by mvboronowski | Feb 8, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Former Vancouver Canuck, Rick Rypien, stuggled against depression for years, and sadly passed away in August 2011. The NHLer was touted as a “a quiet hero” who “confided in those he knew best of his plans to support others and help alleviate the...
by mvboronowski | Feb 7, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
A bit over a year ago, Potentiality correspondent Katie Burns wrote a great post about the rise of resilience planning in emergency management, focussing on some great work being done in Australian cities. I remember reading it and feeling pretty stoked to be part of...
by mvboronowski | Feb 5, 2012 | 100 Community Builders
Who are you? Most people think of me as the guy with chiseled abs. Actually, that’s the guy standing next to me… he’s a bit of a jerk. What do you do for fun? Um, work. I’m really lame. I saw Superbad a few years ago, it was pretty good. What...
by mvboronowski | Feb 3, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
It was a cool day on Wednesday out at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium. Octopi was taking on Multiple Sportosis in its third Urban Rec soccer game this season. The stakes were high. The past two games had been crushing defeats. The first game against top-ranked Nomads...
by mvboronowski | Feb 1, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Last spring, I wrote a post on the Potentiality following the federal elections, trying to explain Quebec’s unexpected vote for the NDP. I thought a conservative majority could help sovereignist parties, such as the PQ, so far it has not been the case. Since then,...