For the International Day of People with Disabilities on December 3, 2022, we are highlighting an exciting research project taking place through the University of Calgary’s RESTORE Network and one of our staff members, Marilyn Germaine. The RESTORE (REsearching STrategies fOr Rehabilitation) Network is a partnership between Alberta Health Services and the Cumming School of…

In honour of National Mountain Climbing Day at the start of August, I wanted to share my thoughts about the Mountains. I am forever grateful to be able to live and play in Alberta. I grew up in the mountains, and from a very young age my parents made the effort to drag my sister…

NAOSH This year, Trace and our employees supported the North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week from May 1st – 7th by participating in the second annual Trace Health and Wellness Challenge. Divisions from across the company teamed up to participate in and track both mental and physical wellness activities. By focusing on our…

How do we support safe practices? Safety includes building healthy habits. A habit is often described as a recurrent, typically unconscious pattern of behaviour that is acquired through frequent repetition. It can be difficult to stick with what we consider to be healthy habits if we don’t provide ourselves enough time and discipline to develop…

We sit. A lot. We sit at work; we sit to watch TV or when we’re scrolling on our phones; we sit during our daily commutes or long drives to the field; and we sit when we’re visiting with friends and family. In fact, it is estimated that Canadians spend more than half of the…

When we think of safety, we quickly focus on physical safety; however, it also includes our mental health. In 2019, I was going through one of those monumental shifts in life; I was working in the Bow Valley but was in Drumheller one weekend visiting my folks. While on the back porch chatting with my…

We talk a lot about safety at work but not how this relates to safety at home. We frequently hear about fire safety, having an evacuation plan, and other emergency planning, but what happens with the everyday hazards that we face in and around our homes and personal life? Workplaces have a low risk tolerance;…