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Cision Canada
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
HOPE IN ACTION: DR. JANE GOODALL RETURNS TO CANADA THIS FALL
The world-renowned conservationist invites audiences in Toronto and Ottawa to reflect, reconnect, and take action in two rare events this September TORONTO, July 8, 2025 /CNW/ - The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada is honoured to announce that its founder and the world's leading ethologist and environmentalist, Dr. Jane Goodall, will return to Canada this September for two exclusive live appearances in Toronto and Ottawa – her final appearances in Canada this year. Canadians are invited to be part of these rare and meaningful evenings by reserving tickets now at Dr. Goodall will speak at Meridian Hall in Toronto on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025, followed by an appearance at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe in Ottawa on Saturday, September 6th, 2025. These rare, in-person events offer Canadians a unique opportunity to hear directly from one of the world's most inspiring voices. Tickets are now available at These intimate and uplifting experiences, titled "An Evening with Jane Goodall," will offer the audience an exclusive opportunity to hear directly from Dr. Goodall. The renowned conservationist is expected to share her personal stories, her unique insights, and her lessons learned over the past nine decades. With her trademark humour, optimism, and warmth, Dr. Goodall will explore the profound connections between animals, people, and the environment. She will also emphasize the work that must be done by people across the country and around the world to build a better future for all living things. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales directly supports the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada, which advances Dr. Goodall's mission across the country and amplifies and scales community-led actions to create a world where animals, people, and the environment thrive together. Here at home, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada works with young leaders and Indigenous Peoples on projects that address climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental inequity. This work is done, in part, through Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program. More than 12,000 young people are actively involved in projects across the country, and more than 80,000 community members are being positively impacted by this work. The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada is proud to partner with G Adventures, an adventure travel company founded in Canada, to bring these special events to audiences in Toronto and Ottawa. Event Details – "An Evening with Jane Goodall" Toronto: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 at 7:00PM ET Meridian Hall, Toronto, Ontario Featuring: Dr. Jane Goodall Ottawa: Saturday, September 6th, 2025 at 7:00PM ET Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Ottawa, Ontario Featuring: Dr. Jane Goodall About Dr. Jane Goodall: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world-renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural world. Known for her groundbreaking studies of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, Dr. Goodall has forever changed our understanding of our relationship with the animal kingdom. Her work extends beyond scientific innovations, encompassing a lifetime of advocacy through her international organization, the Jane Goodall Institute, which advances community-led conservation, animal welfare, science, and youth empowerment through its Roots & Shoots program. Jane is a global icon, spreading hope and turning it into a meaningful positive impact, creating a better world for people, other animals, and the planet we share. About the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada: Inspired by our founder, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada is creating a more just and sustainable world through community-centred conservation work that empowers people, protects wildlife, and heals our shared environments in Canada and Africa. With over 60 years of fieldwork and success stories in our history, we strive to inspire hope and encourage everyone to embrace their power to make a difference. About G Adventures: G Adventures has been changing the world through travel since 1990. G Adventures and the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada have joined forces to offer the Jane Goodall Collection of tours. These remarkable tours, spanning various destinations worldwide, are focused on wildlife experiences and have received the endorsement of the renowned ethologist, Dr. Jane Goodall. They are also aligned with G Adventures' Animal Welfare Policy. By embarking on these tours, we can lead by example and foster a deeper appreciation and respect for the incredible animals we share our planet with.
Vancouver Sun
13-06-2025
- General
- Vancouver Sun
'Crisis on Granville Street': After 900 emergency calls, 43 fires, B.C. vows to move supportive housing
Allan Goodall slumped his head forward as he stood in his Granville Street nightclub that is now water damaged after a fire broke out the day before in one of the provincially owned social housing units on the four floors above. The glimmering 3D ceiling panels he'd spent months installing lay soaked and shattered on the floor, the ceiling above dripping water. 'Welcome to my world,' the longtime nightclub owner said Thursday as he described several years of struggle to keep his ground-level business afloat and his 50 staff employed amid repeated fires and floods from the Luugat hotel units above. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'I spent 200 hours personally putting that ceiling up — it was a key part of the nightclub's design,' Goodall said. 'In the last month alone, my ceiling has caved in three different times. Everything is going to need to be replaced.' Goodall said he was at the club until 11 p.m. Wednesday, mopping up water in an effort to salvage what he could. Only part of the repair costs will be covered by B.C. Housing, which operates the social housing units above at 1176 Granville St. 'I don't even know if I'm going to be open this month,' Goodall said. The fire broke out early Wednesday and was contained by late afternoon. Two injuries were reported. But for nearby business owners, it's the latest example of what they call a failed experiment — one that turned some of Granville's historic entertainment district into a patchwork of emergency social housing at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Luugat, a former Howard Johnson Hotel, was purchased by the province in June 2020 and converted into supportive housing. Since January that year, the facility on Granville Street has been the subject of 906 call-outs, including 375 medical incidents, 334 alarms, 43 fires and 12 rescue or hazard events, according to Vancouver fire service. 'I want these people above me to have a good place to live; I know some of them, they are not all bad actors,' Goodall said. 'This isn't suitable for them, there's better housing for them.' Two weeks ago, a fire at the same social housing operation left one person with third-degree burns. The cause of that fire was a butane torch, the same cause of Wednesday's fire. Earlier Thursday, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim confirmed that Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said the province is planning to relocate social housing operations. 'We will work with the province to identify and provide city-owned lands for purpose-built supportive housing,' Sim said. He added that future supportive housing projects will be capped at 40 units or smaller, and will include on-site security and comprehensive substance use and mental health programs. 'It will help the residents that will live in these units have an opportunity to get better.' When asked about a timeline for the relocation, the mayor said no date has been set. Sim added that the city lacks both the funding and jurisdiction to tackle the root causes of the fires and ongoing street disorder, calling it a provincial responsibility. 'I'm thankful that the province finally agreed to our long-standing ask.' The Ministry of Housing didn't immediately respond to requests for confirmation about the plan. Goodall described Sim's announcement as 'something positive to look forward to.' The news was welcomed by law enforcement officials, including Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai, who said that in 2024 alone, the Luugat hotel generated 4,000 calls for service. 'Police have to get out of policing poverty. Our resources are finite, and we have to be responsible with those resources,' said Rai. However, not everyone was as convinced about the plan's potential. Nearly a dozen business owners from the Granville strip gathered Thursday to call for a full inquiry into B.C. Housing's operations, including its contractors, such as Atira, which manages some social housing buildings in the district. They said that without greater accountability and oversight, relocating the housing units alone may not resolve ongoing safety and community issues. 'This is very welcome news, but the devil is in the details,' said Laura Ballance, a spokesperson for the Granville Street Task Force of the Hospitality Vancouver Association. 'We continue to advocate for an inquiry, to fully understand how we got here and the financial repercussions of that.' Ballance said that crime and street disorder in the district are at record levels, and are 'getting worse by the day.' 'The SROs are still here, and the effect of these now derelict buildings that have been taken over by organized crime is that our street is no longer safe,' she explained. 'It is our position that the crisis on Granville Street is directly attributed to the chronic mismanagement of social housing on Granville Street.' Pointing to historically high vacancy rates along the strip, Ballance said real business recovery depends on moving supportive housing out of the entertainment district. According to a report from the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, Granville's storefront vacancy rate jumped from 22.1 per cent to 29.3 per cent in 2024, with major closures including Cinema Public House, 8th & Main and Helly Hansen. When asked Thursday whether he would support an audit of B.C. Housing operations, Sim told reporters: 'We should look at everything .. civically, provincially and federally.' The news comes on the heels of Vancouver city council approving a 20-year plan to revitalize the Granville entertainment district, allowing major redevelopment, including some of the city's tallest towers near Georgia Street, rooftop patios, hotels and new venues. But the municipal plan has raised concerns about the fate of the district's approximately 600 single-room occupancy units across eight buildings, as replacement housing relies heavily on provincial and federal funding. 'It's about getting poor people out of the entertainment district,' former Vancouver Coun. Jean Swanson previously said. 'But there's nowhere else for them to go.' At another B.C. Housing-owned single-resident occupancy hotel just steps from the Luugat, St. Helen's fire incidents have surged by 722 per cent since the province converted it to social housing, according to officials. Dave Kershaw, who owns the Cabana Lounge on the 1161 Granville St. building's ground floor, says the situation is out of control. 'I've never seen it this bad,' said Kershaw, who has owned a nightclub on Granville since the late 1990s. 'Sales are down, traffic is down — people are scared to come to Granville Street,' he said. 'This is not an anti-poverty message, this is a message to get the people help.' – With files from Dan Fumano and Cheryl Chan sgrochowski@
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Finlandia Vodka and SXSW London host luncheon in honour of Jane Goodall PhD DBE
LONDON, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Finlandia Vodka, in collaboration with SXSW London, hosted an exclusive luncheon yesterday to celebrate the extraordinary work of renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall and her Institute. Known for the ongoing research into the lives of wild chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania – now in its 65th year – and for the many programmes created to benefit people, animals and the environment. Dr. Goodall is author of many books for adults and children and has featured in countless documentaries, films including 'Reasons for Hope' the IMAX currently being shown around the world. This unique event brought together a select group of influencers and thought leaders to honour Dr. Goodall's lifelong dedication to conservation and environmental stewardship. As part of this special occasion, Finlandia Vodka is proud to announce a €30,000 donation to the Jane Goodall Institute UK, which Dr. Goodall has designated to support Dr. Jane's Dream – the Jane Goodall Centre for Hope. This exciting education centre is due to open in October 2026 and will attract thousands of visitors who pass through Arusha as well as serving the local communities. It will feature a series of rooms showcasing the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall and her Institutes and include a garden and theatre and the work of many African artists. "I am grateful for Finlandia's donation and their support and to be here for this wonderful lunch," said Jane Goodall DBE. In addition to honouring Dr. Goodall's impactful work, Finlandia shared with the audience the idea of new global brand campaign, "It's Soooo Fine", a celebration of living authentically, embracing individuality, and enjoying the present moment. Beyond traditional media, with this event Finlandia took an approach with a philanthropic twist, inviting a curated group of "friends of Finlandia", a diverse collection of thought-leaders, innovators, and visionaries from around the world to engage with the brand in a meaningful way while contributing to a noble cause. "We are thrilled to partner with the Jane Goodall Institute, an organization whose work we have long admired and supported," said Yannis Athanasiadis, Global Leader of Finlandia Vodka. "Jane Goodall and her Institute embody the values that our brand espouses, including authenticity, sustainability and longevity." About the Jane Goodall Institute The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is a global, community-led conservation organization founded in 1977 that advances the vision and work of Jane Goodall with 25 chapters around the world. Core programmes include the ongoing research into the lives of wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania, improving the lives of captive primates, other apes and their habitats, and empowering people to be compassionate citizens in order to inspire conservation of the natural world we all share. JGI uses research, community-led conservation, best-in-class animal welfare standards, and the innovative use of science and technology to inspire hope and take action for the common good. Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots is empowering young people of all ages to become involved in hands on projects of their choosing to benefit the community, animals and the environment we all share and is active in more than 75 countries. About Finlandia Vodka Finlandia Vodka is a leading vodka brand established in 1970. It is available in classic and several flavoured versions. Two elements of Finnish abundant nature define Finlandia Vodka. Suomi (Finnish) barley ripened by a Midnight Sun that does not set for 72 days, and a pure glacial Finnish water. The result of this is a silky-smooth taste and a velvety mouthfeel. Photo - View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Finlandia Vodka
Global News
04-06-2025
- Business
- Global News
Club owners want compensation for repeated damage from Vancouver social housing
Two Vancouver nightclub owners struggling to survive amid a 'flood' of problems are seeking compensation in the form of rent relief from the provincial government, claiming their extensive, ongoing losses and damages have been caused by policies that moved people from encampments into the Granville Entertainment District during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a 36-hour period between Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, Alan Goodall said his bar was subject to four separate floods from the former Howard Johnson hotel at 1176 Granville Street. The final deluge occurred at 11:30 p.m. on the club's busiest night of the week, forcing Goodall to mop the floor of his VIP section during operating hours. 2:18 Former hotel on Granville Street now permanent supportive housing in Downtown Vancouver 'Those two tables, they're our best tables on a Saturday night, prime time, and they were unusable,' said Goodall, adding that most people don't understand nightclubs have a very small window to make all the money for the month. Story continues below advertisement 'If you take away two of those hours, or three of those hours because of flooding, it affects you.' Goodall's nightclub, Aura, is the ground-level tenant in the building purchased by BC Housing for $55 million in June 2020 to house residents who'd previously lived in encampments at Strathcona and Oppenheimer Parks. 'I've been dealing with the residents flooding my business for five years now,' said Goodall, who estimates he's dealt with more than 200 floods since the Howard Johnson became supportive housing. The most recent flood occurred Friday afternoon around the back bar area, hours before Aura was set to open its doors for the night. 'We've both suffered multi-six-figure damages,' Cabana nightclub owner Dave Kershaw told Global News. Across the street from Aura, Kershaw said his bar is also getting inundated by the B.C.-government-owned St. Helen's Hotel at 1161 Granville Street. 2:39 B.C. government responds to claims Granville strip is in crisis Kershaw said his club has been hit with approximately one dozen water incidents since March, one of which was a fire which set off sprinklers and flooded his VIP room and back stairwell. Story continues below advertisement Some of the damage is latent, he said, as water seeps through the flooring and is only discovered when the floor starts to lift weeks later. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Kershaw said he's had to close his VIP section for six weeks to repair soaked flooring. In another chaotic incident, a bucket of human feces came out of a window of the St. Helen's and landed on Cabana's AC unit, he said, forcing more repairs. 'The constant leaking, the open drug use, things being flung from windows to the street onto customers — that never happened up (until) 2020,' said Kershaw. Statistics provided by Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) show calls to the former Howard Johnson hotel jumped 157 per cent, from 91 in 2020, to 234 in 2024. While calls to the St. Helen's Hotel went down slightly in 2022 and 2024, they still increased from 40 in 2020 to 329 last year, a 722.5 per cent spike. VFRS said it does not track flooding, however, if sprinklers are activated, they would be called for an alarm-activated call or fire. 3:04 Non-profit group defends operation of controversial Vancouver SRO It added that it has been working with BC Housing to reduce the number of fires and alarms in these two buildings. Story continues below advertisement Citing ongoing challenges, the bar owners are seeking immediate rent relief from BC Housing for the remainder of 2025. 'We think it would be fair and then moving forward, some sort of reduction in our rent rates to reflect the environment that has been created by moving people from encampments up to Granville Street,' said Kershaw. 'We're asking them to do the right thing, what we're asking for is not unreasonable, it's not crazy.' 'In terms of compensation, I'm not even really sure what it is, but it's a lot,' added Goodall. 'I've dealt with a lot.' When asked if he agreed these businesses should be compensated for losses and damages caused by provincial government policies, B.C.'s housing minister did not directly answer. 'I know it's a challenge for those businesses, but we also ensure that dollars are spent to fix them up when there's a flood,' Ravi Kahlon told Global News in an interview. 'BC Housing works with our partners to go in and fix that flood. I know that these businesses also have their own insurance to ensure that if they're impacted by fire and flood, that they're covered.' That answer got a cool reception from the club operators. 'With 200 floods, I can't make 200 claims,' Goodall responded. 'There's no way that anybody would insure me.' Story continues below advertisement When pressed on whether there's a realization this situation is different than just a normal flood and is caused by policy decisions rather than a faulty water pump, Kahlon said he disagreed. 'Well, not necessarily, you can have floods in any building, in fact, we see floods and fires in buildings unfortunately across the province, and it's not linked to a specific population,' the housing minister said. 'This is a specific challenge, we acknowledge there was a flood and BC Housing's taking steps to fix that flood with partnership of the business owner.' 2:33 SRO resident rescued from Vancouver nightclub air duct Goodall acknowledged BC Housing has stepped up to fix some of the issues, including repairing his dance floor ceiling, which he said restoration crews had previously warned could collapse at any point. The entire ceiling had to be ripped out and fully replaced, he said, leaving 50 employees out of work without any advance notice, as the club was closed and under heavy construction for 16 days last month. Story continues below advertisement 'It was probably a $200,000 job, and that was the result of one resident setting off their sprinkler heads twice within a three-week period,' said Goodall. Since June 2020, BC Housing has spent a total of $2.59 million on building repairs and remediation. $1.87 million at the Luugat or former Howard Johnson and about $729,000 at the St. Helen's Hotel. The work, said BC Housing, includes water damage and flooding repairs, fire restoration, elevator repairs, and securing life safety features such as alarms, security cameras or sprinklers. 'We have been working closely with Atira, Community Impact Real Estate Society (CIRES) and the owners of Aura nightclub to address any damage related to building operations at Luugat,' said BC Housing in an emailed statement. 'To keep spending a ton of money on restoration, to put a Band-Aid on it doesn't make any sense,' said Kershaw. 'They need to address the root of the problem, which is the people in these units now need a higher level of care than what they're getting, which is they're not getting any care, they've been put into a room.' 'These floods aren't stopping,' said Goodall. 'I've had three of my ceilings cave in. When's the next ceiling going to cave in?' Contractors are currently tearing out the ceiling above Aura's VIP bar, after Goodall said the area sustained heavy flooding on May 27 as a result of sprinkler heads being set off in the room above. Story continues below advertisement Extensive mould was discovered once the damaged ceiling was opened up, he said. Despite the ongoing setbacks, Goodall and Kershaw said relocation is not an option because moving a nightclub and primary liquor licence is a multi-seven-figure undertaking, with no revenue during the construction to approval process, if you get approved. Kershaw has owned Cabana since 2010, while Goodall has been in his space for 16 years. Both have battled adversity – including surviving the COVID-19 pandemic – and are committed to seeing Granville Street revived as an entertainment destination. 'It's in my blood to do whatever I can to fight for my business,' said Goodall. 'It's my bab,y and I've been here a long time.'
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Burlington honors resource officer
May 23—BURLINGTON — As one of their end-of-year events, staff and students hosted an assembly on May 8 to honor a man whose presence they have been grateful for this school year. An assembly took place at the school and resource officer, Sgt. Randy Goodall, of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office was surprised to find out that he was the subject of the gathering. Goodall has been the resource officer for Burlington since the school district was shocked by an incident in October 2024 when South Point Elementary School principal Bill Christian was stabbed by a parent who was attempting to gain access to the school. Burlington, one of two elementary schools in the school district hosted the assembly as a "thank you" to Goodall for his service, principal David Ashworth said. "Our school was blessed with a police officer," Ashworth said. "(He) has been spectacular. Our kids and staff love him so much. He's fun and he loves children. But the safety he's given us is immeasurable." As part of the celebration, students made a video and read poems, and a choir of the school's 330-member student body sang "A Million Dreams." You Might Like Education Meet the Class: Mackenzie Wilds Education Meet the Class: Kelsie Waller Education Meet the Class: Jeremiah Wyatt Fizer Education Celebrating heroes (WITH GALLERY)
