Since its creation in 2006, the Mathieu-Lafond Foundation has committed itself to helping young people in the Province of Quebec who find themselves in trouble or at risk of being so, specifically by boosting their faith in the future. Beginning in 2008, the Foundation organises each year a Small Boat Race, which is its primary fundraising event.  Its 6th annual race, featuring a day chock-full of family fun, will be held on June 15, 2013, at the Pointe-Calumet Beach Club.  Parti...

African Penguins are endangered. MEET JACK : An African Penguin photographed in 1995 by Ladislas Kadyszewski.  Being an African penguin can be quite difficult. Our little friend in the photograph, and a few of his fellows, wound up on a beach of the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa. Rescued and rehabilitated by local biologists, he was back on his feet in no time. But helping him came with a price. To fund the rehabilitation process, he was hired for a day as an ambassador in fron...