by Adelaide Z | March 14, 2012
They weren't exactly the easiest six weeks the students at LCCHS had ever experienced. But I think it's fair to say the weekend in Oshawa was worth the six-week effort they put into their robot, especially when it took the field and manoeuvred about - almost - perfectly. The tank treads the...
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by Adelaide Z | February 29, 2012
A few months ago, one of Vigilant Global’s co-founders approached the Neuro in an effort to expand Vigilant’s community involvement to include this world class research center. Through a series of meetings about potential collaborations, Vigilant and the team at the Neuro agreed Vigilant’s...
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by Adelaide Z | February 1, 2012
The Gazette unveiled its Top 20 Employers in Montreal today and Vigilant Global was ranked among them for the first time. The announcement has been a few months in the making but the day is finally here. We’re quite proud of our accomplishment and humbled to be in the same category as those...
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by Adelaide Z | December 21, 2011
On December 14, Vigilant Futures hosted a press conference for FIRST Robotics Quebec and Youth Fusion where the dynamic teams announced Montreal is hosting its first-ever FIRST Robotics regional next March 15-17.
With approximately 150 guests present, including students who have competed in past...
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by Adelaide Z | November 24, 2011
For the second year in a row, Vigilant Futures employees participated in RBC's relay race challenge benefiting Centraide. For the first time though, we won with the best time.
Vigilant Futures employees' posted the best time out of 43 teams right from the start. We were second up the 41 flights...
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by Adelaide Z | November 22, 2011
Yesterday, the founder of Youth Fusion – Gabriel Bran Lopez – joined Vigilant employees over lunch. He brought along a robot for a lunchtime demo to motivate Vigilant employees about the upcoming 2012 FIRST Robotics challenge and the regional in Montreal.
Students from a high school in the...
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by Adelaide Z | October 6, 2011
Last Wednesday September 28th, Vigilantes donned bright orange t-shirts to solicit spare change from Montrealers for a good cause: National Raise-a-Reader day.
On the 10th anniversary of Raise-a-Reader, the organization raised upwards of $1.75 million for Canadian organizations devoted to...
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by Adelaide Z | September 28, 2011
Employees of Vigilant Futures are giving up their lunch hour and then some today to help sell a special edition of The Montreal Gazette through the downtown streets of our fair city. Why? Today is Raise-a-Reader day in Canada.
Our employees raised just over $2700 in our annual auction held in...
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by Adelaide Z | September 26, 2011
It was an exceptionally warm and humid early autumn day in Montreal yesterday, and it just happened to be the annual 42 KM Montreal Oasis marathon. As usual, parts of the city were closed to traffic to let the runners through. Four members of the Vigilant Run Club registered to run the half...
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by Adelaide Z | September 20, 2011
So for the past few months - each Wednesday - about six to eight Vigilantes meet in the lobby after work and jog through the streets of Montreal. The purpose: train for the Montreal Oasis Marathon.
In the lead up to the big event (which happens to be this coming weekend), some members of the...
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