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Natalie Dixon, Odane Taylor and Danielle Grant

The Malton Church of God has been Danielle Grant's sanctuary even before she was conceived 17 years ago.

Her parents, grandparents and other relatives have been members since the church moved to its current Mississauga site in November 1990.

Last Sunday, the Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School graduate, who is about to enter the University of Guelph at Humber, was awarded a bursary by the church that she was baptised in and of which she has been an integral member her entire life.

Christina Simms and Nadia Dalchand

Catching a glimpse of pregnant teenager Christina Simms for the first time this summer brought back memories for youth worker Nadia Dalchand.

Just 16 years old when her first child was born in 1994, Dalchand saw herself reflected in 17-year-old Simms who was lost and seeking help when she entered the Tropicana Community Services-administered Summer Jobs for Youth program.

By ROBERT BOTHWELL

The Bloc Québécois (BQ) is a provincially-based federal party dedicated to the achievement of an independent, French-language nation of Quebec. Although there had been individual separatists in the federal Parliament before, they had no organized political party behind them. The party roots lay in René Lévesque's Parti Québécois which had come to power in 1976 and governed well, even if the referendum on separation in 1980 had been lost.

Registered nurse Kathy Nelson, right, checks blood pressure.

Some of chef Victor "Tipper" Henry's signature dishes include his 16-hour marinated spicy jerk chicken, the baked grouper fillet, the three-bean soup for vegetarians and his health rolls and steam vegetables.

The Jamaican-born Henry has become well-known in the West Indian community through his culinary skills and the Taste of the Caribbean African Food Expo which he co-founded 10 years ago.