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30 new photos were added to our AGM gallery on November 18.
Check out the Annual General Meeting (2008-2009) photos in our Event Gallery.
See also Shoreh's pictures (external site).
Send us a link to your pictures to publish it on this announcement!...
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During the run-up to the holiday season, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration gets many requests from people who want to do something to help those in need. We would like to post a wish list from agencies serving people who are homeless or at ris...
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On November 3, 2009, CBC's The National aired "Flu details hit language barrier" (see video)
Toronto Public Health is making available resources in many languages to support our multilingual city (see list of multilingual resources)
The Ministry of Heal...
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Innocent Afghans may have inadvertently been labelled Taliban militants and jailed due to errors by Canadian military translators... Read more at the Toronto Star...
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MCIS is looking for a Manager, Customer and Community Relations. Deadline for application is October 30, 2009. For job description, please download the document below.
Job Description: Manager, Customer and Community Relations (57.62 kB 2009-10-21 10:05...
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Our last 2 trainings for 2009 started mid-October. To see our 2010 training calendar click on the image below.
Daytime (DAY) training is two days a week (either Tuesday and Thursday or Wednesday and Friday), from 10am to 4pm. DAY trainings run for 7 we...
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Please see the invitation below, circulate to others and RSVP by Oct 27th, 2009 by 5pm.
Dear fellow Tamil Canadians:
On behalf of the coordinating committee, I am delighted to invite you to attend the opening ceremony of “Katka Kasadara” 2009: an Ed...
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Over the past few years, the Best Start Resource Centre (www.beststart.org), a program of Health Nexus, has produced a number of brochures and booklets on topics related to preconception, pregnancy and child development. These documents have generally be...
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Around the world, in countless languages, linguists will celebrate their professions and the importance of their work on September 30, International Translation Day.
Learn more about the day and its celebration now. Visit http://www.fit-ift.org/download...
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MCIS' Executive Director, Latha Sukumar, now has her own space on the MCIS website. Find the link to her blog on the grey menu on the left or simply click here to start reading it now....
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Dear Interpreter,If you or anyone you are really close to has experienced abuse and would like to share experiences you have had in family court, you could speak to a legal researcher about it. Please contact Lois at loiswinstock@osgoode.yorku.ca or (416)...
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The Jewish New Year and the High Holy Days
(by Margie Akin, PhD)
This year Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Friday September 19th and continues until sunset the following day. The celebration of the New Year marks the beginning of...
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The Islamic Holy Month
(by Margie Akin, PhD)
This year the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began on August 22nd. This is when Muslims all over the world enter a season of special observations including fasting, an emphasis on prayer, extra attention to co...
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The MCIS Director of Business Development and Customer Relations, Darlene O'Donohue is presenting Harmonizing Languages at the 2009 ONPEA* National Conference, held in Toronto from November 2nd to 4th, 2009. She will also be representing MCIS at the Fall ...
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A presentation by Darlene O'Donohue
(Disponible en français)
Examine the myths and challenges of working with clients that experience communication barriers. Learn about the complexity of language through the use of audio exercises that replicate the e...
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The MCIS Training Department is proud to announce a collaborative effort to test and train Toronto District School Board interpreters. The project has already begun and will be completed by the end of Fall 2009....
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HIV/AIDS Awareness
MCIS Interpreters work with hospitals, Public Health and organizations such as Toronto People with Aids (PWA) to support people living with HIV/AIDS. Everyday these linguistically diverse clients suffer from discrimination and ostr...
