It's the third year that the Vigilant Futures NetBlasters play in the Concordia University recreational soccer league. Our first two years were a lot of fun but winning a game was a rarity and came none too easy. Although we never did find time for practice, our team has really come together... read more
The FIRST International Robotics competition sparked his interest and motivated Steve to join – and eventually lead – Saint-Henri’s team to create a soccer-playing robot and show off its stuff during the Toronto competition where they won the award for perseverance. It was the first time public schools from the Montreal area competed in the FIRST competition. Not a bad finish for some first-timers! read more
Vigilant Futures is excited about its new partnership with BIXI Montreal, the city’s public bike system that has cut down on Montreal’s greenhouse gas emissions since 2009. Into its second season, BIXI is the brainchild of Montreal entrepreneurs and has sparked interest from other cities, gaining... read more
According to Water.org nearly 1 billion people don’t have access to clean drinking water. Despite our access to free, clean drinking water, North Americans still prefer bottled water. The United Nations estimates there are 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of ocean and approximately... read more
Statistical analysis, when done right, can help us dissect data, understand trends and get us to answers which otherwise would have seemed unattainable or foggy. One of the most creative, informational, and entertaining videos that I have ever seen about statistical analysis is shown here by Hans... read more
Earlier this year, four Montreal-area public high schools competed in the FIRST Robotics Competition with a little help from Youth Fusion and some world-class tech companies including Vigilant Futures. One school made it to the semi-finals and another won the judges’ Award for Perseverance. In... read more
Sometimes, giving up some of your time to help someone means more than any amount of money. The Vigilantes are happy to give our time to the Youth Fusion kids…even when they defeat us miserably during our basketball games. But hey, they have youth on their side, right? Youth Fusion is a... read more