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This year over 20,000 people gathered for the centennial anniversary of the Victory Square Remembrance Day ceremony in Vancouver, B.C., and Kari Wang was there.  She was selected from thousands of students as the winner of this year’s Cam Cathcart Youth Remembrance Award, a poetry award created in 2006 by its namesake – long-time ceremony director …

Youth Remembers…Kari Wang: Winner of the Cam Cathcart Youth Remembrance Award Read More »

It’s official! youthLEADarts Inc now has charitable status! Please join us to celebrate this landmark at an on-line arts soirée on Wednesday, December 4th at 7 pm Eastern. There will be special guest entertainers, interactive visual arts activities with Deirdre Potash, door prizes, an opportunity to meet our national team, and a chance to share …

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Today, together we share the loss of a truly great Canadian, Justice Murray Sinclair. All of Canada can thank him forever for his work in bringing us to Truth and Reconciliation. With his work completed, he passed us the torch. Now more than ever, it is our turn to walk strong and steadfastly in his …

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youthLEADarts is expanding into more communities in rural Nova Scotia. This past Thursday night was the first night of youthLEADarts programs in Little Harbour, a picturesque and friendly seaside town in Pictou County with a strong need for youth programming. When we launched our program, it filled up immediately and we now have a waiting …

youthleadarts Launches in LIttle Harbour, Nova Scotia Read More »

Everyone loves a good Halloween gathering!  All set up at youthLEADarts Lismore for a Spooktacular evening of pumpkin carving and mask painting. The food table was designed by youthLEADarts culinary artist and youth mentor Melanie McDuff.  Youth got ‘creepily’ creative, ingeniously inventive and literally scared the guts out of some gourds! 

As the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer hit us, youth in Lismore, Nova Scotia are setting records. Shelley MacDonald has been volunteering her time to train, organize and set up the region’s only day program for children and youth in the county. Shelley says, “The training the camp counsellors and recreation leaders have received …

Summer is here and Lismore youth are setting up camp! Read More »

Lismore youthLEADarts were excited to be a part of World Oceans Day on June 8th. In one hour our community gathered 820 lobster bands during our beach clean-up.  Leading the way was our very own LEADer, Adeline who gathered 221 bands single handedly. Let’s keep your beaches clean! 

“We Are All Equal”, a video created by grade 7 and 8 students at Assikinack Elementary in Barrie, Ontario brings us a message of hope. In their own words, “We all belong, no matter how different. We are all heroes of our own stories. We are all connected. We are all united…together.” This simple and …

We Are All Equal: A Message From Assikinack Youth to the Global Community Read More »

Youth Depression is Real!Grade 7 and 8 students at Assikinack Elementary in Barrie, Ontario recently completed a series of workshops both on line and in person with youthLEADarts Inc.  Tina Tucker Bye, one of the mentors noted, “Their lines of the poetry were very powerful and poignant. They made very brave choices to take on …

Speaking Passionately, Powerfully and Poignantly: Assikinack Has Plenty to Say! Read More »

Article Written by: Trish De Luca The kids spent the afternoon diving deep into their dreams and desires, armed with scissors, glue sticks, and a whole lot of energy. They were on a mission—to continue crafting their vision boards. You know, those collages where you stick on stuff that represents your hopes and dreams? Yeah, …

“Follow your dreams, no matter what!” Britannia’s Vision Boards Read More »