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 Filing taxes for 2024  

If you live in Canada, you need to file your taxes every year. 
Skeena Diversity is here to help you. We can assist you to file your tax return for free if you are newcomer/immigrant with simple tax situation. Contact us if you have any questions.

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programs & services available

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information session: filing taxes

January 27, 2025

Are you filing taxes for the first time in Canada?
Do you want to learn more about the tax system?


 Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
 Location: Skeena Diversity Society and online
 Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Skeena Diversity Society is part of the CRA Community Volunteer Income Tax Program which provides our staff with training and access to the latest tax filing software. We specialize in tax returns for newcomers. 

There is no fee to prepare your tax return.
We ensure your privacy and keep all information confidential

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38th annual multicultural potluck dinner & entertainment

January 12, 2025

Join us for the 38th Annual Multicultural Potluck Dinner & Entertainment!

 Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
 Location: Terrace Sportsplex Banquet Room
 Time: Dinner at 5:30 pm, doors open at 4:30 pm

This year’s theme is extra special as we celebrate 25 years of Skeena Diversity Society working to build a more welcoming and inclusive community!
Bring your favorite dish to share and enjoy an evening of delicious food, vibrant entertainment, and connection with friends and neighbors.
Tickets - only 200 available
available at Skeena Diversity office 4621 Lazelle Ave, Terrace, BC (cash and etransfer only)
$10 for adults | $5 for children (ages 2-10) | Free for children under 2

This family-friendly event is the perfect way to honour the rich diversity that makes our community so unique.

employer survey: workplace inclusion

The Greater Terrace Welcoming Network Local Immigration Partnership, along with our host organization Skeena Diversity Society, are looking to connect with employers regarding workplace culture and supports for diverse workforce. In this anonymous survey, please let us know what's working well, what you would like to improve, what you would like to learn.

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expression of interest: SKEENA DIVERSITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

September 5, 2024

Skeena Diversity Society is looking for new Directors to serve on its Board for 2024-25 and beyond. We welcome your interest and your time to answer the questions below which will help us determine if your background (or resume) appears to be a good fit for the Board of Directors. Our goal is to maintain and broaden diversity within our Board of Directors so as to better utilize our combined experience in making the Society stronger and more successful.

Deadline for submission is September 15, 2024

Email us if you have any questions

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Block Party 2023

Community Dialogue - March 2, 2023
Exploring our sense of belonging, diversity and inclusion

this facilitated dialogue will share the stories and experiences of all participants and identify actions that we as individuals and a  community can take to become a more diverse and inclusive place 
Everyone welcome. 
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30

To honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, Skeena Diversity Centre will be closed and staff and board is gathering online to learn and reflect on the meaning of truth and reconciliation.
Chancellor Murray Sinclair on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Dear Younger Me: An open letter to my younger self
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Residential School Timeline
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Namwayut: we are all one. Truth and reconciliation in Canada | Canada is ...
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I Lost My Talk, poem by Rita Joe
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Gabrielle Nebrida-Pepin: “I Lost My Talk” by Rita Joe
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Wawahte: Stories of Residential School Survivors - FULL DOCUMENTARY
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How to change systemic racism in Canada by Cindy Blackstock
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Is it really genocide? In Canada?
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skeena diversity iS hiring! 
UPDATE: ALL POSITIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED
 

May 20, 2021

English Training Program instructor (part-time)
Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator
(part-time)
Canada Summer Job position: Youth Engagement & Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) - special eligibility criteria
Apply by June 4, 2021 - submit your resume and cover letter by email (please indicate what position yoou are applying for)

BECOME A VOLUNTEER  TUTOR

November 12, 2020

We are expanding our English training team and would like to invite new volunteer tutors to join to help us keep up with the ever-increasing interest.

Tutor training: November 27 and 28, 2020

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BENEFITS OF BEING A TUTOR

  • Travel the world without leaving your home
  • Open the doors to
  • Get to know yourself and your own city/culture
  • Become a better communicator
  • Provide an invaluable and rewarding service
  • and many more
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ERADICATION OF POVERTY EVENTS - October 2020

October 10, 2020

Skeena Diversity Society is partnering with Group 17 Terrace (Chapter of BCCIC)

We are hosting a series of events during October which coincide with the International Day for Eradication of Poverty

Workbee at Ksan Place garden
Saturday, October 17
10 am to 1 pm
- Workbee at Ksan Place garden
- Meet Terrace’s Group 17

Online Community Dialogue focused on Housing & Food Security 
Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm via Zoom 
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Presenters: Ksan Society, City of Terrace, Terrace Churches Food Bank 

Online Community Dialogue focused on Employment & Education 
Thursday, October 29 at 7 pm via Zoom 

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Presenters: NW Training (WorkBC), Volunteer Terrace, Skeena Diversity Society