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    LOCAL COUPLE BUILDING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ONE STEP AT A TIME

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    EVERYONE BELONGS AT GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES

    Gateway Community services celebrate cultural diversity week

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    THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE, THE COURAGE TO STOP

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    CYCLING TO FIND A CURE FOR CANCER

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    ONE FOR THE BOOKS

    Greg Simpson is a booklover who's living the dream
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