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Events in May 2024
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Strength and Stability Class Strength and Stability Class
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May 1, 2024The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently.
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 6, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
zoomMusical Theatre Movement Workshop Spring 2024 Musical Theatre Movement Workshop Spring 2024
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May 6, 2024Build your strength and embrace the joy of movement! BALANCE is pleased to once again partner with VIBE Arts to provide our in-demand Musical Theatre Movement Workshop.
Join us for 60 minutes of toe-tapping, moving, and grooving in a dance-based fitness class! We will work every major muscle group and allow for modifications for all levels and abilities. Classic tunes with a musical theatre theme will bring you and your muscles back in time as we show tune it up together!
The 10-week movement workshop will run Monday afternoons from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm, starting March 18th until June 10th (with no classes on following Mondays: Easter Monday, April 1st, April 22nd and Victoria Day long weekend on May 20th) at West Neighbourhood House located at 248 Ossington Avenue (Ossington & Dundas). This is a small class, so spaces are very limited! Register now by contacting the office at 416-236-1796 ext.0 or emailing info@balancefba.org.
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 7, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
zoomLow Vision Speaker Series: “Custom Prosthetic Eyes – Everyone is Unique” with Andra Striowski Low Vision Speaker Series: “Custom Prosthetic Eyes – Everyone is Unique” with Andra Striowski
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May 7, 2024Join us to hear ocularist Andra Striowski describe the creation of custom-fit, handcrafted prosthetic eyes. Witness the transformation of medical necessity into a personalized work of art, as Andra takes you through the meticulous process of crafting these unique devices. Through real-life cases, you’ll see how an ocularist adapts the shape of the prosthesis to manage various orbital disorders. You’ll gain insights into the challenges and triumphs of mitigating conditions like lid entropion, ptosis, and proptosis. Come and learn how such services can make a difference in the lives of your patients.
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Strength and Stability Class Strength and Stability Class
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May 8, 2024The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently.
Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor WestPre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 8, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 9, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 10, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 13, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
zoomMusical Theatre Movement Workshop Spring 2024 Musical Theatre Movement Workshop Spring 2024
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May 13, 2024Build your strength and embrace the joy of movement! BALANCE is pleased to once again partner with VIBE Arts to provide our in-demand Musical Theatre Movement Workshop.
Join us for 60 minutes of toe-tapping, moving, and grooving in a dance-based fitness class! We will work every major muscle group and allow for modifications for all levels and abilities. Classic tunes with a musical theatre theme will bring you and your muscles back in time as we show tune it up together!
The 10-week movement workshop will run Monday afternoons from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm, starting March 18th until June 10th (with no classes on following Mondays: Easter Monday, April 1st, April 22nd and Victoria Day long weekend on May 20th) at West Neighbourhood House located at 248 Ossington Avenue (Ossington & Dundas). This is a small class, so spaces are very limited! Register now by contacting the office at 416-236-1796 ext.0 or emailing info@balancefba.org.
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 14, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Strength and Stability Class Strength and Stability Class
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May 15, 2024The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently.
Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor WestPre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 15, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 16, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 17, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 20, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
zoomMusical Theatre Movement Workshop Spring 2024 Musical Theatre Movement Workshop Spring 2024
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May 20, 2024Build your strength and embrace the joy of movement! BALANCE is pleased to once again partner with VIBE Arts to provide our in-demand Musical Theatre Movement Workshop.
Join us for 60 minutes of toe-tapping, moving, and grooving in a dance-based fitness class! We will work every major muscle group and allow for modifications for all levels and abilities. Classic tunes with a musical theatre theme will bring you and your muscles back in time as we show tune it up together!
The 10-week movement workshop will run Monday afternoons from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm, starting March 18th until June 10th (with no classes on following Mondays: Easter Monday, April 1st, April 22nd and Victoria Day long weekend on May 20th) at West Neighbourhood House located at 248 Ossington Avenue (Ossington & Dundas). This is a small class, so spaces are very limited! Register now by contacting the office at 416-236-1796 ext.0 or emailing info@balancefba.org.
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 21, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Strength and Stability Class Strength and Stability Class
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May 22, 2024The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently.
Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor WestPre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 22, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 23, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 24, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 27, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
zoomMusical Theatre Movement Workshop Spring 2024 Musical Theatre Movement Workshop Spring 2024
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May 27, 2024Build your strength and embrace the joy of movement! BALANCE is pleased to once again partner with VIBE Arts to provide our in-demand Musical Theatre Movement Workshop.
Join us for 60 minutes of toe-tapping, moving, and grooving in a dance-based fitness class! We will work every major muscle group and allow for modifications for all levels and abilities. Classic tunes with a musical theatre theme will bring you and your muscles back in time as we show tune it up together!
The 10-week movement workshop will run Monday afternoons from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm, starting March 18th until June 10th (with no classes on following Mondays: Easter Monday, April 1st, April 22nd and Victoria Day long weekend on May 20th) at West Neighbourhood House located at 248 Ossington Avenue (Ossington & Dundas). This is a small class, so spaces are very limited! Register now by contacting the office at 416-236-1796 ext.0 or emailing info@balancefba.org.
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 28, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Strength and Stability Class Strength and Stability Class
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May 29, 2024The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently.
Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor WestPre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 29, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 30, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
zoomLow Vision Speaker Series: "Psychosocial Challenges Associated with Sight Loss" with Dr. Virginia Duff Low Vision Speaker Series: "Psychosocial Challenges Associated with Sight Loss" with Dr. Virginia Duff
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May 30, 2024This interactive presentation will discuss:
- Understanding the emotional reactions related to vision loss.
- The emotional challenges involved in diagnosing a condition that will inevitably lead to substantial vision loss. The challenge as a health care provider delivering devastating news.
- Helping your patients start on the journey toward acceptance and successful adaptation.
- Do’s and Don’t in dealing with a patient with vision loss in your office.
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Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024 Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 31, 2024Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
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