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From street kid to valued employee

October 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Sean’s work with this fellow helped transform him to becoming a valued employee. They first met through a program run by Richard Leblanc working with street youth.

Classroom moments, Traveler in Your Own Town

Applied theatre on the bus

October 6, 2015 · Leave a comment

A student in UVic’s Applied Theatre developed a performance piece on transit about being polite on the bus.

uvic moments

Three Penny Opera -finding the character

September 26, 2015 · Leave a comment

We started talking by my asking what she learned or is thinking about from her day in school. “Expressionism” .. She’s drawing inspiration from her own experience for an upcoming role as a prostitute in this Phoenix Theatre production

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Learning the game of getting along at work

September 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

Finding and keeping his place in the tumultuous IT industry for over 40 years has lessons for many in the workplace.

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Growing business by cooperating with competitors

September 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

A lot of the competition to Nathan’s gardening company can’t handle working with trees and hedges. His helping them is paying off with new business. kanakas@live.ca

Traveler in Your Own Town

Cementing a brother -sister relationship

September 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

A cycling trip after traveling across the country cemented his relationship with his sister.

Traveler in Your Own Town

Working quietly professionally, with a spirit of world wide adventure on the inside

August 31, 2015 · Leave a comment

Surprising conversation with an adventurer …. Having that spirit of adventure helps in her work.

Traveler in Your Own Town

A touching moment on the bus

August 14, 2015 · Leave a comment

An invitation from a beautifully dressed woman deeply touched Sheila. Her interest in her gave a wonderful feeling.

Community School Interviews

Justin Blanchfield at Bayside Middle School ( 2009)

August 14, 2015 · Leave a comment

One of two Mechanical Engineers on staff. His expertise includes hydrodynamics, thermodynamics, and modelling. Justin?fs involved in the design of water supply systems and outfalls. He is currently modelling the Skeena river in Terrace to design a bank protection system

Community School Interviews

Matthew Kemshaw: Creatures of Habitat ( 2009)

August 14, 2015 · Leave a comment

Matthew is a passionate community activist who (with lots of his friends) is working with local schools, governments and city park officials to encourage the application of design principles that mimic natural systems and support functional productive ecologies. This means