#fgj16during

The logo for Munk School FGJ-Timeszones was designed by Kristina Ljubanovic (FGJ ‘16).

The logo for Munk School FGJ-Timezones was designed by Kristina Ljubanovic (FGJ ‘16).

BY LUKE DECOSTE (FGJ ‘16) - By the time Canadians log onto Statistics Canada’s website in May to fill out the first long-form census in a decade, hundreds of trained census takers will have already covered 40 per cent of Canada’s land mass to collect information in more than 29,000 homes in villages and hunting camps across Northern Canada. READ MORE

BY LUKE DECOSTE (FGJ ‘16) - After the fishing vessel Saputi struck an iceberg earlier this year in the Davis Strait off Iqaluit, water rushed on board the Canadian ship faster than the ship's pumps could handle. The Danish Navy arrived to help as a Canadian Coast Guard chopper made its way from a base in Greenwood, Nova Scotia — nearly 1,300 miles away. READ MORE

BY KRISTINA LJUBANOVIC (FGJ ‘16) - With the weather increasingly temperamental, it makes sense that the quality of our interior public spaces should be better considered – and designed – by urban-planning professionals. Urban designer Brendan Cormier calls this “interior urbanism.” He’s the lead curator of design for the Shekou Partnership at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and explains here why the urban design discipline needs to be blown open to include interior spaces. READ MORE

INTERVIEW WITH JOELENE HUBER (FGJ ‘16) - Spring cleaning for your health and dealing with Spring allergies. WATCH HERE

BY LAUREN HEUSER (FGJ ‘16) - Sir John A. Macdonald had the vision to stitch the Canadian federation together with a national railway. How sad that today’s leaders are using national infrastructure projects to weaken it. READ MORE

BY AMANDA COLETTA (FGJ ‘16) - The celebrity athlete endorsement can do wonders for a brand. Consider that this month, Morgan Stanley said basketball phenomenon Steph Curry could single-handedly save Under Armour Inc.’s overvalued shares from decline, thanks to an endorsement deal it estimates could be worth an astounding $14-billion (U.S.). READ MORE