Grade-school students from two Montreal schools were greeted with a surprise this morning upon getting to school. They were the happy recipients of over 400 books donated by Vigilant Global through the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation. St. Anthony Elementary – in the western part of Montreal –... read more
First stop as we kick-off the new school year: Toronto for the New Grad Expo. The fall edition of the expo was just as busy this time around as in February except we came fully prepared with more fellow Vigilant employees to handle the massive crowd of 5000 eager fresh-faced graduates. We met... read more
On Saturday August 18th, Maisonneuve park played host to passionate families and friends who gathered to participate in the “Three, 2, 1 Go!” race, in order to raise awareness and funds for kids and adults affected by Trisomy 21. For those who may be unaware, Trisomy 21 is another name for Down... read more
Several of us took a trip to Pierre Bédard Park for an archery lesson with ARTAM this past saturday. What a challenge! Archery is definitely not an easy sport. It takes lots of strength to pull back the bowstring and hold the bow steady, and it definitely takes skill to find the best way to... read more
Last weekend the fourth annual Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer from Montreal to Quebec City took place during one of the many gloriously beautiful weekends we’ve had so far this summer. The scenery was breathtaking and the ride was epic. The number of riders shattered previous records: 1,956... read more
Tomorrow the Vigilant Global Vigi 4 Cure team sets off for Quebec City on a two-day bike ride through the countryside in an effort to raise funds for cancer research benefitting the Montreal Jewish General hospital. So far, Vigilant’s team has raised over $23, 000 and I’m pretty proud of... read more
Sometimes one wonders if there is anything Google cannot or will not do. The multi-million dollar giant has proven that its interests are not solely financial in its most recent endeavor: that of launching a website meant to become the most extensive catalogue of languages currently at risk of... read more
Yesterday, my colleague and I took in an IABC seminar at Concordia’s JMSB. The subject: strategic communications with guest lecturer Adrian Cropley – chair of the International Association of Business Communicators and all around world-renowned communications guru. The topic was interesting,... read more
Vigilant will be tuning in to the World Innovation Forum broadcasting from NYC this June 20th and 21st. An event organized by the WOBI (World of Business Ideas) project, in turn powered by HSM, the Forum is a series of talks by some of the most important professionals in the business of... read more
This Saturday, Montreal hosts a TEDx talk at the Monument National and once again, Vigilant Global is sponsoring the event that brings ideas worth spreading to Montrealers. This year’s theme is ‘Extraordinary Insight’. Numerous speakers from North America will converge on our fair city and share... read more