While Stephen Petasky was spending four nights in a tent on the roof of his Sobeys store in the dead of winter, he passed the time dreaming of warmer climes. He was taking part in the “Campers for Hampers” Christmas Bureau fundraiser, drumming up donations for the annual charity. Well, he’s not dreaming anymore: He’s jetting all over the world [...]

Arriving to work on a red bicycle, Don Iveson sets an example to his constituents that every little bit helps. The political science graduate was the biggest news story in the 2007 municipal election. At 29, he is one of the youngest City council members ever. At the University of Alberta, he worked with the Gateway Campus Press, and later [...]

It was one of the most important decisions of Natasha Thompson’s life. She had just learned she was expecting her first child, and her employer was retiring: She had nine months to decide where her life was headed. As a constituency assistant to MP David Kilgour, she had been working primarily on immigration issues and recognized the need to help [...]

At 20 years of age, Dustin Thomson is unlike most of his peers. Dustin finished high school six months early and has been running his own company for over a year. As a teen, he rode bulls on the rodeo circuit where he met a friend whose father worked for Ledcor. Dustin accepted a job there, working after school, on [...]

When Michael Brechtel was born, his father was working on his thesis and the family was living in an orange Volkswagen van on the prairies. Michael and his siblings were taught to challenge societal norms and ask, “Why?” Michael is still all about pushing buttons. After studying business at the University of Alberta, he joined a communications firm and loved [...]

Jumana Jarrah’s mission to Nicaragua, where she provided chiropractic healthcare in the country’s schools, confirmed that she had chosen the right career path. “Ever since I was a kid I wanted to be a doctor. I wanted to help people out.” While she was studying biological sciences at the University of Alberta, Jumana was in a motor vehicle accident that [...]