Month: February 2010

Union work

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This week, I am working for unions. On Monday and Tuesday, I worked in Toronto for a union local representing workers in the railway industry, and had to hire someone…

Translation jobs

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I just had a busy weekend translating a large document for a conference at the end of May, as well as 2 CVs for another client. This week is going…

On to new projects

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Well after the conference last night for a Rights and Democracy movement, today I am translating material for a conference, and I am getting ready to hit the road again.…

Family Day

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Today is Family Day. Although it is a civic holiday in Ontario, it isn’t a holiday at the federal level, so even though I live in Ontario, some of my…

Legal conference

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I am just finishing up a 3-day legal conference and it has been very interesting to explore the legal profession. It was strange timing for the event though, as it interfered…

Preparing for the next event

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Tonight, I am off again, this time to the Château Laurier in Ottawa. I will be working at a legal conference as their conference interpreter and equipment supplier. It is…

Liberal Convention in Windsor

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I just returned from working at the Liberal Party Convention. I was very impressed with the topics of discussion and how elloquent some of the candidates were. It made conference…

Aeroplan Elite Status

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I have been traveling throughout North America for years, but I never quite reached Elite Status until this year. I didn’t know that you didn’t accumulate status miles for Tango…

Francophone communities

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This morning, there was an interesting topic at the Newcomers’ conference. It dealt with Canada’s official languages and the impact that language can have on new immigrants. There are approximately…

Different types of interpretation

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Simultaneous interpretation – The interpreters sit in a booth with a clear view of the meeting room, listen to the speaker through headphones and interpret the speech as it unfolds…