Boxing Day Boxes
It’s garbage day. It’s also Boxing Day. Ironically, I have a lot of boxes to throw out because it seems that every year, I accumulate more garbage around this time. […]
What it Really Means to be First
Today the word condominium (condo) is part of every day language (especially at Tridel), but that wasn’t always the case. Like most new things, there was some initial discomfort and […]
Reinventing Your Kitchen; Reinforcing Our Relationships
It’s funny how closely related food and relationships are and how important good relationships are in business and life. But a recent visit to the World of Whirlpool (WOW) in […]
Community. Something we DO.
“Family” is a word that has special meaning for everyone. For Tridel, it captures a value that has been central to our identity for over 80 years. I can explain […]
Holiday Parties That Help Take Down the Patriarchy
Last week I had a great evening at the Altus’ holiday party and TREL-sponsored after party, where I had a chance to hobnob with people whose names I know well, but […]
Putting our Values on Wheels
Every organization should be lucky enough to have someone like Luke DelZotto Hammond working for them. Luke, who has special needs, is a reminder that we should look at people’s […]
Building Tomorrow Today
Earlier this week I attended the Opportunity for All Youth (OFAY) Hiring Event at Albion Library; the inaugural event of a series to support this national initiative. OFAY is an […]
Built with PRIDE
Our culture at Tridel is strongly defined as being a business that has “family” as one of its core values. We know however, that the word family itself and […]
Designing Out the Disability
This week (May 27 to June 2, 2018) is Canada’s second annual National AccessAbility Week. Its aim is to promote inclusion and accessibility and to recognize the efforts of those […]
The Art of Construction
There’s no doubt that art has helped shape our city. It’s personal, and its definition is broad. It encompasses everything from architecture to fashion, and continues to evolve in ways […]
No Such Thing as “Overengineered.”
Bridges rarely fail. At least that’s what some people say, claiming that they tend to be “overengineered,” if there is such a thing. That’s little comfort to the families and […]
Real Life Wonder Women
“Organizations want quality people, well educated, well skilled and adaptable. They also want people who can juggle several tasks and assignments at one time, who are more interested in making […]
Fallen From the Nest
We’re lazy homeowners. Well, at least that’s the perspective that Nest is basing its latest product development on, and the inspiration behind its long awaited release of Nest Secure – […]
Can You Touch Your Toes?
And other lessons in flexibility and Real Estate. This year at ULI ’s (Urban Land Institute’s) U.K Annual Conference, a large part of the theme was flexibility, at levels both […]
Family Footage
We’re not talking about movies from old vacations or holidays. We’re talking about SQUARE footage. It’s a timely topic and an ongoing debate that I (like to) have with people. […]
Invitation lost in the mail
I asked my 12 year old son what he thought of the film. He said “I don’t think they showed Tridel’s side fairly.” I repeated the question. “ If YOU weren’t […]
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