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January 05, 2014Localife Edmonton: A sleigh ride revisited
Frigid weather ruined Localife Edmonton’s plans for a sleigh ride, but as Dan writes, “…as you learn when going through cancer, many times things are out of your control, and you have to adapt to the new scenarios as they are thrown at you.”
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December 16, 2013
Localife Calgary: What happens when you mix a zoo, some lights, and Localife?
Our latest event was another fun one, we went to the Calgary Zoo for the holiday zoolights. We had a great time wandering the zoo checking out all the fun lights and displays the zoo put on.
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December 12, 2013
Interested in leading Localife Edmonton?
Ashley Rose has decided to step down from her post as one half of the Localife Edmonton team, and since each city has two leaders, we are looking for someone to pair up with Dan Nielsen to plan fun, activity-based social outings in the Edmonton area.
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October 19, 2013
Localife Calgary: A walk in the park
Colin and Michelle decided that since Calgary was running out of warm-ish weekends, there was no better activity than a walk in Prince’s Island Park!
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October 16, 2013
Localife Ottawa gets a new leader at the year 2 kickoff
The Localife leaders barbecued hamburgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers while everyone else enjoyed a great tray full of vegetables. We had a great turnout of both new and returning participants alike and we all enjoyed a lovely sunset sitting out on the patio at Maplesoft.
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Localife Toronto's 2nd year starts off on a "sharp" note
We’re really proud of our Localifers in their connections, sharing and vulnerabilities that only reaffirms that karaoke is the great equalizer!
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September 27, 2013
Ottawa has a new Localife leader!
Localife Ottawa is set to kick off their second season with a barbecue tonight, and they also have a little surprise–a new Localife leader! Meghan Dutton will join Chris Chow in planning regular activity-based events for young adult cancer survivors and their supporters in the Ottawa area.
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September 04, 2013
Exciting opportunity in Ottawa: Become a Localife Leader!
Localife is an initiative that involves young adult cancer survivors (YAs) and supporters coming together to enjoy fun activities and social time with their peers. It was developed by Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) to address the isolation that many YAs face after diagnosis. Localife has just held it’s first anniversary in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Ottawa, and we are currently recruiting one person to join the Ottawa team for year two!
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August 31, 2013
Localife Edmonton: A night at the Fringe
One of the cornerstones of the festivals in Edmonton is the International Fringe Theatre festival, which has been taking place for over three decades. This ten-day play festival has something that can appeal to everyone, so Ash and I thought it would be a great chance to get everyone together for one last summer gathering.
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August 20, 2013
Localife Toronto: A day in the park
The weather could not had been more perfect–there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and we snagged a shoreline-view set of picnic tables where we all got to sample a variety of foods brought for the day from Bonnie’s amazing chickpea salad, to hot burritos, and sweet treats brought by survivors/supporters.
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Localife Calgary: Celebrating the last days of summer
Saturday was an absolutely beautiful day. The weather was perfect for a nice outdoor gathering. About ten people attended, some of which were familiar faces, and some new. The […]
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August 06, 2013
Localife Calgary: Wing night 2.0
For our latest localife Calgary event, we decided to repeat the last one, and wings 2.0 at the Hose and Hound Neighborhood pub was a blast!
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