Weekly News Recap: June 16, 2023

Weekly News Recap: June 16, 2023

Colombia Armed Forces soldiers and Indigenous search team members with the four children who had been missing since May 1, when the plane they were on crashed in the rainforest.Credit...Colombia’s Armed Forces Press Office, via Associated Press.

He who stands lives; he who sits perishes. – Māori proverb

SOME GOOD NEWS

  • VIDEO: How an Indiana high school play resisted LGBTQ censorship (YouTube) #Bravo "Students in Fort Wayne, Ind., weren’t going to give up after their school canceled an LGBTQ play. But could they figure out how to put on the show themselves?"

  • Baltimore couple team up to save life of fellow passenger on Southwest flight (The Guardian) #Heroes "Baltimore nurse Emily Raines unplugged from work when she recently went on a Caribbean cruise with her boyfriend, Daniel Shifflett. But Raines’s break ended dramatically on the flight home, when she and Shifflett teamed up to save the life of a man whose heart stopped beating in his airplane seat."

  • As the CFL's most beloved gopher, my dad gave joy to football fans — and life lessons to me (CBC) SASKATCHEWAN STORY #Gainer "This First Person piece was written by Adam Ennis, a marketing and advertising professional in Regina. His father, Terry Ennis Jr., played the role of Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer the Gopher for decades until retiring at the end of the 2022 season."

  • Moose causes minor fuss along Trans-Canada Highway (CTV) CALGARY STORY I love that we respected this animal enough to let it be. "A moose kept police at bay all day Monday. It grazed near the Trans-Canada Highway, just below WinSport and the Bowfort Towers art installation. Officers kept an eye on the moose all afternoon to make sure it didn't jump into traffic. There were some delays for drivers but no problems were reported. Fish and Wildlife officers were hoping the moose would move off on its own and it appears it did late Monday afternoon."

  • Tropical flying squirrels deploy carpentry trick to safely store nuts (Eureka Alert) #AnimalsAreAmazing "Two species of flying squirrel in China’s southern rainforests keep their nut stash high and dry by chewing grooves into smooth egg-shaped or rounded nuts and wedging them securely between branches, according to a study published today in eLife. The behaviour demonstrates the animal’s cognitive and engineering skills. It also likely contributes to an even dispersal of the nut-producing trees throughout the rainforest."

  • Children ate cassava flour, berries during 40 days in Amazon jungle after plane crash (CBC) An incredible story of survival. "Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers — bringing a happy ending to a search-and-rescue saga that captivated a nation and forced the usually opposing military and Indigenous people to work together. Cassava flour and some familiarity with the rainforest's fruits were key to the children's extraordinary survival in an area where snakes, mosquitoes and other animals abound. The members of the Huitoto people — aged 13, 9 and 4 years and 11 months — are expected to remain for a minimum of two weeks at a hospital in [Bogota, Colombia.]"

  • I was a stranger in Calgary, trapped in a bubble. Then I discovered the magic of a downtown library (CBC) CALGARY STORY I love our downtown library. "Rising four storeys high and taking up an entire city block in Calgary's downtown East Village, it loomed over me against the skyline. But the wooden arch over the main entrance, curving over the traffic of people moving in and out, was warm and welcoming. I got out of the car and craned my neck to admire the futuristic hexagonal patterns on the sleek outer walls. As I walked up to the help desk, the space felt alive, bustling with activities and brimming with people from all walks of life."

  • VIDEO: #TheMoment this 12-year-old got a university degree (CBC) OTTAWA STORY #Amazing "Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis started university at the age of nine and earned a bachelor’s of science by the age of 12, making her Canada’s youngest university graduate."

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

  1. Golden Knights tame Panthers to capture 1st Stanley Cup in just 6th year of existence (CBC) Congratulations! "The Vegas Golden Knights captured the franchise's first Stanley Cup in just its sixth season of existence on Tuesday after closing out the Florida Panthers at home with a 9-3 win in Game 5 of the finals. Captain Mark Stone scored a hat trick in the win, helping the Golden Knights become the fastest franchise to win the Stanley Cup in the post-expansion era (beginning in 1967), topping the 1974 Philadelphia Flyers, who claimed the title in the franchise's seventh season."

  2. Wood's Homes begins construction on new mental health building (Calgary Herald) CALGARY STORY Well done Wood's Homes! "Wood’s Homes is increasing its ability to serve youth with mental health challenges through this state-of-the art structure that will include therapeutic architecture customized to enhance treatment, quality, teachings, cultural connections and gatherings. The 10,000-square-foot building is set to be completed in summer 2024. Additional construction will then begin on Wood’s Bowness campus to provide further treatment spaces."

  3. Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, files for bankruptcy (CBC) CANADIAN CONTENT Eek, I hope they will still make the Instant Pot. "The company that makes kitchen staples like CorningWare, Pyrex and the Instant Pot has entered bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. and Canada. Illinois-based Instant Brands said Monday that it has 'initiated a voluntary court-supervised Chapter 11 process,' due to an unmanageable debt load. 'Tightening of credit terms and higher interest rates impacted our liquidity levels and made our capital structure unsustainable,' CEO Ben Gadbois said in a news release."

  4. New Canada Post stamp honours N.W.T.'s Nellie Cournoyea, 1st Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian government (CBC) NORTHWEST TERRITORIES STORY "An Inuvialuk woman from the N.W.T.'s Beaufort Delta region who blazed a political trail says she's honoured to have her face on a new Canada Post stamp — but says it's her community, not just her, that deserves recognition. In the midst of Ulukhaktok's 50th Kingalik Jamboree, Nellie Cournoyea appeared in the community for a special ceremony Sunday to unveil the stamp. 'It was really wonderful,' Cournoyea told CBC News."

  5. Vintners warn a wine shortage could be coming, as they try to adapt to climate change (CBC) BRITISH COLUMBIA STORY Now, this is a catastrophe! "Sweltering summers and bitterly cold winters have been hindering wine production in B.C., with one winemaker warning that climate change might be cultivating a crisis in the industry. 'We won't see it impact wine supply right away, but give it a couple of years and there's going to be quite a shortage,' said David Paterson, general manager at Tantalus Vineyards in the Okanagan Valley. That might mean emptier shelves at your local store, but could also affect tourism built around wineries, he said."

  6. Secwépemc leader George Manuel honoured with a Canada Post stamp (CBC) NORTH VANCOUVER STORY "An influential Secwépemc leader from the Neskonlith Indian Band is being honoured with a Canada Post stamp that was unveiled Monday in North Vancouver. George Manuel was chosen to be one of three people honoured this year in Canada Post's multi-year Indigenous Leaders series, which started last year to celebrate prominent Indigenous people on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. But friends and family of the late Manuel say his impact on the rights of Indigenous people within Canada and globally has been under-celebrated."

  7. A Swiss university did a deep dive into Calgary's 'missing middle.' This is what they found (CBC) CALGARY STORY #UmYep "Looking at Calgary from overhead, one can see its downtown thick with office towers, its two rivers, the network of roads and highways, and the vast neighbourhoods that stretch out beyond the city's core to the prairies. But for researchers in Switzerland, it's not only what they could see that interested them. It's what was missing. What jumped out to university students at ETH Zurich who spent months studying Calgary is that the city lacks the kinds of buildings that would make for more dense, more efficient neighbourhoods."

  8. The story of Cecil George Harris's historic will is also a chilling lesson in farm safety (CBC) SASKATCHEWAN STORY Please be careful out there. "It was a will that would go down in history. Shortly after lunch on June 8, 1948 — exactly 75 years ago — Cecil George Harris went out to work on his farm in the McGee district in the RM of Pleasant Valley near Rosetown, Sask."

  9. Calgary Stampede looks to the stars in choice for parade marshal (CBC) CALGARY STORY "The Calgary Stampede has made an out-of-this-world choice for this year's parade marshal. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen is to lead the July 7 parade that kicks off 10 days of rodeo, pancake breakfasts and other western-themed festivities. Hansen, a 47-year-old colonel and CF-18 pilot, is to become the first Canadian to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission."

  10. Dedicated font for Indigenous languages a sign of reconciliation and respect, Musqueam project member says (CBC) VANCOUVER STORY "A new font to typeset Salish Indigenous languages means so much more than just the words it will be used to write, one of the people behind its creation says. Vanessa Campbell, a Musqueam band member and staff member in its language and culture department, was part of a team from the University of British Columbia (UBC) that designed a new font that allows characters from the Musqueam language to not only be easily typed on a computer, but to match the formal institutional font used on university documentation and signs."

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

  1. Why only Degrowth Will Save The World (Notes from the Understory) The chart is pretty scary.

  2. How To Build Muscle Without Spending Hours At The Gym (Better Humans) Some good reminders of the three phases of muscle growth.

  3. 7 Things to Know About 1:1 Meetings that Will Make You a Better Boss (Kim Scott) Are you "showing up" for your one-to-one meetings?

  4. My Productivity System Routines for 2023 (Ben Darfler) Short. Sweet. Useful.

  5. 23 one-liners that will boost your focus more than your first coffee (Amen Bhatia) These are actually pretty good. #9 might be my favourite.

  6. This is Your New Ideal Schedule (Holly Alexandra) 8-8-8.

  7. Money Matters: public sentiments towards charity sector pay (NFP Research) I find it mind-boggling that the a good fraction of the general public thinks that non-profit CEOs should not be paid at all.

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

  1. Million dollar donation for USask student mental health care (CJWW Radio) SASKATOON STORY "University of Saskatchewan students will have easier and quicker access to mental health care in the coming years thanks to a donation by a Saskatoon family. In an effort to give back to the school they graduated from, Tim Gitzel, President and CEO of Cameco as well as his wife Bonnie, and their children Bailey and Ty, have donated $1 million to USask to create a mental health fund to help every student on campus. Right now, the university has a student-lead program titled Peer Health. Instead of waiting to see a counsellor, which takes an average of 36 days, students can talk to fellow classmates about their mental health."

  2. Vancouver family that lost member to overdose donates $20M to recovery program (CBC) VANCOUVER STORY Wait lists kill. "A Vancouver family known for its philanthropy is making a $20 million donation to a substance use treatment program in memory of a family member who died of an opioid overdose. Jill Diamond, executive director of Vancouver's Diamond Foundation, says her brother Steven Diamond could still be alive today if he had received the care being offered at Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital. 'We're speaking out today for the first time because we want to save lives,' said Jill Diamond in a statement. 'No matter where we turned, we never found the help that Steven needed.' Steven Diamond was 53 when he died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016. He died one week before a scheduled appointment to see an addiction psychiatrist after spending almost three months on a wait list.'"

  3. LOOK gala raises more than $1 million in support of Contemporary Calgary (Calgary Herald) CALGARY STORY Congrats to all. This is a terrific achievement. "This year’s incredible LOOK Gala, inspired by Contemporary Calgary’s brutalist building and art, was presented by Rogers and will support the gallery’s expansive programs and exhibitions. For the first time, everyone who attended received an annual membership to the gallery – that’s 1,194 new members – a 33 per cent increase overnight."

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