Community Roundup

Many members of the AWE community share useful and interesting things online, and we like to draw your attention to these posts from time to time on the blog. Enjoy!

Ballast Environmental Consulting, founded by Elvie Reinson, shared this gorgeous picture of a member of her team in the field. She’s standing in the middle of a reclaimed area, performing a detailed site assessment.

Celebration of Achievement Award winner Angela Santiago reflects on 20 years in business at the Little Potato Co. Not only has she learned to appreciate potatoes over that time, but she’s also acquired a deep reverence for the people who work to help her company grow.

Flatter:Me Belts was honoured earlier in September in the Best for Community category of the Best for the World Awards, which celebrates high-achieving B Corporations. Get the story from founder Claire Theaker-Brown.

AgileStyle’s Ashley Janssen has a couple of posts that will help the consultants out there make sure projects are done well, on time and on budget. Here’s Part 1 on the formula she uses, and here’s Part 2.

It’s always great to see a business expand. Lourdes Juan’s Soma Spa has now opened an online store to sell the skin-care products she believes in.

Boreal Services Group, founded by Deidra Helmig, has an interesting blog post from senior engineer Dean Chan on the best safety glasses he’s ever found. Who knew?  

And have you heard this song from our friends at ATB Financial, released with the launch of the #ATBlistens promise?

Watch this space for more news from friends of AWE in the coming months.

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