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Building climate resilience and food security

Building climate resilience and food security

There are many mysteries about humanity, but we know at least one thing is true: people need food and water to survive. Canada is a land of tremendous bounty, especially when it comes to our food supply. With so much growing land and places to raise livestock, the agricultural possibilities, in the southern part of the country at least, have traditionally felt seemingly endless. But climate change is throwing a wrench into agricultural practices around the world, with drought, flooding and disease threatening the security of our food systems. With consistently ballooning populations and unstable growing conditions, the future of food security is a pressing concern for academics and the general population alike.

Business, Education, Environment, Home, Health, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsDecember 7, 2022Feature

Filling the gap in mental-health resources in rural communities

Filling the gap in mental-health resources in rural communities

Farmers face social isolation, financial uncertainty and other pressures that can bring mental-health challenges, but they are also known for self-reliance and pride. Yet when it comes to getting help, they often lack access to local resources.

Business, Environment, Health, Life, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsDecember 6, 2022Feature

Support for cleantech innovation crucial for meeting climate targets

Support for cleantech innovation crucial for meeting climate targets

Voices in support of climate change abatement and adaptation are growing as awareness across all areas of society about the importance of reducing our collective environmental footprint rises.

Environment, Education, Business, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 28, 2022Feature

Western schools

Western schools

Research-powered climate adaptation and water security solutions

Canada, land of cold, is not immune to rising temperatures. Yet what happens when global warming depletes snow and ice – iconic resources that not only define our nation but also play major roles in our ecosystems – is of increasing concern.

Education, Business, Environment, Innovation, Life, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 22, 2022Feature

Cleantech innovation

Cleantech innovation

Advancing a full suite of tools to help decarbonize the oil sands

Tackling climate change will require unprecedented collaboration and technological innovation – and Canada’s oil sands industry has spent the last decade working on a template for both.

Business, Education, Environment, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 22, 2022Feature

Innovation and technology in the oil sands vital to Canada’s climate plan

Innovation and technology in the oil sands vital to Canada’s climate plan

Decades of research and development leadership is allowing Canada’s oil sands industry to hit the ground running on a steady path to net zero by 2050.

Business, Education, Environment, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 1, 2022Feature

Weighing solid investment options

Weighing solid investment options

With interest rates and inflation on the rise and the threat of a recession not going away any time soon, Canadians feel uncertain about their financial future. A big question for many: Where and how should they invest their hard-earned dollars during these turbulent times?

Business, Environment, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsOctober 25, 2022Feature

Canada takes major step forward as a leader in inclusive dermatology

Canada takes major step forward as a leader in inclusive dermatology

Dermatologist Dr. Geeta Yadav tells the story of one of her patients, an Indo-Canadian man with severe eczema, who told her he had waited nine years to be correctly diagnosed. “I was able to give him treatment that made him 100 per cent better in a matter of two months,” says Dr. Yadav. “It is awful to imagine that someone would have to suffer like that because the diagnosis wasn’t made for so long and the severity wasn’t identified sooner.”

Business, Education, Environment, Health, Home, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsOctober 11, 2022Feature

Advisory council ensures Indigenous voices are heard

Advisory council ensures Indigenous voices are heard

Canadore College, headquartered in North Bay, Ontario, has a proven track record with innovative applied research specifically designed to meet the needs of industry. Now it’s about to expand on that reputation and move into the realm of delivering reliable and safe drinking water systems to Indigenous communities. As part of its Clean Water Initiative, Canadore is creating a Clean Water Learning Lodge on its College Drive Campus to develop a comprehensive platform of products, services and education programs. The outcomes will include programs tailored to the needs and values of First Nations, and will inspire Indigenous learners to take on fulfilling careers in water management.

Business, Environment, Education, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 16, 2022Feature

Dedication to health and sustainability driving innovation

Dedication to health and sustainability driving innovation

More than ever, Canadians pay close attention to food product labels. They choose healthy options and want to support brands committed to sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Business, Education, Environment, Farm to Table Magazine, Health, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 9, 2022Feature

Wealth of mineral and leadership assets helping Sudbury thrive

Wealth of mineral and leadership assets helping Sudbury thrive

From infrastructure and machinery to technology and health, many of the fundamentals of our modern life rely on metals and minerals.

Canada has long been recognized as a leading mining nation and host to a minerals sector that continuously advances exploration, mining and related support activities. In producing 60 minerals and metals, the industry continues to drive job creation and economic activity in every region, yet it has also been subject to a number of changes over the past decade.

Business, Environment, Technology, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsJune 10, 2022Feature

Indigenous leadership

Indigenous leadership

“For the Mamalilikulla First Nation, every day is Ocean Day,” says John Powell, chief councillor of the traditional land and waters of the Gwaxdlala/Nalaxdlala (Lull Bay/Hoeya Sound). “Every day is land day. Every day is sky day. Every day, we connect to our ancestors and the stories that bind us to the reason that we created an IPCA under our ancient traditional law of Aweenak’ola.”

Environment, Business, Life, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsJune 8, 2022Feature

Research and innovation powering momentum toward sustainable development goals

Research and innovation powering momentum toward sustainable development goals

Water plays a central role in every aspect of society, from health and food security to economic development. Disruptions to water supplies – for example, due to the floods, droughts or wildfires that happen with increasing frequency across Canada and the world – should serve as wake-up calls and inspire action.

Education, Environment, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsMay 19, 2022Feature

Boosting food and energy security with sustainability in mind

Boosting food and energy security with sustainability in mind

Our overarching goal – to address climate change – is more critically important than ever. Yet recent events, such as the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have brought other key components of the clean economy into focus, food and energy security among them.

Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Health, Home, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 22, 2022Feature

Nourishing a better, more sustainable world

Nourishing a better, more sustainable world

It may seem a small thing: the little plastic clip holding together your bag of bread. Yet when you consider the number of clips used in households across the country, you can imagine their cumulative impact.

Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Health, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 21, 2022Feature

Preparing the ground for CleanTech and sustainable solutions

Preparing the ground for CleanTech and sustainable solutions

Two years ago, on Earth Day 2020, 220 members of Canada’s Clean50 and 180 companies issued a call for adoption of a comprehensive “build-back-better” plan that included a strong focus on supporting the companies and innovations paving the way for a clean economy. This plan was then endorsed by 35 environmental non-governmental organizations. Today, Gavin Pitchford, Canada’s Clean50 Awards executive director and the CEO of Delta Management Group, is happy to report that progress has been made

Business, Education, Exportwise, Home, Health, Innovation, Life, EnvironmentRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 20, 2022Feature