Awarded for leadership
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The Grimsby Independent
Courtesy: The Muise Family
Many in the co-op neighbourhood took the courses, which included instruction on public speaking. This education only deepened people’s commitment to each other and to the community. Being able to speak in a public setting would prove invaluable for some in later years.
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Once they had moved into their newly built church on Livingston Avenue in 1994, St. Joseph’s Parish, including many co-op families, commemorated their church built in 1957.