The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Silver Ceremony: A Shift In Perspective

Established in 1956 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award program has now expanded and now reaches youth in all four corners of the world. Aimed at helping young people develop essential life skills and to encourage well-rounded personal development, the Duke of Ed currently has over 50 000 participants…

Event Listing: Free Vegetarian Cook-Off!

It’s been about a year and a half since I made the change to become a vegetarian and it has been one of the best decisions I could have made for myself. While I still have people asking me how I can live without meat, it was a simple decision for me. I just never…

The Practicality in Being an Early Bird: Your 5 Step Guide to Becoming an Early Riser

I’m a night owl and it’s not so practical… Although being either an early bird or night owl can have its benefits, we’re often discouraged from being night owls. Not, in fact, for health reasons but because being a night owl isn’t quite practical in terms of how many of our daily lives function. We…

What’s Up With Marvel ANAD Conclusion

Throughout the past three ANAD (all new, all different) parts ( Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)  I have talked much about the curse affecting Marvel Comics and in this conclusion to this series I will go over everything I have said with some final words. Event Fatigue A lot has happened since the last time I…

Event listing: Catalyst 2017

Passionate about health and sciences? Come out to Catalyst 2017 this Saturday – an event hosted by Project Pulse. Project Pulse offers yearly conventions throughout Canada that seek to enrich and enlighten youth on the field of health sciences. This organization holds conferences to help high school students create a valuable network with health professionals…

Youth Central’s 5th Alumni Profile: Kaiz Alarakyia

Last month, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Kaiz Alarakyia for Youth Central’s 25th anniversary celebration. Every two weeks this year, Youth Central will spotlight 25 alumni to reflect on their time spent with the organization, as well as to see what they have been up to since! I’m sure after you read about Kaiz…

SAVE THE BEES!

  SAVE.   THE.   BEES. x   Starting in 2006, the honeybee population started to decline drastically. We need these bees! They help pollinate 80% of food crops and are responsible for $40 billion worth of our national produce each year. If we just sit here and do nothing while the bees slowly slip…

Calgary Youth Foundation – Grants for Youth Driven Initiatives

Have you ever had an amazing idea that could benefit Calgary and the world around you but, the project seems out of reach because of those expenses that come with it? Calgary Youth Foundation (CYF) can solve those problems for you.   What is the Calgary Youth Foundation? CYF is a youth-driven committee that offers grants…