Weekly News Recap: July 16, 2021

Weekly News Recap: July 16, 2021

RoseAnne Archibald is the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. (Submitted by Laura Barrios)

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons. -- Jim Rohn

PHOTOGRAPHY

  • The Winners Of The 2021 Audubon Photography Awards Are Breathtaking (digg.com) #Beautiful "After months of quarantining inside many North Americans have taken up bird-watching as a hobby and the birds outside have continued to go on their merry way, unaware of a global pandemic afflicting humans. Many of these birders have been lucky to take some eye-popping photographs of our feathered friends."

  • Check out these stunning photos and videos of Wednesday's storm in Alberta (CBC) CALGARY STORY #AweInspiring "The skies across southern Alberta lit up spectacularly with lightning [...] as a thunderstorm rumbled through the region. Environment Canada had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for many communities. From Calgary to Strathmore, people gathered at windows and on balconies to watch the storm, and captured images and videos of gathering clouds and lightning strikes."

SOME GOOD NEWS

  • A Red Deer gas station's sweet secret to success (CBC) RED DEER STORY We love this gas station. First, for its amazing restrooms but also, because of their entrepreneurial spirit. #GoGasolineAlley "Along Gasoline Alley in Red Deer County there are plenty of gas stations to choose from, and that's why one is trying something new to attract highway travellers and Red Deer residents. At the Sweet Market Esso, you can fill up your tank, use the restroom and get your candy fix. The interior of the gas station looks like a kid's dream come true. Every candy you can think of, plus rarer Halal treats and chocolates made in Alberta, have made Sweet Market not just a gas station, but a destination."

  • Robot paramedic carries out CPR in ambulance in UK first (E&T) #ThisIsSoCool "South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) – an NHS ambulance service for the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Hampshire – is the first in the country to take the novel technology, known as LUCAS 3, onboard its vehicles. The device is a mechanical system that can deliver high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compressions consistently from the moment crews arrive on the scene and throughout a patient’s journey to a hospital without interruption."

  • More than 50 countries aim to put a third of the planet under conservation in draft UN plan (CBC) Now, this is big thinking. #MorePlease "UN negotiators released a set of proposals to protect nature on Monday, including a plan to put at least one-third of the planet under conservation protection in the next decade, but environmentalists said the draft fell short on ambition. The 21 proposals include targets for reducing pesticide use, cutting plastic waste and channeling $200 billion US a year toward protecting nature in developing countries. They will be voted on by the 196 countries in the UN Convention on Biodiversity when it next meets in October."

  • Meet the woman who helped create 'Cars cost less in Wetaskiwin' (CBC) EDMONTON STORY For anyone who spent any time in Edmonton (I did), this was a masterful campaign. Kudos to Connie and to the entire advertising team. "At her retirement party from CTV Edmonton in 2015, Connie Baxter admitted to something she had sworn to herself she would never bring up again. She announced to her colleagues that she had helped create the infamous jingle, 'Cars cost less in Wetaskiwin,' a four-second earworm that has been imprinted in the minds of Albertans since the 1980s."

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

  1. RoseAnne Archibald elected 1st female national chief of Assembly of First Nations (CBC) CANADIAN STORY Congratulations Grand Chief Archibald. "After five rounds of voting over the span of two days, former Ontario regional chief RoseAnne Archibald has been named the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Archibald — the first woman elected to the role — won after Reginald Bellerose, chief of Muskowekwan First Nation in Saskatchewan, conceded following the fifth ballot."

  2. Interview with Jane Potentier: Chair, AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada (AFP Global) CANADIAN STORY Go Jane! Congratulations on your appointment. "Jane Potentier, CFRE, became the new associate vice-president, alumni, and development, at the University of Victoria in 2020 after spending 18 years in various development roles at the University of Alberta. Throughout her career in Canada (she is originally from the U.K.), Jane has been involved in several roles within AFP, including president of the Edmonton & Area Chapter AFP (2009—2010); member of the AFP Canadian Council (2011—2016); and member of the board of AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada (2016—2019)."

  3. University of Calgary suspends admission for oil and gas engineering program (CTV) CALGARY STORY Wow. Just wow. I remember graduating from engineering at the UofA in the mid-1990s. My friends in petroleum engineering were being offered signing bonuses in excess of $100,000. What a change. "The University of Calgary has suspended admission for its oil and gas engineering bachelor program amidst a downturn in Canada’s energy sector and a transition towards a more renewable future. In fact, enrollment for the program has hit an all-time low with only about 10 students registered over the course of the last two years."

  4. 'We have to change the channel on Calgary': Chamber CEO Deborah Yedlin on Calgary's business future (Calgary Herald) CALGARY STORY I love this language. Thanks Deborah. "What do you mean by ‘change the channel on Calgary’? Calgary is no longer just an oil and gas city. And I think people don’t recognize what’s going on here. We have had accelerators that have come to set up shop in Calgary … We’ve seen venture capital companies looking, private equity companies looking."

  5. Fortney: Stampede fundraising in the time of COVID (Calgary Herald) CALGARY STORY Great work folks. "'But COVID-19 also increased the challenges for those of us fundraising,' says Brandt, who launched the #NotInMyCity campaign in 2017 due to the hard reality that sexual exploitation and human trafficking are often tied to big sporting and entertainment events, the Stampede being no exception. Like Brandt, many other charity-minded types have long used the 10 days of the Calgary Stampede to create awareness and raise money for the causes they support. Village Brewery, for instance, put on its NUTRaiser fundraiser on Stampede eve to benefit Calgary’s Prostate Cancer Centre, and is also planning fundraising Stampede breakfasts until Thursday at The Pig & Duke pub in the Beltline."

  6. Contemporary Calgary raises over $150,000 in first LOOK digital auction fundraiser (Yahoo Finance) CALGARY STORY #Boom. Nice work Contempory Calgary. "Contemporary Calgary hosted its annual LOOK fundraiser from June 6-16. With gatherings and restrictions in place due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the gallery took to the digital space to host its annual LOOK fundraiser which has been one of the most coveted events in the City since they first began in 2014."

  7. Langdon residents still waiting on answers about library proposal (CBC) LANGDON STORY I love this hamlet. They have so much get up and go. #GoLangdon! "A group of residents in Langdon are determined to open a library. They've secured books, seating and computers, but are still on the hunt for space within their southern Alberta hamlet. The Langdon Library Society's first pick, an old fire hall, was deemed too pricey by Rocky View County (RVC) administrators to fix up."

  8. Data theft from Meals on Wheels reveals gap in provincial privacy legislation, expert says (CBC) ALBERTA STORY We need to do better. "The theft of a charity's entire database containing the personal information of more than 27,000 clients, donors, volunteers and employees reveals a major gap in Alberta's privacy legislation, an expert says. In a letter sent to those affected in early June, Meals on Wheels said it called Edmonton police on Jan. 7 after realizing a back-up hard drive containing all its data had been stolen from its office."

  9. Being called a 'sq--w' is an attack on what it means to be Indigenous and female (CBC) CANADIAN STORY It is a disgusting attack. It always was and finally we are in a place where it can be called for what it is -- racist and misogynist. "Being called a sq--w is more than a slur you hear yelled or whispered in your presence, it is an attack on what it means to be Indigenous and female on the Prairies. A year ago, a reader emailed me, admonishing 'another story by this leftist sq--w.' I then heard stories from fellow female Indigenous CBC employees being called sq--ws. So, I started asking friends and family about the last time they got called the word.

  10. In 1998 This Stanford Professor Gave Two Students $100k To Launch A Little Company Called… Google. He's Now The Richest College Professor Of All Time (Celebrity Worth) I love this story. Good for you Dr. Cheriton. "Back in 1998 however, an opportunity very literally knocked on the front door of a home in Palo Alto, California. The owner of the home was a Stanford University computer science professor. The people knocking were two Stanford PhD students. The opportunity was to be the first money invested in a startup company. A startup company that wanted to create an internet search engine. [...] This is the true story of how when opportunity came knocking on David Cheriton's front door in 1998, he answered… and became the wealthiest college professor in history."

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

  1. 7 Quotes That Helped Me Have Better Relationships (P.S. I Love You) I love quotes. I especially love quotes about love. #Enjoy!

  2. Use The ‘Mental Shift’ Technique To Increase Your Self-Discipline And Stop Procrastinating (Better Advice) Would you rather lift ounces or...tons.

  3. If You Only Focus on 5 Aspects of Your Health, Focus on These (In Fitness And In Health) I have been walking my dog to work, 1 hour each way, each day. It has been wondrous for my health, especially my mental heath.

  4. Triple Your Team’s Output and Motivation by Making One Small Change to Your Workstyle (Entrepreneur's Handbook) Stop. Multitasking. Now.

  5. How To Have Meaningful Friendships As An Adult (Better Humans) This is one of the biggest challenges of my adult life. Great advice. Now, let's see it in action.

  6. Don’t neglect the numbers (UX Design) I work a lot with numbers. This is awesome.

  7. We need a four-day workweek (Justin Ward) Work five hours a day for four days a week and watch your productivity soar. #NotKidding

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

  1. $5 million donation will help impact millions of lives around the world (World Vision) CANADIAN STORY Woot! "At a time when the world's most vulnerable children, families and communities are facing unprecedented challenges, World Vision Canada is honoured to receive a $5 million gift that will, when maximized with the generous donations of partners like the World Food Programme and the Government of Canada, make a difference in the lives of approximately 17 million people. The generous donor has asked to remain anonymous."

  2. MLB Commits Up to $150M to Players Alliance to Support Diversity Initiatives (Bleacher Report) #Boom! Nice work MLB! "MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Monday the league plans to donate at least $100 million—and up to $150 million—over the next 10 years to The Players Alliance. The Players Alliance is a nonprofit that seeks to improve the diversity within baseball at all levels and provide greater opportunities for the Black community, both in our game and the places we live in, play in, and care about most."

  3. Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County receives $1M donation for new youth workforce center (Madison.com) "Madison philanthropist W. Jerome Frautschi is joining his wife in supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County’s newest venture — a regional workforce center to get youth into the skilled trades — with a $1 million donation to the project."

LAST WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STORIES

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