Halifax resident KJ St. Coeur-Dowe says finding employment wasn’t easy. “I am completely blind and have limited mobility and I have a hearing impairment,” they said. “I had to stop university due to financial reasons so I was looking (for a job) and kept facing a brick wall — not being able to go to[…]
[ad_1] According to several online statistics, less than five per cent of firefighters in Canada are women. However, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District says it is working hard to ensure that gender doesn’t define a great firefighter. Case in point: Kara Slous, an on-call firefighter at the Tappen-Sunnybrae Fire Department. “I was a South Shuswap[…]
[ad_1] Before heading out in the winter, Scarborough resident Sarah Adisa wraps her hair in a simple black scarf. “The texture of my hair, it breaks in this cold weather. I protect it unless it’s braided,” explained Adisa. She said she never imagined the wrap could cost her a job. “‘We don’t allow head wraps[…]