Life often takes many unexpected turns. Dakota Brown had graduated from the Pearson School of Culinary Arts and was working at a renowned Montreal restaurant. This was his dream. Life was good! Then, the pandemic hit and his job disappeared. He knew that he needed to find something new to do. He did just that when he enrolled in the General Building Maintenance program at the Verdun Adult & Career Centre.

How often do we call someone a warrior? Norma Condo is just that: a warrior. In spite of unexpectedly becoming a single mother of five a month before starting her Professional Cooking program at PSCA, Norma found the strength within her to follow her dream of becoming an Indigenous chef.