Great leap for Giant Steps as school aims to build new centre The school that started nearly 40 years ago in a church basement delivering education and therapeutic services for children on the autism spectrum is expanding its mission.
Author of the article: Jason Magder • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Mar 13, 2021 • March 13, 2021 • 3 minute read • Artist s rendition of the therapy room at the proposed Giant Steps Autism Centre. Giant Steps is planning to build the $50.7-million facility in the centre of Montreal that will house numerous services for the community. Photo by Provencher Roy Architects
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Kenza Deschênes-Kherchi said Giant Steps School gave her the tools and confidence she needed to get through life and find a decent living as an artist in Montreal.
Human Rights Defenders, Philanthropists Among 61 Awarded Order of Canada
Human rights defenders, philanthropists, and public health scientists are among the 61 individuals whose innovations and contributions to Canadian society are recognized with the appointment to the Order of Canada.
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette announced the appointees to the country’s highest civilian honour on Dec. 30. The order recognizes these people as those who “have changed our nation’s measure of success and, through the sum of their accomplishments, have helped us build a better Canada.”
The Order of Canada, since its creation in 1967, has accrued 7,000 awarded members whose achievements are recognized at three-levels: Companion, Officer, and Member. The latest announcement includes 1 Companion, 13 Officers, and 47 Members.
It was near the end of June that Dr. Vivek Goel decided to give up his job as vice-president research at the University of Toronto to make whatever contribution he could as a public health physician.
The founding president and CEO of Public Health Ontario, created after the SARS outbreak in 2003, has since advised the university s president on COVID-19 and served on the federal immunity task force.
In a year marked by COVID-19, where public health professionals were front-and-centre, it seems fitting that Goel would be among the 59 additions to the Order of Canada.
Each join one of the nation s highest honours that since 1967 has added more than 7,000 names.
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In a year marked by COVID-19, where public health professionals were front-and-centre, it seems fitting that Goel would be among the 59 additions to the Order of Canada. There are also two promotions within the order. Each join one of the nation s highest honours that since 1967 has added more than 7,000 names. For me, it s really important for my contributions to be recognized on behalf of everyone working in public health, as well, because people working in public health tend to be more invisible, Goel said, before adding, except when they re on the daily news conferences. Among the names made public Wednesday by Rideau Hall are science journalist Yanick Villedieu; opera singer Daniel Taylor; philanthropist Sally Horsfall Eaton; Louise Mailhot, who was the first woman appointed as a judge to the Quebec Court of Appeal; and John Borrows, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at the University of Victoria.