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Darren Krause  Originally posted on Livewire Calgary   Calgary’s 2022 Citizen of the Year Jane Wachowich had no idea she’d been nominated. When she was invited to a Zoom call with Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Wachowich just assumed it was about pressing social issues. After all, Wachowich has been a stalwart in providing a space for…

Original Article: CTV News Calgary She’s a corporate lawyer, a businesswoman and a philanthropist for some of Calgary’s most vulnerable young children, but Jane Wachowich can now add ‘Citizen of the Year’ to her incredible resume. The Calgary woman took home the top honour in the city’s annual awards ceremony on Wednesday evening where 11…

Bill Brooks  •  Originally posted on Calgary Herald Readers may recall I have often opined if you want an event to be successful, best put the ladies in charge. There is perhaps no better example of ‘girl power’ than the Children’s Hospital Aid Society (CHAS). Formed in 1908, the invaluable organization has raised millions of…

Cyclical poverty is a real thing in Calgary. Urban ghettos are very real. Thousands of our city’s kids have limited exposure or access to opportunity and fight to survive. The reality is that these youth and their families in Calgary struggle, through no fault of their own: medically, economically, socially, and academically.  Many experience trauma,…

In addition to a pro bono practice in the areas of corporate law and humanitarian work, Jane is the founder and Executive Director of Youth Centres of Calgary. As soon as Calgary schools closed because of the pandemic, Jane and the YCC began giving out lunches to school children and their parents. The program later…

Suzanne Tough, Nicole Letourneau Published Apr 06, 2017 on The Province Long-time chef Scott Jaeger at the Pear Tree Restaurant with Michael Roszell, a young chef he is mentoring. Youth constitute the promise of the future — and many of our youth are in trouble. They are growing up in a divided society with ethnic,…