HALIFAX – Rogers Communications’ Step Up to the Plate initiative with Food Banks Canada arrived in Nova Scotia on Thursday, delivering food hampers that will provide more than 360,000 meals for local food banks.
The hampers will help fill the plates of more than 17,000 Nova Scotians across the province, says the company. (Pictured are the hampers and volunteers at the Halifax warehouse.)
As we’ve reported, the Step Up to the Plate initiative started in June at Rogers Centre in Toronto, with Rogers employee volunteers and their families filling food hampers with non-perishable food items that provide an individual with a…
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TORONTO – Rogers for Business and Roambee, an on-demand logistics visibility company, today announced a new partnership to help Canadian businesses with real-time monitoring for shipments and assets indoors, outdoors, and on the go.
With the coronavirus pandemic spanning borders and disrupting supply chains, Roambee’s solution is built to allow businesses to have more visibility of their goods and assets and control over their supply chain, reads the press release.
“Working with Roambee, Rogers for Business is giving businesses more control of their assets through real-time insights, to help them proactively address issues, whether it is with their shipment and condition…
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TORONTO — Across the country, as the United Nations marks International Youth Day 2020, Rogers Communications is celebrating the Ted Rogers Scholarship Class of 2020 with the announcement today more than 400 students will start their post-secondary studies with the scholarship program this fall.
Rogers announced scholarships were being awarded to students across the country, including in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.
Building on the legacy of Rogers founder Ted Rogers, these scholarships help aspiring young leaders overcome barriers to accessing post-secondary education. Ted Rogers Scholarships provide $2,500 renewable scholarships for up to four years…
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TORONTO — The Rogers Group of Funds today announced $2.4 million in funding to support 29 new Canadian documentary films.
Chosen from among more than 70 applicants, the 29 funded projects include both national languages with production spanning across the country. The new documentaries delve into untold stories about sports, humanitarianism and science, including the now-defunct Vancouver Grizzlies NBA basketball team, cruise ships infected with Covid-19, the eccentric world of the cat show circuit, and the remarkable life and career of Indigenous advocate and musician Buffy Sainte-Marie.
“Now, more than ever before, it is so important to invest in Canadian content…
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T-shirt from Ojibwe artist available through Rogers aims to build awareness of residential schools’ impact
TORONTO – Starting today, and ahead of World Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Sunday, a special orange t-shirt designed by Ojibwe artist Patrick Hunter will be showcased across Rogers Communications-owned media assets, including Today’s Shopping Choice and available at tsc.ca/wewearorange.
Proceeds from sales will go to the Orange Shirt Society’s ongoing efforts to expand Indigenous education and to inform Canadians on the history and impact of the country’s former residential school system – and advocate for action on reconciliation.
Commissioned by Rogers, Hunter’s t-shirt was unveiled in…
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VANCOUVER and WINNIPEG – Rogers Communications Step Up to the Plate initiative with Food Banks Canada has arrived in British Columbia and Manitoba, the company announced Thursday.
The company is delivering food hampers that will provide more than 1,343,000 meals for local food banks in B.C., which will help fill the plates of more than 63,000 British Columbians. In Manitoba, Rogers is delivering food hampers that will provide more than 393,000 meals for local food banks which will help more than 18,000 Manitobans.
The Step Up to the Plate initiative started in June at Rogers Centre in Toronto, with Rogers…
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OTTAWA — Rogers Communications’ Step Up to the Plate initiative with Food Banks Canada has now arrived in Ottawa, delivering food hampers that will provide more than 709,000 meals to local food banks and help fill the plates of 34,000 people across Ottawa, the company announced today.
“Ottawa is where we live, where we work, and where we raise our families. It’s our responsibility to step up locally and today that’s through food donations and volunteer time,” said Heidi Bonnell, Rogers’ president of National Capital Region and vice-president, federal government affairs, in the news release. (Pictured are some of…
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GATINEAU — Iristel has filed a complaint with the CRTC alleging Rogers has been manipulating caller ID information for some of its retail mobile subscribers to make it appear as though calls are originating from the United States, which Iristel claims gives Rogers an undue preference.
According to Iristel’s Part 1 application, posted to the Commission’s website on Monday, Iristel believes the alleged scheme is “designed to circumvent routing arrangements between companies who are Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) and some of their international partners,” and would allow Rogers “to benefit from termination rates that are more advantageous than those they…
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MONTREAL — TVA Group’s Incendo production company announced Monday principal photography has started on You May Kiss the Bridesmaid, a TV movie being shot on location in Montreal.
Written by Vancouver-based screenwriter Nastasha Baron, the movie stars Canadian actress Tori Anderson (Killjoys, No Tomorrow) along with actors Kristopher Turner (A Little Bit Zombie, Stuck) and Julia Borsellino (Une femme d’exception, Nothing Has Changed). Director of the film is Caroline Labrèche (Rule of 3, Thicker Than Water).
Food influencer Scarlett Bailey (played by Anderson) is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to work as a pastry chef in one of New…
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EDMONTON – Rogers Communications’ Step Up to the Plate initiative with Food Banks Canada has arrived in Alberta, the company announced today.
Delivering food hampers that will provide more than one million meals to local food banks in the province, the move into Alberta will help fill the plates of more than 56,000 Albertans, said the company press release.
“Albertans are part of our extended family at Rogers, and when our family needs help, it’s our responsibility to step up and pitch in, through food donations, volunteering, and more,” said Larry Goerzen, president of Alberta and Prairies, in the release….
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