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BCom alum credits networking with helping Sports Illustrated app off the ground

webfull — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:04:10 +0000

In Canada, ice time is at a premium and the nearest rink might not be able to accommodate your beer league team. But in large cities, there’s often ice available somewhere, and Jonathan Azouri (BCom’16) spotted an opportunity. The co-founder and CEO of CatchCorner by Sports Illustrated, an app that allows users to book sports facilities, launched it in Toronto in 2019 and is now making it available in markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Boston.

Published: 11 September 2024

ESG investing helped prepare Gillian Stein to become CEO of Henry’s

webfull — Tue, 21 May 2024 17:11:59 +0000

Gillian Stein (BCom’00)’s great-grandfather founded the Toronto-headquartered electronics business Henry’s in 1909, but she never envisioned becoming the company’s CEO. Growing up, she had seen how stressful running the company could be for her father Andrew, who had a heart attack at the age of 47. “I always had a ton of respect and passion and admiration for the business but it wasn’t something I wanted for myself,” says Stein. “I changed and the business changed.

Published: 21 May 2024

How Polarization Manifests in Canada | CBC Radio

webfull — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:01:45 +0000

March 1, 2023 | Max Bell School of Public Policy Alumni, Shweta Menon, joined Julia Wright to talk about one of the projects at the Public Policy Forum where they are focused on understanding the risks polarization poses to social cohesion and trust in Canada. The Public Policy Forum says young individuals across Canada are reporting less positive comments on Canada's democratic institutions.

Published: 7 March 2023

Quebec report recommends rights-based approach to tackle intimate partner violence, homelessness | The Lawyer's Daily

webfull — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 18:47:46 +0000

January 4 2022 | The Quebec government should establish a comprehensive “made in Quebec” legal framework to tackle intimate partner violence by creating a specific right to adequate housing under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and introduce comprehensive legislation that institutes a right to be free from domestic violence that includes legal recourses in civil matters, argues Pearl Eliadis, Associate Professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy.

Published: 4 January 2023

Leduc receives Prix Jeune Agronome from l’Ordre des Agronomes du Québec

webfull — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:13:36 +0000

Congratulations to Maxime Leduc, BSc(AgEnvSc)’12, a self-employed consultant in forage systems and Farm Management and Technology Program Lecturer, who has been awarded the Prix Jeune Agronome from l’Ordre des Agronomes du Quebec for his exceptional contributions to Quebec agriculture. Earlier this year Maxime received the Macdonald Distinguished Young Alumni Award.

Published: 24 January 2022

Marangoni appointed to Order of Canada

webfull — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:29:29 +0000

On December 29th, for the first time in her role as Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon announced Order of Canada appointments and promotions. Among the 135 honorees is Professor Alejandro G. Marangoni (B.Sc.(Agr)’87), the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Aging at the University of Guelph.

Published: 14 January 2022

Over 41 million cases of dementia go undiagnosed across the globe – World Alzheimer Report reveals

webfull — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:30:10 +0000

��Ƭ��Ƶ University co-editors Drs. Serge Gauthier, Pedro Rosa-Neto, José A. Morais and Ms. Claire Webster deliver the World Alzheimer Report 2021, 'Journey through the diagnosis of dementia'.

Published: 22 September 2021

Green and Gold, and Mac all over

webfull — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:55:53 +0000

Ann Louise Carson BScAgr’81 immersed herself in Mac traditions. She’s now supporting them for the next generation through a legacy gift.

Read more in the August 2021 edition of Focus on Macdonald

Published: 3 September 2021

From family farm to family gift: Mac graduate ‘cultivates’ experiential education

webfull — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:50:59 +0000

As a young Macdonald College student, Alton McEwen, BSc(Agr)’66, had plenty of opportunities for experiential education during the summer months, working seven days a week on the family dairy farm in the Chateauguay Valley. Thanks to a generous gift from McEwen, internships will continue to play an essential part in the education experience at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Read more in August 2021 issue of Focus on Macdonald

Published: 3 September 2021

Flower power: Quebec farmer invites visitors to pick bouquets on farm

webfull — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:29:10 +0000

��Ƭ��Ƶ alumnus Marc-André Isabelle (Dip.FMT, BEng. Bioresource) is a course lecturer in the Farm Management & Technology program. The Isabelle farm in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, has evolved and expanded throughout the years, from dairy to strawberries to produce, and most recently launching FestiFleurs, a popular pick-your-own bouquet event.

Published: 4 August 2021