“Project Wildfire is a youth business incubator to help spark and support business ideas that will support communities and individuals across Toronto… “Promising social entrepreneurs can receive up to $25,000 in funding through Project Wildfire, along with a full year of hands-on business mentorship and other support. “All participants, regardless of whether they win or […]

“Peace Child International is registered in the UK as an educational charity, and since its founding in 1981 has grown to unite more than 1,500 affiliate groups and networks in over 180 countries. “Peace Child’s mission is to empower young people to be the change they want to see in the world. This theme is […]

“One hundred years ago on April 1,” YouTube tells us, “these moving pictures were the finest in the land. Hooray!”

“So I used to make comics back in the day,” my brother explained yesterday, “mainly for print and some brief stints online. The main result of that these days is that I have a lot of old material and jokes and such on my D: drive collecting techno-dust.” Now that he’s “a little older and […]

“The Otesha Project is a youth led charitable organization that mobilizes and equips Canadians to create local and global change through individual and collective choices. Our vision is to see sustainable consumption and lifestyle choices enter the mainstream of Canadian culture. “The project is founded on the idea that every individual has the power to […]

“HarvestH2O.com is dedicated to the advancement of sustainable water management practices for individuals, families, communities, and businesses… “We work collaboratively with vendors, universities, research organizations, and most importantly, individuals across the globe to devise solutions for managing real world problems in water conservation. “All proceeds generated by the site through sponsors is used to build […]

The good people at Rabble are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary, if you can believe it, with a party at the Gladstone Hotel on Monday, 18 April 2011. But they’ve got a lot of work to do in the meantime, especially now that we’re entering into another election. You can check out their election […]

“Feministing is an online community for feminists and their allies. The community aspect of Feministing – our community blog, campus blog, comment threads, and related social networking sites – exist to better connect feminists online and off, and to encourage activism. We hope that the Feministing community will provide a forum for a variety of […]

If you grew up here in Ontario, then this is bound to take you back. It’s a collection of YouTube clips taped from local television during the seventies and eighties. If you ever find yourself missing Mark Dailey, for example, they’ve got a playlist just for him, featuring fully fifty-three videos at the time of […]

“The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application; the promotion of healthy living; and advocacy.” Do check them out.