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January 27, 2012

Literacy Alberta helps City use plain language on home emergency publication
The Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) released the new Plain Language version of its popular Household Emergency Action Plan Friday, Family Literacy Day. The brochure provides information on what individuals can do to protect themselves and their families in an emergency. CEMA worked with Literacy Alberta to produce the Plain Language brochure. “We welcomed the opportunity to...
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January 24, 2012

Young people bring positive energy to literacy programs
The statistics show - and attending a local literacy event will prove it - that the majority of literacy workers are women, and often older women, who have been in the non-profit and literacy field for a long time. This brings a number of positives to the field. However, there is a growing surge of involvement from young people - as participants and leaders - and this too is positive. 46% of...
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