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Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) Ethical Dilemma 1: Social workers need to be aware of their own reaction to information that the clients share. The social worker is there to listen and provide an environment where the client is able to freely share their experiences. A reaction would reverse attention from the client to the social worker. It is challenging for the client to share as it is; therefore, the social workers need to be aware of their personal reactions. After…

The design of the Royal Canadian Mint by architect Gaboury Lussier Sigurdson with the Number Ten Architectural Group has an impressive architectural presence in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba because of its impressive sculptural form that inspire from the past Egyptian architecture, the Pyramid of Djoser. It is located in 520 Lagimodiere Boulevard, assertively welcoming those who enter the city from the east. It stands out as an intriguing piece of architectural work because of the visual…

by Kathleen Buddle, provided interesting connections to our previous readings and class discussions related to the effects of life chances (Ringer, 2004; 2014; 2010). Additionally, it provided unique insights into the lived experiences of former Winnipeg gang members. The first-person accounts included here proved to be particularly thought-provoking and provided significant insight into various stages of gang membership. While Buddle includes the personal histories of female gang members…

against the government. The event that led up to this rebellion was when William Mcdougall ordered a survey of the Red Settlement on September 1869, but Riel and his followers moved to stop him and took over fort Garry near to what is now called “Winnipeg.” John A. Macdonald chose to negotiate with the resistance and called Bishop Alexandre Taché to talk to the Metis and with Donald Smith who with HBC, then agreeing that the Metis Lists of Rights would be their negotiation with the Canadian…

Robert Keagan Parry Big Idea Part 2: First Peoples of the Klondike Gold Rush, the Tr'ondek Hwech'in The Tr'ondek Hwech'in were the first peoples to occupy the valley at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers, now known as Dawson City. This area is known as being the centre of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896, and to this day is subjected to vast amounts of mining,…

Clara Hughes was born August 27, 1972 (age 42) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Clara Hughes is a now a world renown hero and role model, Clara is a Olympic cyclist, speed skater and now a humanitarian. Clara Hughes is on a short list of athletes to win olympic medals in both olympics and the Canadian athlete to have won medals at both the Olympic Summer and Olympic Winter Games. Clara didn't win them by chance or luck. She was fierce competitor in whatever she wanted, she won four medals in speedskating…

Identity can stem from many places for example; people may pull their identity from achievements and experiences, many draw identity from their hometowns and places they’ve traveled. Place can be central to a person’s identity, while physical landscape and all the resources that it holds can shape ideas of value. Canada is known since written history, and the history before that as a place with unbounded natural beauty, unique to itself. Canada, as a whole, in a physical sense, in an emotional…

believed in miracles. He had received many honours. He ran many miles to raise money for the research towards cancer. He is a very inspirational person to millions of people, including me. Terry Stanley Fox was born July 28, 1958. He grew up in Winnipeg, MB. His parents were Betty and Rolly Fox. His siblings were Fred his older brother, Darrel his younger sister and Judith his younger brother. Terry Fox was the second child. He loved basketball, rugby and cross- country. He had always wanted to…

Being a small unregistered not for profit organization instead of a board of directors we have an advisory board made up of community members to advise our management team and provide insight on what the community needs related to sports. This section will discuss why we chose an advisory board who is on our advisory board, What insight each member brings, and why an advisory board is best for our stage of development. Our non-profit is still in the developmental stages, and lacks proper…

Webstad with her orange shirt given by her grandma created this day. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Winnipeg: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015. This volume of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a summary of the discussions and findings of the commission. The Final Report discusses how the Commission went, what it did,…