Sieuwke (pronounced “shoe-ka”) Stoppel is the Operations Director with Braeside Community Association in Calgary. Prior to joining the organization,
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Meet Reena: the working widow determined to improve her daughter’s future
When Reena was a child, she was taught the value of honest and hard work. She adopted the life philosophy that, “regardless of the type of work you
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Meet Chris Marks: the multi-talented, quadriplegic father working on his master’s degree, thanks to scholarship funding
Chris Marks is a born-and-bred, European-Canadian who grew up on fishing boats off of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia (B.C.). By the time he was
Meet Kulvinder Singh: a farm boy who became a charity leader in rural Punjab
Kulvinder Singh is the voluntary, full-time general secretary of Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust (GN Trust) in Punjab, India, which
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How a cabbie’s racist comment inspired a $400,000 scholarship fund at UBC
It was back in September 2015 when Barj Dhahan, a Canadian businessman and equity advocate, devoted himself to Indigenous truth and reconciliation.
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