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.