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Looking back on 55 years of land conservation

Looking back on 55 years of land conservation

In 1962, a group of naturalists in southern Ontario was alarmed by development activities that they saw encroaching on important habitat for plants and animals. Recognizing that this was not just a local, but a national, issue, they created the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to acquire and protect land under threat. Fifty-five years later, NCC reaches from coast to coast to coast and has protected 2.8 million acres (more than 1.1 million hectares) of Canada’s most important natural habitats.

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Life, EducationRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 28, 2017Featured

Supercharging smartphone payment app with cryptocurrency rewards

Supercharging smartphone payment app with cryptocurrency rewards

The mobile payment space is becoming increasingly crowded, but leaders are emerging, especially here in Canada, recently recognized by Forex as the world’s most cashless country.

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BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 27, 2017Featured

Do business like a Canadian

Do business like a Canadian

Doing business responsibly can be a competitive advantage for Canadian companies, but it involves overcoming some tremendous challenges. The question to ask is not whether we know enough or have enough influence to overcome our greatest barriers but, rather, whether we are good enough.

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Business, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 27, 2017Featured

SKI B.C.

SKI B.C.

The routine is the same at ski resorts around the world – when the chairlifts and gondolas shut down at the end of the ski day, it marks the beginning of après-ski, that time when people gather to swap stories about their day on the slopes or use the opportunity to sample other cold-season activities.

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SKI BCRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 25, 2017Featured

The new Mawji Centre celebrates entrepreneurship

The new Mawji Centre celebrates entrepreneurship

Carter Buchanan is studying entrepreneurship at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), but that hasn’t stopped him from already running three small businesses – between and often during classes.

EducationRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 24, 2017Featured

Excellence in research and innovation

Excellence in research and innovation

When concentrations of successful, innovation-driven companies and their partners align efforts, they are proven to attract talent and investment dollars, and propel innovation and economic growth. That’s what Canada is betting a billion dollars on.

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BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 21, 2017Featured

Built for a carbon-constrained future

Built for a carbon-constrained future

The goal is well defined: to stop the rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. With the Canadian government’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, all emission sources come under scrutiny. Buildings – and the energy use associated with their construction, maintenance and operation – account for about one-third of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, says Thomas Mueller, president and CEO of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), who believes that efforts to improve the sustainability parameters of buildings need to focus on their carbon footprint.

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Business, Life, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 21, 2017Featured

Shining a light on solutions that make a difference in the world

Shining a light on solutions that make a difference in the world

Investigations at the intersection of light and matter can provide answers and solutions in a wide range of fields, including mining, energy, health and life sciences, and advanced manufacturing, especially when researchers have access to the kind of brilliant and highly focused light that is available at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 21, 2017Featured

Why parents feel the pressure to help their adult children

Why parents feel the pressure to help their adult children

Back in 2007, I sat down with Rob Carrick from The Globe and Mail to discuss a story he was working on about the cost of having children, just as my latest book at the time, The Prosperity Factor for Kids, was set to hit bookshelves.

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BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 20, 2017Featured

Plan for a stress-free future

Plan for a stress-free future

A professional financial planner can help provide insight, encouragement and peace of mind

Cary List, president and CEO of the Financial Standards Planning Council (FPSC), knows through extensive research and experience that Canadians who plan properly are more in control and less stressed about their financial futures.

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BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 20, 2017Featured

Seniors seek healthy, active lifestyles in community living

Seniors seek healthy, active lifestyles in community living

With an increasing number of Canadian seniors moving into independent living communities, retirement residence operators are being challenged to offer new options to keep their residents physically and mentally engaged.

Health, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 20, 2017Featured

Canadians conserving together

Canadians conserving together

The scent of pine in a forest, a grassland breeze on our face and the sound of waves on a shoreline invite us to connect with nature. Thanks to a unique public-private partnership, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners are increasing the number of outstanding natural areas across our country that are protected from future development. That means more opportunities for all Canadians to appreciate nature, and for the plants and animals that depend on these ecologically important areas to thrive.

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LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 20, 2017Featured

The hundreds of things to experience and learn on The Great Trail

The hundreds of things to experience and learn on The Great Trail

“Having the opportunity to experience The Great Trail can make a big difference in someone’s life,” says Hugh Scott, who enjoys sharing recollections from an engagement with the Trail that spans over two decades and many geographic regions.

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LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 18, 2017Featured

Celebrating a phenomenal 25-year success, and looking ahead

Celebrating a phenomenal 25-year success, and looking ahead

This year has been a memorable one, marked by wonderful milestones that led to an unforgettable culmination – a celebration of the cross-Canada connection of The Great Trail. Canada is now home to the longest recreational trail in the world, thanks to the generosity, dedication and hard work of people across the country.

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LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 18, 2017Featured

Winter-proof your skin with cleansing and moisturizing routine

Winter-proof your skin with cleansing and moisturizing routine

When it gets cold outside, we turn up the heat indoors to feel comfortable, but the temperature differences and the dry air can adversely affect our skin’s ability to retain moisture, creating opportunities for itchy and painful conditions like eczema and severe dry skin to flare up.

Health, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 16, 2017Featured

Call for additional tax credit

Call for additional tax credit

Donating to charity should be seen as a tax revenue source and a social benefit and not a drain on government revenue, says Ron Bernbaum, founder and CEO of Toronto-based PearTree Financial.

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LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 14, 2017Featured, Feature

National Philanthropy Day

National Philanthropy Day

National Philanthropy Day (NPD) on November 15 is an opportunity for Canadians to renew their commitment to the care and compassion they are known for throughout the world, says Scott Decksheimer, CFRE, chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Canada (AFP Canada).

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LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 14, 2017Featured

Innovation drives shifts in energy use

Innovation drives shifts in energy use

It’s the sustainability challenge of our time: achieving economic growth while lowering environmental impact.

Walter Mérida, director of UBC’s Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC), is confident it can be done, pointing to history and examples close to home.

BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 13, 2017Featured

Fun incentives in bill payment apps improve financial habits

BusinessNancy SeizNovember 13, 2017Featured

The Powder Highway: The ultimate road trip for snow seekers

The Powder Highway: The ultimate road trip for snow seekers

his route is special for more than the skiing as locals share insights and communities welcome visitors to their winter wonderland

It’s more than the skiing that makes a B.C. ski road trip unforgettable.

In the 1996-97 ski season, Angie Abdou’s boyfriend took a year off from university in Ontario to spend a winter at Fernie Alpine Resort in eastern British Columbia. In the spring, Ms. Abdou came out to visit. She planned to stay for a week, but never left.

SKI BCRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 11, 2017Featured