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bh IN BRIEF Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) is a not-for-profit agency of the Ontario Government supporting organ and tissue donation and transplantation across Ontario. It promotes donor registration through its Gift of 8 Movement. Why Gift of 8? One organ donor can give a life-saving gift to up to 8 other people and affect […]

  bh IN BRIEF Interview with david farnell, CEO and Founding Dad, Real Food for Real Kids, Toronto. RFRK’s first partner in 2004 was Max’s daycare at the YMCA Family Development Centre in Toronto. In 2010-11, with a staff of 65, RFRK served 8,000 kids every day in 170 daycares and schools – a total […]

  bh IN BRIEF Lutherwood is a non-profit,non-union social service organization operating in Waterloo Region and Wellington County, Ontario. It has 400 employees in seven locations operating three services: employment counseling and placement, mental health services, and seniors’ retirement and supportive living. Lutherwood opened its doors offering a residential program for 14 emotionally disturbed boys […]

  bh IN BRIEF L.V. Lomas is a distributor of industrial and fine chemicals.They have 216 employees located in four locations around Toronto, and additional sites in Vancouver and Montreal. Sales totaled $250 million in their latest fiscal year. Generating a profit every year since they were founded in 1961, the company has a long […]

  bh IN BRIEF  Up to 20% of your workforce will suffer from a mood disorder at some point. Executives, managers, and co-workers all have a role to play in reducing stigma, encouraging conversation, and opening the door to prevention, treatment and return to work. The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario helps improve awareness, and […]

  bh IN BRIEF   The Karo Group is a leading brand management agency with offices in Calgary and Vancouver. Chris Bedford talks about the firm’s philosophy, which has been considerate and respectful to employees and helped it rebound from the recent recession. The firm’s broad definition of health has created a supportive, flexible, and […]

  bh IN BRIEF   AOC supplies resins, gel coats, colourants and additives for composites and cast polymers. Its Canadian plant in Guelph employs 79 people and supplies resins to several industries, all hard hit by the recession. Looking long term, the company has not laid anyone off, and hours have been only slightly reduced […]

bh IN BRIEF     The CFIB represents the issues and concerns of small and medium-sized businesses across Canada. Currently, there are five major themes that consume the CFIB’s 105,000 members. Most of these rarely change over time. Particularly while under siege by today’s economy, most speak to the perceived value of services from their […]

bh IN BRIEF   A senior insurance company executive, Karen Mason, describes the Conference Board project she’s been supporting for the last two years. The Social Determinants of Health identifies the factors outside the health system that create or deter good health. She speaks to the need for a national catastrophic drug program developed by […]

bh IN BRIEF   Back in Motion Rehab is an exemplary company, finishing first in almost all categories ranked in the 2007 Best Workplaces list. They live their values, and attribute this standing to a consistent focus on their people, on respect and communication.   Of interest is that their benefit program only began a […]