Tag: community

  • Funding Announced To Help Ontarians Save Energy And Money In Homes And Businesses

    Funding Announced To Help Ontarians Save Energy And Money In Homes And Businesses

    I’m sure we all read the distressing poll that about a third of Canadians still don’t believe the threat of climate change is real.  Even more illuminating: only 30 per cent even know we are taking action in Ontario to fight climate change. This is the reason why Canada and Ontario are working together to…

  • Tinkering Won’t Fix Crisis In Ontario Corrections And Jails

    Tinkering Won’t Fix Crisis In Ontario Corrections And Jails

    In December of 2015, I toured the aging Thunder Bay District Jail. The nearly century-old jail had recently been the scene of a riot that led to a correctional officer being taken hostage – 70 inmates took control of the upper floor for a period of 20 hours. In Ontario, assaults on correctional officers and…

  • ISIS Goal Splits Family And Divides Muslims

    ISIS Goal Splits Family And Divides Muslims

    History is made in moments, often of crisis and uncertainty, and the wisdom with which we meet them. This is one of those moments. ISIS goal is to split the human family. To divide the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims from everyone else. Those in our societies who sow fear, suspicion and hatred of Muslims  are…

  • Theft Of Artist Ideas May Not Be Theft At All

    Theft Of Artist Ideas May Not Be Theft At All

    Recently, one of my readers wrote that “there is another kind of generosity that comes much harder to me. I know I shouldn’t be stingy in this way, but I find myself stubbornly so. It’s the generosity of sharing my ideas, my connections, or giving a leg up to those who could benefit sometimes from…

  • 911 Heroes Memorial Run Series Happening Across America And The World

    911 Heroes Memorial Run Series Happening Across America And The World

    The Travis Manion Foundation (TMF), one the nation’s leading veterans advocacy organizations, is hosting its flagship event – the 10th annual 9/11 Heroes Memorial run in more than 50 communities across the country and around the world this September, including locally in in Annapolis, MD, and Alexandria, VA. The annual race series unites communities across…

  • Affirmation Cards From Canada Moms Intended To Affect Millions

    Affirmation Cards From Canada Moms Intended To Affect Millions

    Everyone knows the old saying “to know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been” right? This couldn’t be more accurate, and for you to truly relate to Love Powered Co. and where it came from, we feel that you might need to know a little bit about affirmation and about us first.…

  • Ancient Zen Story About Re-framing Failure Applies To Grant Applications

    Ancient Zen Story About Re-framing Failure Applies To Grant Applications

    When thinking about grant writing, it helps to first consider this story that tells about luck. In it, a farmer’s horse runs away and all his neighbors come by to say what bad luck this is. The farmer replies “maybe.” His horse returns and with it brings wild horses. The neighbors all say what good…

  • Mark Canada 150 By Raising 150K Meals For Haiti Children With This UN App

    Mark Canada 150 By Raising 150K Meals For Haiti Children With This UN App

    CANADA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the #ASK1TOASK1 campaign, asking all Canadians to join the challenge to raise 150,000 meals for children in Haiti through the ShareTheMeal app to mark Canada’s 150th anniversary. Every day, countless children in Haiti turn up for school on an empty stomach, which makes it…

  • Joy Junction Apartment Complex In Albuquerque Fights Homelessness

    Joy Junction Apartment Complex In Albuquerque Fights Homelessness

    It’s no secret that homelessness in Albuquerque is an ongoing crisis. The crisis continues, despite inaccurate promises by some groups to “end” homelessness. Over the last few years, I’ve seen panhandling increase prolifically all over the city, while at Joy Junction, desperate families-often with children-call or visit us daily asking for a meal and a…

  • Making History- No Other Team In USCAA History Has Won 3 Consecutive Titles

    Making History- No Other Team In USCAA History Has Won 3 Consecutive Titles

    The non- scholarship players hail from some tough neighborhoods in the Bronx and Brooklyn and commute to school by subway. The Berkeley Knights team hasn’t lost since its opening game of the 2015- 16 season.Their drive to succeed on the basketball court extends to the classroom, where players are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA a half point higher than the SCAA’s requirement. The team has achieved numerous national honors this year including USCAA Division II Men’s Basketball – National Coach of the Year for Coach Chris Christiansen who is also the…

  • Reader Letter To The Silo Regarding Motion 103 And Hamilton Protest Rally

    Reader Letter To The Silo Regarding Motion 103 And Hamilton Protest Rally

    Dear Silo, there was a protest rally held at City Hall in Hamilton this past weekend. The purpose was to discuss or protest “Motion-103 “the motion put forth by one Ms. Iqra Khalid to stop as she sees it “Islamophobia.” For many the idea of “M-103” seems almost redundant as hate speech and any sort…

  • Light, Interviews, Books to Inspire, And A Call To Artists From Rome

    Light, Interviews, Books to Inspire, And A Call To Artists From Rome

    Consider for a moment the nature of light and time. Fleeting, infinite, unknowable, and yet familiar as our own minds. We long for more time while cursing its slow progress. Temporal matters dictate every aspect of our human lives. We are beholden to the times in which we live. We cannot grasp light and yet…

  • Toronto Erotic Arts And Crafts Fair Returns To The Gladstone Hotel In February

    Toronto Erotic Arts And Crafts Fair Returns To The Gladstone Hotel In February

    The Erotic Arts & Crafts Fair is Back!  Toronto’s first – and most beloved – fair celebrating all things sexy is popping up once again this February at the Gladstone Hotel! Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be brought to you by Hallmark – for another way, full of charm, wit, and craftsmanship, visit Toronto’s beloved…

  • Emerging China Wine Market Impacts USA, Canada and Global Wine Markets

    Emerging China Wine Market Impacts USA, Canada and Global Wine Markets

    It’s no secret that luxury brands have thrived in China in recent years amid a population increasingly oriented toward high-end consumer goods like fashion, jewelry and automobiles—and the elevated social status such items confer. Today, the Chinese population is immersed in a new love affair: with grape-based wine!  According to internationally-renowned sommelier, Noel Shu, China…

  • The Broadband Struggle Of Modern Living In UK Rural Areas

    The Broadband Struggle Of Modern Living In UK Rural Areas

    Living in a rural location has its perks. It’s peaceful, it’s quiet, and you’re out the way of all that city centre pollution. Bliss. However, when it comes to keeping up with technology, it can become a bit of a broadband nightmare. In this piece, we’ll be delving into the struggles that people living in…

  • Dominican Republic Province Altagracia Suffering With Poverty

    Dominican Republic Province Altagracia Suffering With Poverty

    Villa Altagracia is the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The name “La Altagracia” (High Grace) commemorates a painting, Our Lady of La Altagracia, brought from Spain in the early 16th century. Our Lady of La Altagracia is known to the Dominicans as a protector of the Island, to create miracles. Sadly, as we drove up the hill of Altagracia, we…

  • Updated XSplit Broadcasting Connects Entire eSports And Gaming Communities

    Updated XSplit Broadcasting Connects Entire eSports And Gaming Communities

    When we launched XSplit almost six years ago, we set out on a mission to make live streaming and recording simple. In that time, both broadcasting and gaming changed dramatically, with the advent of new live streaming services, the birth of the Twitch Streamer, and the explosion of eSports capturing the imagination of players across…

  • Collective Establishes HAVN For The Arts In Hamilton

    Collective Establishes HAVN For The Arts In Hamilton

    I learned about the Hamilton Audio Visual Node (HAVN) a few years ago by doing the rounds during Art Crawl. Since then it’s become obvious they’re hosting some of the most innovative music and visual art in Hamilton. I sat down with Connor Bennett and Chris Ferguson at the beginning of July to learn more…

  • Albuquerque’s Joy Junction Homeless Shelter Is Turning 30

    Albuquerque’s Joy Junction Homeless Shelter Is Turning 30

    Joy Junction is three decades old. It is hard to believe the shelter I founded is 30 this year, and that I’ve spent more than half my life at what has obviously now become a lifetime calling. Looking back, it seems just like a short time ago that I came up the driveway of our…

  • Ontario Basic Income Pilot Begins- Special Advisor Hugh Segal Appointed

    Ontario Basic Income Pilot Begins- Special Advisor Hugh Segal Appointed

    The province has appointed the Honourable Hugh Segal to provide advice on the design and implementation of a Basic Income Pilot in Ontario, as announced in the 2016 Budget. Basic income, or guaranteed annual income, is a payment to eligible families or individuals that ensures a minimum level of income. Ontario will design and implement…

  • FCC Promoted American Broadband Competition And Net Neutrality

    FCC Promoted American Broadband Competition And Net Neutrality

    In late 2014- early 2015, the FCC stood up for more competition and more choice in local broadband. This is a critical step in making faster, cheaper Internet available for all Americans. You may have heard that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just put in place rules to protect ‘net neutrality.’ That’s big news. But…

  • A New Light On Autism

    A New Light On Autism

    Have you ever noticed how experts constantly refer to Autism as a ‘learning disability’?  I contemplate this term as I watch my nine-year-old son Braydon, effortlessly scale my counter tops to filch the salt and vinegar chips I hid in top shelf.  In fact, Braydon’s problem solving skills exceed that of his ‘neurotypical’ sister. What…