Stories
HUMANS OF IMPACT
Curates stories of social enterprises as told by students from the member organizations of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan).
Granby Industrial
The importance of solidarity and economic development in the regions becomes clear when times are tough. Granby Industrial, located in the city of the same name, is dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship as well as regional industrial and economic development. Thanks to the organization, dozens of businesses enjoy constant support, numerous jobs are being created, and sustainable projects are being established, year after year. Without question, it is truly an organization that is having a positive
Carleton Road Industries Association is making a difference by creating opportunities and working towards inclusion. “Everyone has an ability,” says Mackenzie Akin, Executive Director at Carleton Road. “Rather than focusing on one’s
“Food is Life! People should be able to afford healthy food,” says Callum Batten, Outreach Manager of Eat Local Grey Bruce (ELGB). It’s an ideal that we can all agree on. But
I had the opportunity to meet Chef Ric, director of the Food Service Training Program (FSTP) at the Ottawa Mission. We talked about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the correlations
Tom Thwaits has been canoeing his whole life but when he moved to Meaford Ontario twelve years ago, he took his love to a new level by using every opportunity to get
Wouldn’t it be a perfect world if everyone was treated equally? Even though it’s a state that most people in the community desire to reach, not enough businesses give opportunities to people
My name is Olivia Piper and I am in the early childhood education program at Georgian College, Orillia Campus. On March 28th I spoke to Rick Zytaruk, a certified passive house builder
Love and Passion, to Arjen DeBruin, Owner of DeBruin’s Greenhouse in Thunder Bay, is the foundation he cultivates in all aspects of life. DeBruin has been a farmer for over 40 years,
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of internet service providers? The first thing that comes to my mind are giant and impersonal mega corporations that see communities
The Out of This World Cafe employs psychiatric consumers and survivors. Established in 2004, this was the first social enterprise to operate out of a psychiatric facility. As a frequent in-patient at