Building a generation of cycling commutters by Informational Support to New Comers of Saskatoon & Developing a pilot program for Zero emission delivery ZenZED for inner city businesses

Saskatoon Cycles (SC) vision is to build a community infrastructure where all ages with all abilities feel safe and welcomed on our city roads commuting on their bicycles/tricycles from A to Z doing K, L, J activities for and with family and community in mind. It has been 10 years since SC started its work […]

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Architected materials design using quasi-periodic homogenization

Architected materials are those which have a designed microscopic structure or “microstructure”. They of exhibit material properties which are not attainable by conventional materials. One important field of application for these materials is bone biomechanics, in which the search for suitable bone biosubstitutes is of high scientific and clinical importance. For example, architected materials are […]

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Cholinergic bioactives from cereals

Cholinergic compounds can act as both pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds in functional foods. Alpha-Glycerylphosphoryl choline (alpha-GPC) is a known cholinergic compound that is used in Korea as a prescription pharmaceutical for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. However, development as a functional food and related researches in Korea is limited. Recently, the team led by Dr. Martin […]

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Tokamak Dust Studies Collaboration (STOR-M and WEST)

A fusion reactor is a device capable of producing even more power than a fission reactor, with carbon free emissions and no long lived radioactive waste. No fusion reactor exists as of yet, though the tokamak design is a promising candidate. The goal of a modern tokamak is to produce a fourth state of matter, […]

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Development of Edible Casings for Vegan Meat Applications

Plant based or vegan meat applications in the marketplace is experience a large market push, as demand for vegan products increases. To produce vegan sausages, casings are typically produced out of seaweed polysaccharides (e.g., carrageenan). However, this has limitations as clients are demanding increased criteria, such as locally grown or made from local Saskatchewan ingredients. […]

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Personal and Organization Assessment Innovation Adoption

Individual, team and organizational assessments continue to deliver value to performance improvement by providing objective insights into challenges and opportunities faced by people, teams and organizations. On Purpose Leadership has throughout its history provided services and tools to clients in this regard. With the emergence of new technological innovations, client comfort with these tools and […]

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Drawing and Diagnoses: Therapeutic Arts in Refresh Wellness App

Barriers to mental health care include distance, cost, wait times and more (Moroz, Moroz & D’Angelo, 2020). Canadian mental health systems are also becoming increasingly burdened with demand. To prevent ever-increasing wait list times, mental health care systems require a focus on preventative care. A stronger prevention system, one that supports Canadians so they learn […]

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Canadian School Food Program Survey and Research Briefs

Internationally, school food programs (SFPs) are one of the most successful drivers of improved health, education, and economic growth. Yet, Canada is among the minority of countries without a nationally harmonized SFP. This project involves the creation of research briefing notes on key areas of impact of SFPs to support the Coalition for Healthy School […]

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Marketing Internship

Vivigro is a relatively new manufacturer of customized fertilizers entering its 3rd year of operations, and has experienced rapid growth since it began operations. Vivigro wishes to develop public relations and marketing strategies to achieve strategic business and sales goals. This includes developing Vivigro’s corporate brand, documenting Vivigro’s mission and vision, and enhancing Vivigro’s digital […]

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Inventory Management Internship

Vivigro is currently developing and implementing a customized inventory management system which will allow us to track inventory movement throughout all of its warehouse locations, trace landed and other costs, and will allow Vivigrow to easily report, both internally and externally, on fully costed inventory. This new inventory management system will be integrated with Vivigro’s […]

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Development of an eco-friendly adsorbent for selective removal of selenium in uranium mining wastewater

While the benefits of uranium production bring economic and strategic advantages for Saskatchewan and Canada, the legacy of its tailings, waste rocks, flooded mines, and industrial wastewaters are the drawbacks. To safeguard both human and environmental health, the mining waste streams need to be treated prior to their release to the environment. The current research […]

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DHMG General Services Expansion Internship

My main project is the conceptualization, creation, and continuous refinement of my Digital Marketing Masterclass workshops. These workshops are designed to further educate and empower the C-suite, senior technical and strategic management, and the employees of “digital-forward” businesses. There is a huge gap in education currently with regards to what is available for current and […]

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