LOVE (Québec) was founded in 1993 by Sheila (Twinkle) Rudberg, who wanted to contribute to ending the cycles of violence occurring in young people’s lives. When her husband was killed by a 14-year-old boy, Twinkle came to see that the…
La Maison Kekpart in Longueuil was founded more than 40 years ago (Kekpart is an informal spelling of “quelque part”, meaning “somewhere”). Formerly known as Action Jeunesse St-Pie X De Longueuil Inc., Maison Kekpart assists children and youth aged from…
Créée il y a plus de 40 ans, la Maison Kekpart de Longueuil, autrefois appelée Action Jeunesse St-Pie X De Longueuil Inc., intervient auprès des jeunes de 6 à 17 ans via une approche axée sur les projets. Les intervenant.e.s…
The story of the Fonds Outils de Paix pour l’innovation en prévention de la violence is one of collaboration, and of audacity. The Fund was created at the Foundation of Greater Montréal in 2013, through the initiative of the Brian…
L’histoire du Fonds Outils de Paix pour l’innovation en prévention de la violence en est une de collaboration et d’audace. C’est en 2013 que le Fonds voit le jour à la Fondation du Grand Montréal, à l’initiative de la Fondation…
Philanthropy, which I see as one of the best vehicles for making a lasting difference in our society, has always played a major role in my life. That’s why I immediately agreed to be a part of the Women’s Impact…
On November 24, 2020, Abbot Lucien Ouellet, who had been the chaplain for the Sûreté du Québec, passed away at the age of 97. A native of Saint-Léon-le-Grand in Matapédia, he entered the Grand Séminaire in 1945, and was ordained…
Le 24 novembre 2020, à l’âge de 97 ans, est décédé l’abbé Lucien Ouellet, aumônier de la Sûreté du Québec. Originaire de Saint-Léon-le-Grand de Matapédia, il est entré au Grand Séminaire en 1945, et a été ordonné prêtre le 12…
With a view to guiding and encouraging the next generation of climate activists, the FGM has chosen to allocate $20,000 from the Collective Fund for Climate and Ecological Transition to the Collectif de la société civile québécoise’s Génération Climat Montréal…
As part of its mandate to promote the production of “research, data collection, reports or studies seeking to fill gaps in the sector”, the Collective Fund for Climate and Ecological Transition has provided $80,000 in funding for the development of…
Dans le cadre de son volet « Recherches, collectes de données, rapports ou études visant à combler les besoins du milieu », le Fonds Collectif pour le climat et la transition écologique a soutenu à hauteur de 80 000 $ le développement du pôle…
A graduate of HEC Montréal in business administration, Jacques Foisy is a chartered Professional accountant (CPA, CA). He started his career at KPMG in Montreal, then worked for Groupe Olympia, a meat processing company that today is known as Olymel. Since…