VIBE celebrates Black excellence and fosters community while addressing anti-Black racism through education, connection, and meaningful initiatives. Open to all employees, the group values allyship and diverse participation, strengthening workplace relationships and ensuring every employee feels respected, visible, and supported.
2025 Highlights
Emphasizing Black Excellence
VIBE updated its mission to emphasize Black excellence, building community, and addressing anti-Black racism through education and action. This year, the VIBE group offered two online sessions focused on understanding the Black experience in the workplace with facilitator, Jonah Ssenyange, Founder and Principal Consultant of Nthusa Consulting group, sponsored a local vendor at Edmonton's CariWest Festival, which highlights Caribbean history and culture, and attended "Celebrating Black Heritage at Heritage Park" in Calgary, launching Heritage Park’s Black Heritage Committee and unveiling of three historically significant plaques of Black pioneers who helped shape Southern Alberta.
Access to Education Bursaries
To increase access to education, VIBE has established bursaries to Black students in the 2025-2026 school year at the University of Toronto – Scarborough Campus, University of British Columbia, Dalhousie University and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Black Employee Network
VIBE launched the Black Employee Network (BEN), providing a dedicated space for members of the Black community at EllisDon to connect and share their unique lived experiences. The BEN hosted one of two virtual sessions facilitated by a Certified Mental Health and Family Psychotherapist. A report summarizing the findings from these sessions has been generated, and next steps are currently under review by VIBE’s leadership team.