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You are Loved…You are a Brave Man…You are a Good Man– Honouring a Fallen Soldier

August 20, 2020October 25, 2014 by Margarita Ibbott

I needed to process this. I needed to have the events that happened on Wednesday morning just settle in and let me process what was happening in our nation’s capital. Why? Why, would a young … Read more

(not so) Wordless Wednesday – University of Ottawa #travel

December 13, 2020September 17, 2014 by Margarita Ibbott

I was looking through my phone for some great pictures to share on #WordlessWednesday. I came across some lovely pictures that we took this spring on a University site visit. Reflecting on our trip to … Read more

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