When a parent falls big!

It’s sad  – grievous – not to have had mothering. Completely sacrificing a child’s needs to one’s own interests runs counter to the very meaning of “mother,” which can make it difficult for outsiders to understand her actions to say nothing of yourself. It’s not clear why you feel you have to explain anything to third…

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Shipbuilders teach migrant workers Korean!

Photo credit: Korean Times The Korean shipbuilding industry’s heavy reliance on migrant workers has led domestic shipyards to devise various measures to help their foreign workers improve their foreign workers to improve their fluency in Korean. The Korea Times reports that after beginning to teach migrant workers the language during the shipbuilding industry boom in the 4early 2000s,…

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Rev Gilmour goes to Parliament

Rev Alexa Gilmour, who has been pastoring Saint Luke’s United Church for the past six months, has been elected as a provincial MPP. It was therefore with mixed feelings that a send-forth was held for her on Sunday. Even before coming to St. Luke’s, Rev. Gilmour had been an activist, social entrepreneur, public speaker, community…

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