A Ride to Remember: One Montreal family takes life by the handlebars, and raises funds for brain research Kate Shingler September 21, 2020 557 Helping to bathe and dress your grandfather is not a typical responsibility for a 17-year-old Montreal high school student. But even as teenagers, Matthew and Evan Wener were all too aware of the toll caring fo...
Trottier Family Foundation gift empowers Montreal’s most affected communities to fight COVID Tara Simonetta Mann September 21, 2020 343 We are not all equal in the eyes of the virus. This is a realization that has come to the forefront over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the virus does not discriminate, systemic issues disadva...
Terry Fox Virtual Run – September 20, 2020 LiveEvents September 15, 2020 223 The Terry Fox Virtual Run One Day. Your Way. Sunday, September 20th 40 Years after Terry Fox was Forced to Stop his Marathon of Hope, The Terry Fox Run Goes on Virtually “It’s got to keep going without me.”...
A made-in-Montreal solution to COVID-19 Tara Simonetta Mann August 21, 2020 6403 A key to controlling COVID-19 is testing Editor’s Note: When this article was originally posted, one of the photo captions contained a serious error. Dr. Susanne Bechstedt and Dr. Maureen McKeague were not cor...
Caring for the Caregiver at the Cummings Centre takes on a new perspective The Montrealer August 4, 2020 450 With the current situation surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19), the role of caregivers has grown exponentially. The Cummings Centre, a non-profit, multicultural community centre serving Montreal’s 50+ popula...
Marc Parent – business leader, philanthropist and innovator Tara Simonetta Mann August 3, 2020 894 Marc Parent values Montreal for what it is and for what it can offer the world By Tara Simonetta-Mann “This city is a hub for aviation and AI,” he says. “We have world-class universities and health care. Th...
Montreal investment firm steps up to feed health care heroes The Montrealer June 28, 2020 773 Employees at Jarislowsky Fraser fundraised to treat 500 essential hospital workers to a warm meal A group of employees at the Montreal-based firm Jarislowsky Fraser came together online to raise funds to suppo...
Bell Let’s Talk and the Graham Boeckh Foundation to fund mental health initiatives across Canada Peter Kerr June 17, 2020 416 In early March, the Bell Let’s Talk and Montreal-based Graham Boeckh Foundation announced a $10 million partnership to support integrated youth mental health services across Canada. This partnership is part of ...
Alleviating parents’ fears over Emergency Room visits LiveEvents June 4, 2020 507 Alleviating parents’ fears over Emergency Room visits amid COVID-19: Showcasing the transformation of the Children’s Emergency Department Green Zone Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fear should never be a barri...
How to calm your anxiety amidst the outdoor grocery store line and prison-like home sentence Jeboah Miranda May 27, 2020 739 First of all, let’s just admit that this situation…well…kinda… just sucks. There, we said it. Now that we got that out of the way, we can talk about our reality, the new one where we stand outside of our grocer...
