Zara

Writer & Journalist // Past Gzowski at @cbcradio // Past editor of @TrentArthur // (She/ her) // Recent works: @PTBO_Currents 〰️

[Zara @ZaraSy3d]

Check out this article I wrote for @PTBO_Currents about an impactful storytelling workshop series hosted by @NourishNews! These stories touched on issues close to my heart, and are from our very own community. The next event is Nov 30th! Please attend if you can and share widely

[Peterborough Currents @PTBO_Currents]

The storytellers also shared their collective experience of healing through hearing each other’s stories, feeling less alone in their hardships, and battling with the same stigmas.

@ZaraSy3d attended the event, and shares three stories:
https://t.co/MwRni1i6iI

[Will Pearson @quillpearson]

Just as important ... they're keeping the spinach boureka, which I have been enjoying for 20+ years.

[Peterborough Currents @PTBO_Currents]

Dreams of Beans has new owners: Aurynn Jacobs Parkin and Andrew MacGregor. They're pledging to run the business as a social enterprise.

The pair decided not to allow tipping at the café. Instead, they're committing to paying a living wage of $25 per hour.
https://t.co/ORjjXcf0wY

[Zara @ZaraSy3d]

Best breakfast sandwich in #Ptbo by none other than @tragicallydippd! Not only do they conserve on waste by using donut dough that would have otherwise been thrown away, but it’s the yummiest crispiest eggiest sammy available if you’re up & trying to get to work before 9 am!

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Since 2015, over 3,600 foreign-trained physicians became permanent residents of Canada, according to Immigration Canada, but advocates estimate only one-third of them work in health care. https://t.co/4T2EIJjF00

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

It took until the end of 2022, but every single drop-in in @cityoftoronto will finally receive the funding I fought for to purchase and distribute free adult diapers and menstrual supplies for our unhoused and low-income participants. https://t.co/Wb35zrFtfQ

[Zara @ZaraSy3d]

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[Matt Farr @philosofarr]

Overheard a university student say “Arctic Monkeys were my dad’s favourite band when I was little.” The passage of time is relentless, unfathomable, cruel, and unforgiving.

[Zara @ZaraSy3d]

@TorontoRaza @CBCToronto @UTM I’ll miss your writing! You’re excellent. Best of luck with your new journey Ali.

[Shanifa Nasser @shanifanasser]

#EXCLUSIVE: CBC News has confirmed police will not lay a single charge in the death of Soleiman Faqiri, even after Ontario's chief forensic pathologist found the jail guards' actions led directly to his death. https://t.co/KNyC9Cj1nG

[Will Pearson @quillpearson]

Hey! I work at the @RSCL_ptbo, where we do community-engaged research in pursuit of justice and equity.

We're new to the internet ... please give us a follow!

[Zara @ZaraSy3d]

@david_tough I’m so incredibly sorry Dave 💔 there aren’t words. Here for you and Jess if you need anything at all

[Zara @ZaraSy3d]

@nicktaylormedia @maisonneuvemag Amazing news! Sending you all the good energy on your new journey 🥰

[Inori Roy @royinori]

Our experiences of heat aren't accidental. They're the result of unequal infrastructure & policy that keep wealthy, white neighbourhoods cool while lower-income, racialized communities suffer. In my latest, I dive into the history, lived experience, & politics of heat in Toronto:

[Peterborough Currents @PTBO_Currents]

In our recent letter, we outline what we’ve accomplished over the last two years, and how much it cost to do it.

READ NOW: https://t.co/uNV8V5uiqc

[Carol Easton @Volksmarcher]

Ontario...if you haven't had to have bloodwork done lately, or screening tests, you're in for quite a shock. 86$ dropped at LifeLabs today thanks to @fordnation taking cancer screening blood work off the list of OHIP covered test. Just the beginning of privatization by stealth.

[Zara @ZaraSy3d]

@quillpearson @candaceshaw @AyeshaBarmania @brett_throop @DPAwards Amazing! So well-deserved 🎉

[Charlie Pinkerton @CharliePinkerto]

We’re on campaign Day -2, and the silliness has already begun.

In a quickly deleted tweet, Premier Doug Ford seems to mix up Islam and Sikh celebrations.

His tweet was posted almost exactly as NDP Leader Andrea Horwath gave a speech at an Eid al-Fitr event.

[Zara @ZaraSy3d]

@SarahBeaMilner Sorry for your loss Sarah ❤️ sending love your way

[Will Pearson @quillpearson]

Read to the end of this article for an extra little nugget of news.

Remember when city council approved a plan to have the City purchase two of these houses to keep them as public RGI housing? It never happened.