by Tara Brunet – As the 2017 Woman to Watch award recipient, I am so honoured to be writing this introduction for the next Women to Watch special feature. I am incredibly inspired by female entrepreneurs and seeing their businesses grow! My philosophy has been to remain as authentic as possible in my endeavours and […]
Editorial Director Deborah Rogers Chats with Jacqueline Jim, SENĆOŦEN Immersion Teacher, Language Coach and Member of the First Nations Education Steering Committee Four of the W̱SÁNEĆ first nations, W̱JOȽEȽ(Tsartlip), BOḰEĆEN(Pauquachin), W̱SIḴEM(Tseycum) and SȾÁUTW̱(Tsawout), created the ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ Tribal School in 1989, teaching students from preschool to grade 10. The introduction of full language immersion teaching
by Doreen Gee – “I haven’t taken a sick day in 17 years” speaks volumes about Margie Shenduk’s dedication to excellence in her work for the Casman Group. Margie’s story illustrates the power of education, hard work and determination in attaining personal success. But she goes one step further by paying it forward, drawing on
Margie Shenduk: Leader and Mentor
by Denny Warner, Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce – You would have to have been in a media bubble not to have noticed how women’s issues have proliferated in the media lately. The #MeToo movement has emboldened women and their allies to also speak out about inequalities like the wage gap and gender parity. Recent
Speaking Up About the Wage Gap
by Lindsay Neal – My first visit to Whitehorse was in July, and I was given the grand tour. I rode along as a passenger in my boyfriend Eli’s office (more commonly known as a floatplane). We flew over a Yukon sunrise, landed on McClusky Lake, soared above the Peel River and the mountains
Globehopping: Winter is Here – Moving North
