Archives: Amy Richardson

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Tools: How to make research relevant to the media

by Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications RA You’re an academic who’s uncovered groundbreaking research after years of testing. You know the topic inside and out; you’re the expert. A news agency calls you to talk about your findings and you couldn’t be more excited. While conducting the pre-interview, they ask you to simplify the complex... More

Friday, December 18, 2015

L.I.N.C. wins $77,000 in grants

by Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications RA The community of Mission, B.C. came together to vote for L.I.N.C. to win much deserved grants. In early December, within days of each other, Sherry Edmunds-Flett, Executive Director of L.I.N.C. Society, was notified that her cause had won $77,000 in grant money. L.I.N.C. received two sums of money:... More

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Action is needed to fight violence against women

by Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications RA Even though it was 26 years ago we still remember the shootings  at École Polytechnique. Today, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we remember the 14 women who died in Montréal on Dec. 6th, 1989, as well as the many other women who... More

Friday, November 20, 2015

Infographic: What is CCE according to CFICE?

By Amy Richardson, Communications RA CCE - What is it? What's the purpose of it? What are the benefits? This infographic about Community-Campus Engagement answers all those questions and more. Click on the infographic to open it in a new window. You can then use the zoom tool to make the infographic larger. Read... More

Friday, October 16, 2015

GottaGo! making progress in Ottawa

By Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications RA Ottawa is getting a little closer to relief. “We’ve won some very important victories in terms of toilets at Bayview and Hurdman,” says Joan Kuyek, chair of Ottawa’s GottaGo! Campaign. GottaGo!, an advocacy group campaigning for a network of public toilets in Ottawa, has lobbied to the city... More

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