Episodes

We chat with Margaret Taylor and Philippe Choinière about the challenges and opportunities of creating and sustaining a zero waste business in Canada. We’re chatting with these two in April because it’s Earth Month, and we thought there’s no better time to talk about the role of businesses, suppliers, and consumers in helping our society make the shift towards zero waste solutions. Margaret’s business, Nudemarket, started with delicious peanut butters she makes from scratch, which can be purcha...

We chat with Margaret Taylor and Philippe Choinière about the challenges and opportunities of creating and sustaining a zero waste business in Canada. We’re chatting with these two in April because it’s Earth Month, and we thought there’s no better time to talk about the role of businesses, suppliers, and consumers in helping our society make the shift towards zero waste solutions. Margaret’s business, Nudemarket, started with delicious peanut butters she makes from scratch, which can be purcha...

We chat with Margaret Taylor and Philippe Choinière about the challenges and opportunities of creating and sustaining a zero waste business in Canada. We’re chatting with these two in April because it’s Earth Month, and we thought there’s no better time to talk about the role of businesses, suppliers, and consumers in helping our society make the shift towards zero waste solutions. Margaret’s business, Nudemarket, started with delicious peanut butters she makes from scratch, which can be purcha...

In this episode of Pause, we chat with Rob Ironside and Leslie Steeves about the evolution of Fresh Routes, a community-driven grocery store on wheels that is increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved neighbourhoods and communities. Fresh Routes is a “not-for-profit social enterprise that is focused on creating new, innovative ways of providing healthy and affordable food to as many Canadians as possible — especially those who need it most.” This organization empowers peop...

In this episode of Pause, we chat with Rob Ironside and Leslie Steeves about the evolution of Fresh Routes, a community-driven grocery store on wheels that is increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved neighbourhoods and communities. Fresh Routes is a “not-for-profit social enterprise that is focused on creating new, innovative ways of providing healthy and affordable food to as many Canadians as possible — especially those who need it most.” This organization empowers peop...

In this episode of Pause, we chat with Rob Ironside and Leslie Steeves about the evolution of Fresh Routes, a community-driven grocery store on wheels that is increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved neighbourhoods and communities. Fresh Routes is a “not-for-profit social enterprise that is focused on creating new, innovative ways of providing healthy and affordable food to as many Canadians as possible — especially those who need it most.” This organization empowers peop...

Many of our guests come to the conversation with years, if not decades, of experience in the social good sector. Today, we thought we’d shake things up and hear from changemakers of a different demographic. In this episode, ABSI Connect’s Elise Martinoski, a recent university graduate, sat down with three of her peers: Maya Pajevic, Sally Njoroge, and Xander Jensen, to discuss their experiences engaging with changemaking as students and recent graduates. Students and youth bring unique perspect...

Many of our guests come to the conversation with years, if not decades, of experience in the social good sector. Today, we thought we’d shake things up and hear from changemakers of a different demographic. In this episode, ABSI Connect’s Elise Martinoski, a recent university graduate, sat down with three of her peers: Maya Pajevic, Sally Njoroge, and Xander Jensen, to discuss their experiences engaging with changemaking as students and recent graduates. Students and youth bring unique perspect...

Many of our guests come to the conversation with years, if not decades, of experience in the social good sector. Today, we thought we’d shake things up and hear from changemakers of a different demographic. In this episode, ABSI Connect’s Elise Martinoski, a recent university graduate, sat down with three of her peers: Maya Pajevic, Sally Njoroge, and Xander Jensen, to discuss their experiences engaging with changemaking as students and recent graduates. Students and youth bring unique perspect...

The Allium is an elevated plant-based, worker cooperative restaurant focused on ethical, local, and creative food and libations in the heart of Calgary’s central Beltline community. Not only is The Allium serving up delicious drinks and dinners, but it is having a positive impact on the economy, changing the way we think about the structure of restaurants, and breaking down social stereotypes we’ve come to know. Through collective ownership, worker cooperatives help provide individuals with sel...

The Allium is an elevated plant-based, worker cooperative restaurant focused on ethical, local, and creative food and libations in the heart of Calgary’s central Beltline community. Not only is The Allium serving up delicious drinks and dinners, but it is having a positive impact on the economy, changing the way we think about the structure of restaurants, and breaking down social stereotypes we’ve come to know. Through collective ownership, worker cooperatives help provide individuals with sel...

The Allium is an elevated plant-based, worker cooperative restaurant focused on ethical, local, and creative food and libations in the heart of Calgary’s central Beltline community. Not only is The Allium serving up delicious drinks and dinners, but it is having a positive impact on the economy, changing the way we think about the structure of restaurants, and breaking down social stereotypes we’ve come to know. Through collective ownership, worker cooperatives help provide individuals with sel...

How might we get better at combating violence and injustice in our communities? The Centre for Peace and Justice at Burman University in Lacombe believes that the solution lies in building bridges--not walls--through the use of education and dialogue that engages and respects people across cultural, social, and political differences. Glen Graham founded the Centre for Peace and Justice at three years ago and has been running a variety of programs with the aim of fostering more inclusive and harm...

How might we get better at combating violence and injustice in our communities? The Centre for Peace and Justice at Burman University in Lacombe believes that the solution lies in building bridges--not walls--through the use of education and dialogue that engages and respects people across cultural, social, and political differences. Glen Graham founded the Centre for Peace and Justice at three years ago and has been running a variety of programs with the aim of fostering more inclusive and harm...

How might we get better at combating violence and injustice in our communities? The Centre for Peace and Justice at Burman University in Lacombe believes that the solution lies in building bridges--not walls--through the use of education and dialogue that engages and respects people across cultural, social, and political differences. Glen Graham founded the Centre for Peace and Justice at three years ago and has been running a variety of programs with the aim of fostering more inclusive and harm...

The Alberta Health Services Design Lab, founded in 2016, believes that the biggest opportunities to transform healthcare lie not within strategies or processes, but mindsets. People working within Alberta Health Services come to this team with complicated problems that have no clear solution and sit squarely in the grey zone of right and wrong. The lab uses design thinking to kick start meaningful discussions, breathe life into structures with human-centred design and develop co-designed solutio...

The Alberta Health Services Design Lab, founded in 2016, believes that the biggest opportunities to transform healthcare lie not within strategies or processes, but mindsets. People working within Alberta Health Services come to this team with complicated problems that have no clear solution and sit squarely in the grey zone of right and wrong. The lab uses design thinking to kick start meaningful discussions, breathe life into structures with human-centred design and develop co-designed solutio...

The Alberta Health Services Design Lab, founded in 2016, believes that the biggest opportunities to transform healthcare lie not within strategies or processes, but mindsets. People working within Alberta Health Services come to this team with complicated problems that have no clear solution and sit squarely in the grey zone of right and wrong. The lab uses design thinking to kick start meaningful discussions, breathe life into structures with human-centred design and develop co-designed solutio...

Networks and coalitions can play an important role in fostering social innovation. When used well, they help diverse changemakers bring their unique perspectives and efforts together to better understand and address complex problems. In this episode, we hear from three changemakers within a province-wide coalition called ECCA (Early Childhood Coalitions of Alberta). We turned over the mic to Janice Kraemer, one of ECCA’s coalition Provincial Liaisons. Janice summarized how ECCA’s model works, a...

Networks and coalitions can play an important role in fostering social innovation. When used well, they help diverse changemakers bring their unique perspectives and efforts together to better understand and address complex problems. In this episode, we hear from three changemakers within a province-wide coalition called ECCA (Early Childhood Coalitions of Alberta). We turned over the mic to Janice Kraemer, one of ECCA’s coalition Provincial Liaisons. Janice summarized how ECCA’s model works, a...

Networks and coalitions can play an important role in fostering social innovation. When used well, they help diverse changemakers bring their unique perspectives and efforts together to better understand and address complex problems. In this episode, we hear from three changemakers within a province-wide coalition called ECCA (Early Childhood Coalitions of Alberta). We turned over the mic to Janice Kraemer, one of ECCA’s coalition Provincial Liaisons. Janice summarized how ECCA’s model works, a...

What happens when a wellness centre starts asking how to address the root causes of systemic issues? A junk removal company may not be your first guess, but that’s exactly what Jasper Place Wellness Centre in west-central Edmonton created as its first social enterprise in 2011. This agile and collaborative organization takes seriously its mission to continuously explore and provide innovative and accessible health and community-based solutions. It owns and operates five businesses that provide e...

What happens when a wellness centre starts asking how to address the root causes of systemic issues? A junk removal company may not be your first guess, but that’s exactly what Jasper Place Wellness Centre in west-central Edmonton created as its first social enterprise in 2011. This agile and collaborative organization takes seriously its mission to continuously explore and provide innovative and accessible health and community-based solutions. It owns and operates five businesses that provide e...

What happens when a wellness centre starts asking how to address the root causes of systemic issues? A junk removal company may not be your first guess, but that’s exactly what Jasper Place Wellness Centre in west-central Edmonton created as its first social enterprise in 2011. This agile and collaborative organization takes seriously its mission to continuously explore and provide innovative and accessible health and community-based solutions. It owns and operates five businesses that provide e...