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It started during a home visit with a family I had been supporting through our homecare team. We had finished talking about my client's needs, the next appointment, and some general health advice. As we sat around the dining table with cups of tea, the conversation shifted in a direction I had not expected. One family member looked at me and asked, "Mike, are we becoming like the United States? Are we going to end up paying for everything out of our own pockets?" Before I could answer, another family member added, "Someone told me that if you have money, you will be able to get surgery faster while everyone else waits. Is that true?" For a moment, nobody spoke. These were not political questions. They were questions from ordinary people worried about their families, their future, and a healthcare system they had trusted since the day they arrived. As part of a community health team in Calgary, I work with people from every walk of life. Newcomers finding...

20+āļąāļ¸් āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀ āļ¯ුāļģ‍ āļąො⎀ේ

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“āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀”...āļ¸ේ ⎀āļ āļąේ āļšි⎀්⎀ āļœāļ¸āļą්āļ¸ āˇ„ිāļ­āļ§ āļ‘āļą්āļąේ, ⎀āļē⎃āļ§ āļœිāļē āļšෙāļąෙāļš්, āļšāļŊ්āļ´āļąා⎀ āļ…āļŠු ⎀ුāļąු āļ´ුāļ¯්āļœ‍āļŊāļēෙāļš්, ⎃āļ¸āˇ„āļģ ⎀ිāļ§ āļļāļ§āˇ„ිāļģ āļ ිāļ­්‍āļģāļ´āļ§āļēāļš āˇƒිāļ¯ු⎀ුāļąු āļšāļ­ාāļļ⎄āļš් ⎀ෙāļą්āļą āļ´ු⎅ු⎀āļą්. āļ­āˇ€āļ­් ⎀ිāļ¯ිāļēāļšිāļą් āļšි⎀්⎀ොāļ­්, āļ¸ේ “āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀” āļ’ āļ­āļģāļ¸් āļ…āļ´āļ§ āˇ…āļŸ āļąැāļ­ි āļ¯ෙāļēāļš් ⎀āļœේ āļ¯ැāļąෙāļą්āļą āļ­ිāļēෙāļą āļ‰āļŠ āˇ€ැāļŠිāļēි, ⎀ි⎁ේ⎂āļēෙāļą්āļ¸ āļŊංāļšා⎀ේ ⎃ිāļ§ āļ¸ෙāļē āļšිāļē⎀āļą āļ”āļļāļ§. ⎄ැāļļැāļēි āļ‰āļ­ිāļą් āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸ āˇ„ිāļ­ෙāļą āļ‘āļš āļœැāļą āˇ€āļģāļ¯āļš් āļšිāļēāļą්āļąāļ­් āļļෑ, āļ¸ොāļšāļ¯, āļ¸ේ āļąāļ¸ේāļ¸ āļąිāļšං āļ‰ංāļœිāļģි⎃් āļœāļ­ිāļēāļš් āļąො⎀ැ āļ­ිāļēෙāļą්āļąේ. āļ…āļąෙāļš āļ…āļ´ේ āļģāļ§ේ āļ¸ේ āļ­āļ­්āļ­්⎀āļē āļœැāļą āˇƒāļ¸ාāļĸāļē āļ­ුāļŊ āļ‡āļ­ි āļ¯ැāļąු⎀āļ­්āļļ⎀ āļ…āļŠුāļēි, āļ”āļą්āļą āļ¸āļ¸ āļšි⎀්⎀ේ āļąෑ āļ’āļš āļ”āļļේ ⎀āļģāļ¯āļš් āļšිāļēāļŊා. āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸āļ­් āļąැāļ­්āļąāļ¸් āļ”āļē āļ‰āļŗāļŊ ⎄ිāļ§āļŊ āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀ āļœැāļą āļšāļ­ා⎀āļą āļģූāļ´āˇ€ා⎄ිāļąී ⎃ාāļšāļ ්āļĄා⎀āļš් āļ‡āˇ„ෙāļ­්āļ¯ි āļ”āļļāļ§ āˇ„ිāļ­ෙāļą්āļą āļ´ු⎅ු⎀āļą්, “āļ•āļš āļŊෙāļŠāļš් āļēෑ, ⎀āļē⎃āļ§ āļœිāļēාāļ¸ āˇ„ැāļ§ිāļąේ” āļšිāļēāļŊāļ­්. āļ…āļąෙāļš, āļ’ āļšිāļēāļą āļŊāļš්⎂āļĢ āļ‡āļ­ි āļ”āļļේ ⎃ීāļēා, āļ…āļ­්āļ­āļ¸්āļ¸ා, ⎃āļ¸āˇ„āļģ ⎀ිāļ§ āļ…āļ¸්āļ¸ āļ­ාāļ­්āļ­ āļąැāļ­්āļąāļ¸් āļ…āˇƒāļŊ්⎀ැ⎃ිāļēා āļœැāļą āļ¸āļ­āļš් ⎀ෙāļ­්āļ¯ි “āļ…āļąේ āļ•āļš āļ”āļē āļ­āļģāļ¸් āļŊෙāļŠāļš් āļēැ” āļšිāļēāļŊ āļ†āļēෙāļ­් ⎄ිāļ­ෙāļą්āļąāļ§āļ­් āļļැāļģි āļąෑ. āļąāļ¸ුāļ­්… āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀ āļšිāļēāļą්āļąේ ⎃ාāļ¸ාāļą්‍āļē ⎀ිāļēāļ´āļ­් ⎀ීāļ¸ේāļ¯ී āļ…āļąි⎀ාāļģ්āļēāļēෙāļą්āļ¸ āļ‡āļ­ි⎀āļą āļœැāļ§āˇ…ුāļš් āļąො⎀ේ ⎀āļœේāļ¸, ⎀ිāļēāļ´āļ­් ⎀ූ āļ…āļēāļ§ āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļš්āļ¸ āļ‡āļ­ි⎀āļą āļ­āļ­්āļ­්⎀āļēāļšුāļ­් āļąො⎀ේ. āļ’ āˇ€āļœේāļ¸ āļ…āļ¸āļ­āļšāˇ€ීāļ¸්, āļ­ීāļģāļĢ āļœැāļąීāļ¸ේ ⎄ැāļšිāļēා⎀āļą් āļ…āļŠු⎀ීāļ¸්, āļ´ෞāļģු⎂āļēāļ¸āļē ⎀ෙāļąāˇƒ්⎀ීāļ¸් ⎀āļœේ āļŊāļš්⎂āļĢ āļ”āˇƒ...

20+āļąāļ¸් āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀ āļ¯ුāļģ‍ āļąො⎀ේ

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“āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀”...āļ¸ේ ⎀āļ āļąේ āļšි⎀්⎀ āļœāļ¸āļą්āļ¸ āˇ„ිāļ­āļ§ āļ‘āļą්āļąේ, ⎀āļē⎃āļ§ āļœිāļē āļšෙāļąෙāļš්, āļšāļŊ්āļ´āļąා⎀ āļ…āļŠු ⎀ුāļąු āļ´ුāļ¯්āļœ‍āļŊāļēෙāļš්, ⎃āļ¸āˇ„āļģ ⎀ිāļ§ āļļāļ§āˇ„ිāļģ āļ ිāļ­්‍āļģāļ´āļ§āļēāļš āˇƒිāļ¯ු⎀ුāļąු āļšāļ­ාāļļ⎄āļš් ⎀ෙāļą්āļą āļ´ු⎅ු⎀āļą්. āļ­āˇ€āļ­් ⎀ිāļ¯ිāļēāļšිāļą් āļšි⎀්⎀ොāļ­්, āļ¸ේ “āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀” āļ’ āļ­āļģāļ¸් āļ…āļ´āļ§ āˇ…āļŸ āļąැāļ­ි āļ¯ෙāļēāļš් ⎀āļœේ āļ¯ැāļąෙāļą්āļą āļ­ිāļēෙāļą āļ‰āļŠ āˇ€ැāļŠිāļēි, ⎀ි⎁ේ⎂āļēෙāļą්āļ¸ āļŊංāļšා⎀ේ ⎃ිāļ§ āļ¸ෙāļē āļšිāļē⎀āļą āļ”āļļāļ§. ⎄ැāļļැāļēි āļ‰āļ­ිāļą් āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸ āˇ„ිāļ­ෙāļą āļ‘āļš āļœැāļą āˇ€āļģāļ¯āļš් āļšිāļēāļą්āļąāļ­් āļļෑ, āļ¸ොāļšāļ¯, āļ¸ේ āļąāļ¸ේāļ¸ āļąිāļšං āļ‰ංāļœිāļģි⎃් āļœāļ­ිāļēāļš් āļąො⎀ැ āļ­ිāļēෙāļą්āļąේ. āļ…āļąෙāļš āļ…āļ´ේ āļģāļ§ේ āļ¸ේ āļ­āļ­්āļ­්⎀āļē āļœැāļą āˇƒāļ¸ාāļĸāļē āļ­ුāļŊ āļ‡āļ­ි āļ¯ැāļąු⎀āļ­්āļļ⎀ āļ…āļŠුāļēි, āļ”āļą්āļą āļ¸āļ¸ āļšි⎀්⎀ේ āļąෑ āļ’āļš āļ”āļļේ ⎀āļģāļ¯āļš් āļšිāļēāļŊා. āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸āļ­් āļąැāļ­්āļąāļ¸් āļ”āļē āļ‰āļŗāļŊ ⎄ිāļ§āļŊ āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀ āļœැāļą āļšāļ­ා⎀āļą āļģූāļ´āˇ€ා⎄ිāļąී ⎃ාāļšāļ ්āļĄා⎀āļš් āļ‡āˇ„ෙāļ­්āļ¯ි āļ”āļļāļ§ āˇ„ිāļ­ෙāļą්āļą āļ´ු⎅ු⎀āļą්, “āļ•āļš āļŊෙāļŠāļš් āļēෑ, ⎀āļē⎃āļ§ āļœිāļēාāļ¸ āˇ„ැāļ§ිāļąේ” āļšිāļēāļŊāļ­්. āļ…āļąෙāļš, āļ’ āļšිāļēāļą āļŊāļš්⎂āļĢ āļ‡āļ­ි āļ”āļļේ ⎃ීāļēා, āļ…āļ­්āļ­āļ¸්āļ¸ා, ⎃āļ¸āˇ„āļģ ⎀ිāļ§ āļ…āļ¸්āļ¸ āļ­ාāļ­්āļ­ āļąැāļ­්āļąāļ¸් āļ…āˇƒāļŊ්⎀ැ⎃ිāļēා āļœැāļą āļ¸āļ­āļš් ⎀ෙāļ­්āļ¯ි “āļ…āļąේ āļ•āļš āļ”āļē āļ­āļģāļ¸් āļŊෙāļŠāļš් āļēැ” āļšිāļēāļŊ āļ†āļēෙāļ­් ⎄ිāļ­ෙāļą්āļąāļ§āļ­් āļļැāļģි āļąෑ. āļąāļ¸ුāļ­්… āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀ āļšිāļēāļą්āļąේ ⎃ාāļ¸ාāļą්‍āļē ⎀ිāļēāļ´āļ­් ⎀ීāļ¸ේāļ¯ී āļ…āļąි⎀ාāļģ්āļēāļēෙāļą්āļ¸ āļ‡āļ­ි⎀āļą āļœැāļ§āˇ…ුāļš් āļąො⎀ේ ⎀āļœේāļ¸, ⎀ිāļēāļ´āļ­් ⎀ූ āļ…āļēāļ§ āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļš්āļ¸ āļ‡āļ­ි⎀āļą āļ­āļ­්āļ­්⎀āļēāļšුāļ­් āļąො⎀ේ. āļ’ āˇ€āļœේāļ¸ āļ…āļ¸āļ­āļšāˇ€ීāļ¸්, āļ­ීāļģāļĢ āļœැāļąීāļ¸ේ ⎄ැāļšිāļēා⎀āļą් āļ…āļŠු⎀ීāļ¸්, āļ´ෞāļģු⎂āļēāļ¸āļē ⎀ෙāļąāˇƒ්⎀ීāļ¸් ⎀āļœේ āļŊāļš්⎂āļĢ āļ”āˇƒ...

AISH to ADAP: Voices from the Community

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A Personal Perspective Before We Begin Before I begin, I want to make something very clear. This article is not written in support of, or opposition to, any political party. It is not intended to be a political statement. Rather, it is based on my professional experience working with individuals living with disabilities, discussions I have had with clients and families over many years, and observations from the community. As a healthcare professional, I have met many people living with disabilities who genuinely want to contribute to society. They want to work when they are able, volunteer, support their communities, and live meaningful and productive lives. Most are not looking for handouts. They are looking for opportunities, dignity, purpose, and a chance to participate in society despite the challenges they face. Unfortunately, disability is not always predictable. Some individuals are unable to work because of severe physical, cognitive, or mental health conditions. Othe...

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āļšැāļąāļŠා⎀ āļšිāļēāļą්āļąේ, ⎃ොāļļා ⎃ෞāļą්āļ¯āļģ්āļēāļē āļ…āļ­ිāļą් āļ‰āˇ„⎅ āļ­ැāļąāļš āļ­ිāļēෙāļą āļģāļ§āļš්. ⎀āļąාāļą්āļ­āļģ, ⎃āļ­ා⎃ීāļ´ා⎀ා, āļœංāļŸා, āļ¯ිāļē āļ‡āˇ…ි , āļąිāļ¯āˇ„āˇƒ් āļ­ැāļąිāļ­āļŊා āļ•āļą āļ­āļģāļ¸්. āļŊෝāļšāļēේ āļˇූāļ¸ි ⎀ි⎁ාāļŊāļ­්⎀āļē āļ…āļąු⎀ āļ¯ෙ⎀āļą āļģ‍āļ§ āļąි⎃ා ⎀āļœේāļ¸, āļĸāļąāļāļĢāļ­්⎀āļē āļ…āļ­ිāļą් āļ…āļŠු āļļ⎀ āļąි⎃ාāļ­්, ⎃්⎀āļˇා⎀ිāļš āļ´āļģි⎃āļģāļē āļ†āļģāļš්⎂ා āļšāļģāļœāļą්āļąāļ§ āˇƒāˇ„ āļ‘āļē, āļ´ුāļģ⎀ැ⎃ිāļēāļą්āļœේ āļ¸ාāļąāˇƒිāļš āˇƒෞāļ›්‍āļēāļēāļēේ āļē⎄āļ´āļ­āļ§ āļēොāļ¯ා āļœāļą්āļąāļ§ āļ‡āļ­ි āļģාāļĸ්‍āļē āļ´්‍āļģāļ­ිāļ´āļ­්āļ­ි āļąි⎃ාāļ­් āļ¸ේ ⎃ුāļą්āļ¯āļģ ⎀ා⎃ිāļē āļ…āļ­්⎀ිāļŗිāļą්āļąāļ§ āļšැāļąāļŠා⎀ āļ­ුāļŊ āļĸී⎀āļ­්⎀āļą āļ•āļąāļ¸ āļ…āļēෙāļš්āļ§ āļ…āˇ€āˇƒ්āļŽා⎀ āļ­ිāļļෙāļąāˇ€ා. āļ¸ේ ⎃ොāļļා ⎃ුāļą්āļ¯āļģāļ­්⎀āļē ⎀ිāļŗිāļą්āļąāļ§ āļ­ිāļļෙāļą āļš්‍āļģāļ¸ āļœāļĢāļąා⎀āļš් āļ…āļ­āļģේ āļ…āļ¯ āļ¸āļœේ āļ¸ේ āļŊිāļ´ිāļē āļ­ුāļŊ āļšāļ­ා āļšāļģāļą්āļąāļ§ āļ‹āļ­්⎃ා⎄ āļšāļģāļą්āļąේ, āļšැāļąāļŠා⎀ේ ⎀āļąාāļą්āļ­āļģ āļ†āˇ්‍āļģිāļ­ āļ´්‍āļģāļ¯ේ⎁āļēāļš, āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸ āļąැāļ­්āļąāļ¸් ⎀āļąාāļą්āļąāļ­āļģāļēāļš් āļ­ුāļŊ ⎃ොāļļා ⎃ංāļ ාāļģāļēāļš් āļšāļģāļą්āļąේ, āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸ āļąැāļ­්āļąāļ¸් ⎆ොāļģ⎃්āļ§් ⎄āļēිāļš් āļ‘āļšāļš් āļēāļą්āļąේ āļšො⎄ොāļ¸āļ¯ැāļēි. āļ¸ේ āļ¸ාāļ­ෘāļšා⎀ āļœැāļą āļšāļ­ා āļšāļģāļą්āļąේ, āļ¸ේ ⎀ි⎂āļē āļœැāļą āļŊැāļļූ āļ´ු⎄ුāļĢු , āļ¯ැāļąු⎀āļ­් ⎀ීāļ¸් ⎀āļœේāļ¸ āˇ€āˇƒāļģ āļœāļĢāļąා⎀āļš් āļ­ි⎃්⎃ේ āļšැāļąāļŠා⎀ේ āļļො⎄ෝ ⎃ුāļą්āļ¯āļģ ⎀āļąාāļą්āļ­āļģ āļ´āļģි⎃āļģāļē ⎀āļŊ ⎄āļēිāļš් āļœිāļē, āļēāļą āļ’ āļ”āˇƒ්⎃ේ ⎀ි⎀ිāļ° āļ…⎀āļ¯ාāļąāļ¸්, āļ…āļ­්āļ¯ැāļšීāļ¸් ⎀ිāļŗි āļ…āļēෙāļš් ⎀ිāļ¯ිāļēāļ§. āļ¸ේ āļ…āļ¯āˇ„āˇƒ් āļ§ිāļš āļ‘āļšāļ­ු āļšāļģāļą්āļąේ, āļšැāļąāļŠා⎀āļ§ āˇ…āļŸāļ¯ි āļ† āļ…āļ´ේ āļ¸ිāļ­ුāļģāļą් ⎀ෙāļąු⎀ෙāļą් ⎀āļœේāļ¸, āļ¸ේ ⎀āļœේ ⎆ොāļģ⎃්āļ§් ⎄āļēිāļš් āļœි⎄ිāļą් āļ…āļ­්āļ¯ැāļšීāļ¸් āļ‡āļ­ි āļ…āļēāļ§āļ­් āļšිāļē⎀āļą්āļąāļ§ āļ…āˇ€āˇƒ්āļŽා⎀āļš් āļŊāļļා āļ¯ෙāļ¸ිāļą්. āļ¸‍āļœේ āļ…āļģāļ¸ුāļĢ āˇ€ෙāļą්āļąේ, āļ¯ැāļąුāļ¸ āˇƒāˇ„ āļ…āļ­්āļ¯ැāļšීāļ¸් āļļ...

āļ¸ොāļšāļš්āļ¯ āļ¸ේ PSW āļģ⎃්⎃ා⎀

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āļ¸ෙ⎄ෙāļ¸āļēි, āļ¸ුāļŊිāļą්āļ¸ āļ¸ේāļšāļ§ PSW āļšිāļēāļą āļ´āˇ…ාāļ­් ⎀āļœේāļ¸, āļ­āˇ€āļ­් āļ´්‍āļģāļ¯ේ⎁āļēāļšāļ¯ි HCA āļ­āˇ€āļ­් āļ­ැāļąāļšāļ¯ි Nurse Assistant ⎀āļœේ āļąāļ¸් ⎀āļŊිāļąුāļ­් ⎄āļ¯ුāļą්⎀āļą්āļąāļ§ āļ‰āļŠ āļ­ිāļļෙāļąāˇ€ා. āļ­āļąි⎀ āļ­āļ¸ āļ¯āˇ€āˇƒේ āļšāļ§āļēුāļ­ු āļšāļģāļœāļ­ āļąො⎄ැāļšි, āļ‘⎄ෙāļ¸ āļąැāļ­්āļąāļ¸් āļ­āļ¸āļą්āļœේ āļ¯ෛāļąිāļš āļšāļ§āļēුāļ­ු āļšāļģāļœැāļąීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‹āļ¯āˇ€් āļ…⎀⎁්‍āļē āļ…āļē ⎀ෙāļąු⎀ෙāļą් āļ‹āļ¯āˇ€් āļŊāļļා āļ¯ීāļ¸ āļ­āļ¸āļēි āļ¸ේ āļģැāļšිāļēා⎀ āļ­ුāļŊ āļ´්‍āļģāļ°ාāļą āˇ€āļœāļšීāļ¸ āˇ€āļą්āļąේ. āļ’ āļ­ුāļŊ ⎀ිāļēāļ´āļ­් āļ…āļē, āļŠිāļ¸ෙāļą්⎂ිāļēා⎀ ⎄ෝ ⎀ෙāļąāļ­් ⎃ංāļšීāļģ්āļĢ āˇƒෞāļ›්‍āļēāļē āļœැāļ§āˇ…ු ⎃āļ¸āļœ āļĸී⎀āļ­්⎀āļą්āļąāļą්, āļģෝ⎄āļŊ් āļœāļ­āˇ€ී āļ´්‍āļģāļ­ිāļšාāļģ āļŊāļļāļą්āļąāļą් ⎀ැāļąි āļšāļĢ්āļŠාāļēāļ¸ āļœāļĢāļąා⎀āļš් ⎀ෙāļ­ “⎃ාāļ­්āļ­ු⎀” āļŊāļļා āļ¯ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ¸ේ āļģැāļšිāļēා āļšාāļĢ්āļŠāļē āļ­ුāļŊāļ¯ී āļ…āˇ€āˇƒ්āļŽා⎀ āļŊැāļļෙāļąāˇ€ා. āļ¸ේ āļ­ුāļŊ ⎀ැāļŠි ⎀⎁āļēෙāļą් ⎀ිāļēāļ´āļ­් ⎄ෝ ⎀ැāļŠි⎄ිāļ§ි ⎀āļē⎃් āļšāļĢ්āļŠාāļēāļ¸් ⎀āļŊ ⎃ේ⎀ා āļŊāļļāļą්āļąāļą් ⎄āļ¸ු⎀ුāļąāļ­්, ⎅āļ¸ා , ⎅āļŗāļģු ⎃ිāļ§, ⎀ිāļēāļ´āļ­් ⎀āļē⎃් ⎃ීāļ¸ා⎀āļą් āļ¯āļš්⎀ා āļ•āļąෑāļ¸ āļ…āļēෙāļš්āļ§ āˇƒාāļ­්āļ­ු⎀ āļŊāļļා āļ¯ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‰āļŠ āļ­ිāļļෙāļąāˇ€ා. āļ¸ොāļąāˇ€āļ¯ āļšāļģāļą්āļąāļ§ āļ­ිāļēෙāļą āˇ€āļœāļšීāļ¸්, āļģාāļĸāļšාāļģි? āļ¸ේ āļ­ුāļŊ āļ´්‍āļģāļ°ාāļąāˇ€ āļ­ිāļļෙāļą්āļąේ āļ’ āļ´ුāļ¯්āļœāļŊāļēා āļ´ිāļģි⎃ිāļ¯ු āļšිāļģීāļ¸, āļ´ිāļģි⎃ිāļ¯ු ⎀ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‹āļ¯āˇ€් ⎀ීāļ¸, āļ‡āļŗුāļ¸් ⎄ැāļŗāļ´ැāļŊāļŗ āļ…⎅ුāļ­් āļ¯āˇ€āˇƒāļšāļ§ āˇƒූāļ¯ාāļąāļ¸්⎀ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‹āļ¯āˇ€් ⎀ීāļ¸, āļ‡āˇ€ිāļ¯ීāļ¸āļ§, āļ‡āˇ€ිāļ¯ීāļ¸āļ§, āļ­ැāļąāļšිāļą් āļ­ැāļąāļšāļ§ āļ¸ාāļģු⎀ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‹āļ¯āˇ€් ⎀ීāļ¸ (āļēāļą්āļ­්‍āļģ āļ‹āļ¯āˇ€් āļšāļģāļœෙāļą āˇ„ෝ āļąැāļ­ි⎀) , ⎃āļ¸āˇ„āļģ ⎀ිāļ§ āˇƒāļģ⎅ , āļ´āˇ„āˇƒු āļ†āˇ„ාāļģāļēāļš් ⎃āļšāˇƒා āļ¯ිāļ¸, āļ†āˇ„ාāļģ āļœැāļąීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‹āļ¯āˇ€් āļšිāļģීāļ¸ , āļ–⎂āļ° āļŊāļļා āļ¯ීāļ¸ āˇ„ෝ āļŊāļļා āļœැāļąීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‹āļ¯āˇ€්⎀ීāļ¸, āļ­āļąි⎀ āļĸී⎀āļ­්⎀āļą āˇƒේ⎀ාāļŊා...

Welcome to Canada- Part 8

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đŸĨ One of the Most Important Things to Do When people arrive in Canada, they often focus on finding housing, opening a bank account, getting a phone plan, or searching for work. All of these things are important. However, one task that should not be delayed is registering for healthcare. Most newcomers arrive healthy and do not expect to need medical care right away. But illness and accidents do not wait for the perfect time. Registering for healthcare early helps ensure that you and your family have access to medical services when you need them. Many newcomers feel relieved once this step is completed because it provides a sense of security during a time when so many other things still feel uncertain. 📄 Understanding Healthcare in Canada One thing that surprises many newcomers is that healthcare in Canada is managed by provinces and territories rather than through one single national system. This means the process and coverage can vary depending on where you live. After...

Forest Bathing in Calgary

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In today's fast-paced world, many people find themselves constantly connected, constantly busy, and constantly distracted. Between work, family responsibilities, social media, and endless notifications, finding a moment of genuine peace can feel increasingly difficult. When stress begins to build, many of us dream of escaping to the mountains, taking a vacation, or finding a quiet place far from the city. What many Calgarians may not realize is that one of the city's most powerful opportunities for rest, reflection, and renewal is hidden right within Calgary itself. Nestled along the banks of the Bow River, the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is home to Calgary's first official Forest Bathing Trail. Certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT), this unique trail offers visitors an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with nature, and experience the scientifically supported benefits of Forest Therapy without ever leaving the city. What Is Forest Bathing? ...

Kananaskis Hidden Gems

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I live in Calgary. And when people ask me where I go to clear my head, breathe mountain air, and feel genuinely small in the best possible way, I always say the same thing: Kananaskis. Not Banff. Not Lake Louise. Kananaskis. Banff is magnificent, and I won't argue otherwise. But it can also feel like hiking in an airport terminal during peak season. Kananaskis is different. It is wilder, quieter, and somehow more honest. The trails still reward you with jaw-dropping views of the Rockies, turquoise lakes, and golden larch forests in September, but without the tour bus congestion or the Instagram line-ups. I want to share the trails that have stopped me in my tracks over the years. Some are well-known to locals but still fly under the radar for visitors. A few are genuinely off the beaten path. All of them are worth every step. First, the Practical Stuff You need a Kananaskis Conservation Pass to park at all trailheads in the region. Do not skip this. Parking lots are reg...