Krista Sylvester    Originally posted on Calgary Citizen Not all heroes wear capes. Some of them are just average Calgarians—though if you ask Ward 11 Coun. Kourtney Penner, there is nothing average about the people being nominated for the city’s annual Calgary Awards. “I think these aren’t average Calgarians; these are the individuals who are…

Darren Krause  Originally posted on Livewire Calgary   Calgary’s 2022 Citizen of the Year Jane Wachowich had no idea she’d been nominated. When she was invited to a Zoom call with Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Wachowich just assumed it was about pressing social issues. After all, Wachowich has been a stalwart in providing a space for…

Original Article: CTV News Calgary She’s a corporate lawyer, a businesswoman and a philanthropist for some of Calgary’s most vulnerable young children, but Jane Wachowich can now add ‘Citizen of the Year’ to her incredible resume. The Calgary woman took home the top honour in the city’s annual awards ceremony on Wednesday evening where 11…

Bill Brooks  •  Originally posted on Calgary Herald Readers may recall I have often opined if you want an event to be successful, best put the ladies in charge. There is perhaps no better example of ‘girl power’ than the Children’s Hospital Aid Society (CHAS). Formed in 1908, the invaluable organization has raised millions of…

From time to time, the children that step through our doors write notes of gratitude thanking the staff, volunteers, and donors for the positive change they feel from spending time with us. These notes are a sample of these words.

Cyclical poverty is a real thing in Calgary. Urban ghettos are very real. Thousands of our city’s kids have limited exposure or access to opportunity and fight to survive. The reality is that these youth and their families in Calgary struggle, through no fault of their own: medically, economically, socially, and academically.  Many experience trauma,…