Donor Profile: Josslin Insurance

Donor Profile: Josslin Insurance

For Josslin Insurance, supporting the community isn’t about recognition – it’s about responsibility. For Partner Scott Wagler, who joined the family-owned business in 1990 and has led its operations for over a decade, that commitment to community is deeply rooted in...
The Housing Crises: Predator vs Prey

The Housing Crises: Predator vs Prey

We’ve all heard horrifying stories about the financialization of rental housing from the news and even from our friends and neighbours who have experienced it first-hand. It’s a huge problem. It’s easy to blame the landlords and large development companies. They are...
The Illusion of a Happy Duck

The Illusion of a Happy Duck

“Why is nothing happening? Has the project stalled?” We are hearing that a lot these days. I like to think of the reality of the situation as “the illusion of a happy duck”. While everything at the Mill Block looks peaceful, quiet and barely moving (like a...
Donor Profile: Zehr Insurance

Donor Profile: Zehr Insurance

Zehr Insurance has been a pillar of the local community since its establishment by Horace Zehr in 1954. With offices spanning across four counties, Zehr Insurance has not only grown in size but also in its commitment to the communities it serves. Recently...
Resilience

Resilience

What does it mean to be resilient, as an individual, a community or as an organization? The American Psychological Association defines resilience as “the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress—such...
Adaptive Reuse

Adaptive Reuse

When LYNC purchased the B & W Feed Mill, it was a clear step toward fulfilling their mission to revitalize people and communities. The vision was to revitalize an old structure and icon in the community by giving it a new use that would itself revitalize the...