by Susan Haldane | Feb 7, 2019 | Steps for Life
There are a thousand reasons – and more – to be part of Steps for Life For many Steps for Life participants, their reason has a face and a story – it’s their son, their sibling, their friend, their co-worker. Every year in Canada, close to 1000 workers die as a result...
by Susan Haldane | Jan 17, 2019 | Volunteers
On Steps for Life walk days in Calgary, as in other walk communities across Canada, volunteers mingle with Threads of Life family members, with community members and with sponsors. And it’s those moments that are the most memorable for Trevor Wieler, chairman of the...
by Susan Haldane | Dec 10, 2018 | How We Help
We’ve been highlighting the many ways our partners and sponsors contribute to Threads of Life’s vision and mission by growing awareness, growing our volunteer base and growing our participation. The fourth piece of the puzzle is growing our revenue.Threads of...
by Susan Haldane | Nov 19, 2018 | Health and Safety
It happened again yesterday: a worker was killed on the job. Three times yesterday, actually, if statistics hold out. A whole bunch more were seriously injured. Some hazards are hard to anticipate. They may be new, complicated and costly to control. But so many – SO...
by Susan Haldane | Nov 5, 2018 | Steps for Life
Doing new things is hard. Scientists have done lots of research into why it’s hard to change our behaviour or to try something new. Humans are creatures of habit, generally inclined to do what’s easier or more familiar. That makes it all the more impressive that so...