Peter Simons

Peter Simons is the President and Chief Executive Officer of La Maison Simons. Established in 1840, La Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a family-owned fashion retailer in Canada and is known for its outstanding corporate citizenship. Simons, and his brother Richard, took over the business in 1996, becoming the fifth generation of the Simons family to run the company.

Upon a visit to Paris, he discovered one of the seven existing Fontaine de Tourny pieces in an antique shop. The fountain was once located in the Allées de Tourny in Bordeaux. Simons had the fountain restored on Île d’Orléans and donated it to Quebec City as a gift for its 400th anniversary. It was installed in front of the National Assembly of Quebec in July 2007.

Peter Simons was recognized as a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2008, was awarded the Order of Canada in 2018, and received an Honorary Doctorate from Concordia University in 2019.


3 words to describe Nature?

Powerful. Wondrous. Inspiring

3 things Nature taught you?

Gratefulness

Resilience

Mindfulness

3 most treasured Nature spots?

Lake Lacon

Rivière aux Feuilles, Ungava Bay  

My little vegetable garden

When you look at the ocean, it makes you feel...?

The power of nature

When you see a forest, it makes you feel...?

The harmony of life

When you see a volcano, it makes you feel...?

The mystery of existence

When you see a sunrise or sunset, it makes you feel...?

Hopeful or melancholic

When you hear thunder, it makes you feel...?

Like a child again.

When you hear the wind howling, it makes you feel...?

Adventurous

Are you an Ocean, Mountain, Forest, or Desert person?

Forest

On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is Nature to your well-being?

9

Share with us a childhood nature memory?

Flyfishing with my grandfather in Northern Quebec


Joel Solomon

JOEL SOLOMON is Co-Author of The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism. He is Chair of Renewal Funds, a $98 million mission venture capital firm delivering above market returns while catalyzing positive social and environmental change. Joel is a founding member of Social Venture Network, Businesses for Social Responsibility, Chair of Hollyhock, Co-Producer of RSF's “Integrated Capital Fellows Program”, and serves on the University of British Columbia Board of Governors.

3 words to describe Nature?

Guide. Goddess. Source.

3 things Nature taught you?

Diversity + Complexity are Essence

Higher Intelligence Is

Humanity is Nature Performance Art

3 most treasured Nature spots?

Cortes Island, BC, Canada

Joshua Tree and the High Desert

The human heart

When you look at the ocean, it makes you feel...?

All I need patiently awaits

When you see a forest, it makes you feel...?

Peaceful that Consciousness will survive the humanity era

When you see a volcano, it makes you feel...

Longing for wise political leaders

When you see a sunrise or sunset, it makes you feel...?

Happy to flow and glow

When you hear thunder, it makes you feel…

Change making is urgent

When you hear the wind howling, it makes you feel...

Peaceful knowing that alarming times will shift

Are you an Ocean, Mountain, Forest, or Desert person?

Diversity Is strength

On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is Nature to your well-being?

Infinity

Share with us a childhood nature memory?

When I buried my nose into the humous and discovered soil is a mystery.