Young professionals find unique opportunities at engineering giant WSP

Yasmin Anderson is in the early stages of building her engineering career, two years after graduating with a specialized degree, while project lead manager Caroline Couture-Trudel has 15 years of experience managing large-scale engineering and design projects. They are working together at WSP on the design of the largest, most complex heritage-rehabilitation project ever undertaken in Canada: restoring and modernizing Centre Block, the flagship building on Parliament Hill.

Business, EducationRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 29, 2023Feature

Developing the workforce of tomorrow

Quentin Navarre knew virtually nothing about woodworking when he enrolled in the two-year Heritage Carpentry and Joinery diploma program at Algonquin College nine years ago. Today, he and his wife Amy Webster, a fellow Algonquin graduate, have their own business – Wildwood Designs – in Perth, Ont., specializing in high-end architectural millwork and hand-crafted furniture.

Education, Business, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 28, 2023Feature

Celebrating the payroll professionals at the heart of business

The National Payroll Institute’s Portraits of Payroll program

Payroll professionals are typically used to working behind the scenes, quietly getting important things done with little attention on them and their efforts – as long as pay ends up in employees’ accounts. The National Payroll Institute had a different idea – creating its Portraits of Payroll program to shine a spotlight on the expertise and contributions of those who work in these pivotal roles in organizations across Canada.

Business, Education, Financial, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 18, 2023Feature

Bridging markets and producers

At a time when sustainability and nutrition are top of mind, Canadian and U.S. organic producers stand tall as vanguards of responsible agriculture, offering nutritious and sustainably produced organic ingredients that both nourish North America and resonate globally.

Business, Farm to Table Magazine, Health, Home, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 15, 2023Feature

Lifestyle, affordability and opportunities for growth factor into Regina’s appeal

Canada’s cities have a lot to brag about, and in recent years provinces such as Alberta and Nova Scotia have tooted their horns to lure new residents and businesses to their communities.

Business, Arts, Innovation, Life, TravelRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 15, 2023Feature

Creativity, connecting, community building

After 90 years of advancing arts, culture and thought leadership, what’s next for Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity?

Revered as a creative retreat, a catalyst of artistic experimentation and a cornerstone of collaboration, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is looking ahead to its centennial as it celebrates the global impact of its programming and the 100,000 artists and leaders who have been inspired since its founding nine decades ago.

Education, Life, BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 7, 2023Feature

Trans Canada Trail

Building safer trails, local capacity and community connections

When Chris Exner calls for volunteers to work on the section of the Trans Canada Trail that runs through his rural Saskatchewan community of Lumsden, residents respond more often than not with a big show of hands.

Environment, Education, Business, Life, TravelRandallAnthony CommunicationsJuly 7, 2023Feature

Florida getaways

Superlatives are hard to avoid when Florida – as a travel destination – is the subject matter. After all, the Sunshine State is packed with one-of-a-kind attractions, boasting the best beaches and the oldest town in the U.S., the world’s fishing and sponge capitals, and the only place in the world where visitors can interact with manatees.

Environment, Business, Life, TravelRandallAnthony CommunicationsJune 23, 2023Feature

Helping vulnerable kids thrive

Two world-leading programs spearheaded by researchers at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) are poised to make a significant difference in key areas of pediatric care: pain management, and improved participation in simple, everyday tasks by children with severely restricted mobility who are unable to communicate through speech.

Giving whales the right-of-way in the Salish Sea

“The Strait of Georgia in the Salish Sea is one of the most important marine areas in Canada in need of protection,” says Susie Washington-Smyth, co-ordinator of the Southern Gulf Islands Whale Sighting Network. “I’m worried that if we don’t act now there will be nothing left to protect.”

Strengthening agricultural systems through plant-breeding and tools for farmers

Farm productivity is subject to a complex web of conditions. On the economic side of the balance sheet, there are factors like supply chain woes, inflationary pressures and supply-and-demand imbalances. On the environmental side, there are the impacts of climate change, including severe and unseasonal weather events, and ever-evolving disease pressures.

Learning by doing

At the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering, engineers of tomorrow are learning far more than simply how to build bridges or complex machines.

A profile of philanthropy work in Canada

A decade ago, the concept of teaching entrepreneurial thinking at the University of Calgary was just a novel idea. The question was, can entrepreneurial thinking be taught?

Engineering solutions at the heart of the global energy transition

The scale of the challenge is massive, and the clock is ticking. Meeting global commitments to fight climate change will require cutting the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than half by 2030, just seven years from now.

Innovation ecosystem drives research success

Creating pathways to groundbreaking impact through multidisciplinary teams is fundamental to research and innovation at the University of Calgary, says William Ghali, the university’s vice-president (research).

From invention to application

Leadership at the intersection of health and technology at the University of Waterloo

Some of the most innovative applications of technology to new health solutions are advancing towards commercialization at the University of Waterloo. This includes products from wearable monitors that call emergency services in the event of a heart attack to prosthetics with sockets that dynamically adjust to fit their users.

Roadways to success in the Back River Gold District

Weather conditions allow only a narrow window of opportunity for surface transport to reach the site of the Goose project in Nunavut, about 400 kilometres southwest of Cambridge Bay and 520 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. Accessibility depends on open shipping lanes in the Beaufort Sea, which close as temperatures drop, as well as ice roads that are only stable when it’s cold.

Putting consumer data preferences at the Core of Open Banking Strategy

With over 25 years of industry-wide expertise, Symcor enables secure data exchanges for many of Canada’s largest organizations. By developing solutions that address common challenges, Symcor provides both agility and security to meet evolving market needs. This critical balance is especially important as the country progresses on its Open Banking journey.

Closing gaps in water access to ‘leave no one behind’

Household chores can be a drain on anyone’s time and energy, but picture a scenario where your tap water needs to be boiled or treated before it can be used or consumed. Now compare the resulting hardship to yet another situation: where there is no water source in or close to your household.

Business, Environment, EducationRandallAnthony CommunicationsMay 18, 2023Feature

Canadian companies explore global clean energy opportunities

The drive towards a net-zero global economy coupled with concern over energy security in Europe and elsewhere following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a “generational economic opportunity” for Canada to become a clean energy and technology supplier of choice to the world, according to Natural Resources Canada (NRC).

Business, Education, Environment, Financial, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsMay 1, 2023Feature

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