Friday, December 5, 2025
St. Clair College ESL and nursing graduate goes full circle, winning industry award for dedication to her profession
When Margaret Holec first emigrated from Poland to Canada 35 years ago, everything she knew about the English language came from secretly listening to Leonard Cohen.
While it was a poetic first taste, it didn't do much for her ability to communicate in a new language – that is – until she enrolled in an English as a second language (ESL) class at St. Clair College.