Cooper Mediation and Trails Youth Initiatives send out our heartfelt thanks for all the support of this year’s edition of Vancestock XI. Together we raised nearly $33,500 towards Trails bringing our 11 year total to over $360,000! What's more, fundraising efforts towards Vancestock XI continue. That...
It gives us great pleasure to announce the next Vancestock Unplugged! The show takes place on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 in the Oak Room of the Cambridge Club [located on the 11th floor of the Richmond Tower in the Sheraton Centre in Downtown, Toronto]. Doors open at...
“Read the room!” Have you ever heard that phrase? When you enter a space, even without hearing a single word spoken, most people will get a sense of what people are feeling just by surveying the faces and body language of people present. It’s a good...
The mediators at Cooper Mediation are pleased to announce their sponsorship of the Blues and Roots Radio's International Song Contest (Male, Female, and Duo/Group) again this year. In its fourth year, this song contest aims to inspire artists to excel in the art of song craft....
Congratulations to Logan Cooper, an intermediate mediator with Cooper Mediation and singer/songwriter, who recently performed in Hillcrest Village Community Players’ production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, which Cooper Mediation sponsored. Logan played Mrs. MacPherson, the newest addition to the town gossip group, The...
FREE CONCERT! IAN JANES AND THE FRANKS AND BEANS Donate Today Now that we're finally able to enjoy live music indoors again, Vancestock and The Unicorn Project GTA are throwing a FREE concert in support of the Regent Park School of Music. This organization helps Toronto youth who are facing financial and other barriers to...
I like to think of a mediation as planning a trip to Settlement-ville. Unless one or more parties are absolutely set on going to Trial-town instead, the people at a mediation are generally interested in finding a way to a mutually agreeable destination - even...
Cooper Mediation and Trails Youth Initiative send out our heartfelt thanks for all the support of this year’s edition of Vancestock and one last polite and respectful request for you to consider donating to Vancestock. Please remember that 100% of your donation goes directly to Trails Youth...
There’s a joke among politicians in Canadian parliaments: “It’s called Question Period, not Answer Period.” Every day during Question Period, members of cabinet are called by the Speaker to respond to questions posed by members of the opposition or backbenchers. Whether what comes out of their...
“Ahhhh, that’s a nice round number.” How often have you heard that phrase? People tend to like the simplicity of round numbers (ending in zero or five). It certainly makes mental math a lot easier. You might think this preference for round numbers would hold true for...