Trauma-Informed Crisis Communications: 5 Lessons from the 2013 Flood

It's been ten years since torrential rains submerged a commuter GO train on the Don Valley tracks, trapping 1,400 GO customers for hours. Former Metrolinx crisis communications and media spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins shares lessons from that night and how a trauma-informed approach to your crisis communications can save your customers, staff, and reputation when things go wrong.


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Curious Public Grows to Help Businesses Drive Results Amid Dynamic Market

Toronto, Ontario, June 12, 2023 – Curious Public Content and Insights has enlisted the expertise of Anne Marie Aikins, Executive Consultant specializing in Public Relations, Crisis Communications and Media, and Jo Henderson, Executive Consultant, specializing in Organizational Strategy and Effectiveness, to help clients drive results. 


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Budget Day: The story behind the numbers

Last month, the Provincial and Federal governments recently got the chance to strike out a day on their calendars that was no doubt circled in red – Budget day. 

Over the last week, both Ontario’s Finance Minister, Peter Bethlenfalvy and Canada’s Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland delivered their government’s budget, which is less of an exercise in explaining dollars and cents and more of a communications exercise in delivering the story of how each government envisions our future. 


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News Release: Curious Public Creates Advisory Board to Guide Global Growth

Curious Public Content and Insights has enlisted the expertise of a six-member advisory board to help guide it into a new era of growth in Canada, the US and the UK. Curious Public’s advisory board includes deep expertise in tech, leadership, entrepreneurship, and consulting. There is also a geographic component, with members whose networks and experience represent Canada, the US, and the UK. The board will meet twice annually and be available throughout the two-year term for networking, strategic planning, and advice.


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