At Johnston Group, we try to put people first so that we can all work and live in thriving communities. We launched the Advisor Charitable Match Program to team up with our advisors across the country who are supporting services, programs and other solutions that make a difference. Together, we want to instill hope in our communities and inspire future generations.

  • When Team Building is Community Building

    When Deanna Schmidt-Hryor, Ben Applin, and the rest of the crew at S+F Group Benefits in Langley, BC, were looking for a team-building exercise, they wanted one that would also help local kids. “If you can challenge kids at a young age and build confidence and a sense of community and a place to belong, you change their lives, and you change the community for the better,” says Ben.

  • The Force Multiplier

    Garry Peters’s cousin’s son plays basketball and rugby, enjoys bike riding and has cerebral palsy which has kept him in a wheelchair most of his life. “I have seen first-hand how activity has helped him grow as an individual and become a healthy and successful adult,” says Garry.

  • Paying it Forward. Forever.

    For Jim Garrett and Alice Klamer, meaningful change should last well beyond one lifetime. “We’ve always felt it was important to give back,” says Garrett. “We wanted to find a way to keep helping, from now to eternity.”

  • An Emergency Response

    Lucas Hart didn’t think about the difference the right help could make until his father’s life depended on it. Lucas’s father, Mitch Hart, was 83 years old when he was thrown from his motorcycle on a remote stretch of Kootenay road. “He’s ridden that road a thousand times, but that day something happened,” says Lucas.

  • Worth a million – DRIFCan

    When Andrea Thompson’s nine-year-old daughter lost 10 pounds over a very short period of time, she and her husband took her to the doctor. Then their lives changed forever.