Author: Nadine Bukhman

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Funded Japanese Lessons With JETAA

We are pleased to offer JLPT-focus Japanese classes to JETAA Toronto alumni! Lessons will be half conversational, half structured lesson.

Dates: Mondays, March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 16, 23. (total number of classes: 7)
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library. 789 Yonge St. (1 block north of Yonge & Bloor) Meeting Room B1
Fee: $70 (deposit*) + course materials

* The fee for the course will act as a deposit. It will be returned to individuals who complete 5 or more lessons of the course. For those who attend less than 5 classes, $10 will be deducted from the deposit per missed class. In addition, the costs for course materials used in class are approximately $10. On the first day of class, please bring your deposit cheque payable to JETAA Toronto.

Note: Based on the number of responses that we receive, there may be more people interested in taking classes than there are seats available in the session. If so, we will create a waitlist for students based on a first-come first-serve basis, their application, and payment of deposit.

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Wanted: JETAA Canada Representative

The call for platforms for the JET Alumni Association (JETAA) Canada’s Country Representative has begun and we’re looking for interested candidates! The Canada Representative is integral to unifying Canada’s various chapters and representing our country on the JETAA-International level.

The appointed Returning Officer will conduct the elections, including the collection of platforms, distribution of platforms for voting, counting and collecting the votes, and announcing the winner. Please submit all platforms directly to the appointed Returning Officer at eric@jetaabc.ca.

The dates for the upcoming 2012 election process are as follows:

  • February 29th: Platforms for 2012 Canada Rep due.
  • March 20th: Voting for Canada Rep opens.
  • March 26th: Voting for Canada Rep closes.
  • April 6th: Returning officer publishes results of Canada Rep election.

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Photo Exhibit Commemorates One Year of Tragedy, Friendship and Recovery

A photo exhibit showing both the devastation resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 and the subsequent recovery efforts, which has been remarkable in its speed and efficiency, will be on display in the Consulate-General of Japan’s Sakura Room Feb. 7 to 16.

The Great East Japan Earthquake, which hit on March 11, 2011, was a disaster of unprecedented scale for Japan. Casualties include over 15,700 dead, 4500 missing and 5700 injured. Economic damage to the region by the earthquake has been estimated at 16.9 trillion yen.

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