Stories

“We are here for a very finite period of time, and we have to figure out what are we going to stand…”
Robyn Tingley Founder & CEO, GlassSKY

“There’s a lot of support for creative people who think outside the box.”
Marc Almon Film Producer

“There's an everyday courage we all have to find.”
Dr. Roberta Barker Associate Professor, Dalhousie University

“I can think beyond the letter of the law and consider factors that are more subjective.”
Karim Mahmud Lawyer, Jones Day

“It was like alchemy. It was awesome!”
Michelle Rosetta Hamer Owner and Queen Bee at Bee23 Natural Beauty

“FYP was actually an incredibly good basis for coming into architecture.”
Andrew Choptiany Architect

“To build a site that now gets one million visitors a month—I can step back and think, ‘I created…”
Pete Pachal Tech Editor, Mashable.com

“The Pit … smelled quite gross, like stale beer, and yet I had this overwhelming feeling that I was…”
Margaret Evans Actor and Theatre Producer

“It’s not just about putting stories on the internet anymore. It’s about how people read them,…”
Ruth Spencer Senior Editor with New York Magazine’s, The Cut

“I figured medicine would be a good combination of the humanities and science.”
Owen Averill Physician at Whitehorse Medical Services Ltd.

“You do have to steel yourself…not knowing what the day is going to bring.”
Emanuella Grinberg Digital News Writer for CNN

“This is the kind of theatre I want to do with the people I want to do it with.”
Gillian Clark, Karen Gross & Laura Vingoe-Cram Artistic Co-Directors, Keep Good (Theatre) Company