Major Gift News

Donation will be used to buy a five-storey apartment building which contains 28 supportive housing units for women.

Donation supports renovations and enhancements to the Alumni Field on the Waterloo campus.

Donation supports the Community Food Hub, an at-scale choice model food bank which enables clients to choose food that meets their unique dietetic and cultural needs.

Donation supports the new Beavercrest Community School, and will go towards playground equipment, sports equipment, and audio-visual systems.

Donation is over four years and will be used to provide five bursaries each year, which will be matched by the government to provide an additional five bursaries annually. The bursaries will primarily support students in undergraduate programs focused on business, technology, and engineering.

Donation supports the Well Doc initiative, housed within the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, and will enable the expansion of the Well Doc beyond Alberta with the official launch of Well Doc Canada.

Donation supports the Love Our Library revitalization campaign. $4 million will go toward Robertson Library, and the remaining $2 million will go toward the faculty of Medicine.

Donation supports Blue Door’s social enterprise Construct program, which is aimed at breaking down barriers to employment for vulnerable young people.

Donation is an unspecified amount, and will establish a fund to support projects and programs that enhance teaching, research and scholarships, and to enhance entrepreneurship programming.

Donation supports plans for the Okotoks Pickleball & Tennis Centre.

Donation supports APPLE Schools, a health initiative which empowers children in disadvantaged communities to build habits that reduce their risk of chronic diseases through a focus on healthy eating, physical activity, and mental well-being. The donation will enable APPLE Schools to expand its reach across the GTA and Ontario.

Donation supports the medical research and education wing of Windsor Regional Hospital. $130,000 of the donation will go towards the Tayfour-Emara Excellence in Research and Education Fund, and $100,000 will go towards ophthalmology equipment.

Donation will expand access to arts education, regardless of students’ financial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Donation funds the Respectful Terminology Platform Project, which will address harmful, racist, stereotypical, and antiquated terminology that exists in places that provide access points to information. The project is a joint partnership between Dalhousie University and University of the Fraser Valley. Donation is in USD.

Richard Muir announced he would match donations up to $200,000 in support of the mammography unit at the Haliburton hospital made during the MooseFM Radiothon.

Donation is toward Brock University’s Indigenous Plus program, and will help provide Indigenous students with opportunities to connect with culture and community, gain experience, develop skills and build a personal career plan to support their future aspirations.

Donation is toward the university’s capital fund, and will support the development and outfitting of high-tech facilities for students.

Donation is over three years to the Museum Transforms Lives campaign, and will fund the continued development of the Sharing the Museum program.

Donation is toward a new curatorial fellowship position for an emerging, equity-deserving curator.

Donation supports Providence Healthcare’s Toyota Canada Motor Skills Clinic, and will allow for the modernization of driving simulation spaces.