by Jeff LaPlante | Mar 15, 2024 | CYDS Virtual Learning Series, Diabetes, News
In our February 26, 2024, episode of the Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy Virtual Learning and Connecting Series, we were honored to be joined by host Martha Peet, an Inuk Elder and Traditional Knowledge Keeper from Taloyaok, Nunavut. Martha, speaking in...
by Amanda Mayer | Jan 29, 2024 | News
The Lawson Foundation is pleased to announce that Cathy Taylor has been appointed to the role of President & CEO. Cathy is currently the Executive Director of the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN). Her mandate will begin on April 15, 2024. She will succeed Marcel...
by Amanda Mayer | Nov 1, 2023 | Diabetes, News
November marks Diabetes Awareness Month and an opportunity to reflect on the silent health crisis affecting millions of people across Canada, especially in northern and Indigenous communities where the rise of type 2 diabetes among youth has been recognized as the...
by Amanda Mayer | Oct 30, 2023 | News
The Lawson Foundation, a cornerstone in Canadian philanthropy with nearly seventy years of impactful work, is embarking on a search for a new President & CEO. This pivotal role opens as the current CEO, Marcel Lauzière, plans to retire in April 2024, setting the...
by Jeff LaPlante | Oct 29, 2023 | CYDS Virtual Learning Series, Diabetes, News
In Episode 4 of our Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy Virtual Learning and Connecting Series, alongside our partner, First Nations Education Council, we heard from David Gill, a retired National Team athlete and First Nations Health promotion specialist....
by Jeff LaPlante | Sep 15, 2023 | CYDS Virtual Learning Series, Diabetes, News
“We have to go back to the beginning.” That’s what Indigenous grandmothers told Jolene Mercer and Kathleen Bluesky, who shared the story of Wiiji’idiwag Ikwewag with us for the latest episode of the Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy Virtual Learning Series....
