The top of a person's white boots while they stand on fallen coloured leaves

Wild Company

Remarkable things happen when curiosity meets opportunity

Location

Located just outside the renowned Algonquin Park and nestled within the picturesque town of Whitney, Ontario, Wild Company offers a gateway to unforgettable leisure learning experiences. Situated on the private site of Four Corners Algonquin, our address is:

29924 Highway 60
PO Box 420
Whitney, Ontario, K0J 2M0

Our Core

Vision

We engage in activities designed to grow great humans and even better communities (especially in rural places).

The sign to Whitney, Ontario with Evergreen trees behind it

Values

At Wild Company, we invest in creating resilient and thriving communities by connecting people

To Nature: Through authentic Canadian wilderness experiences.
To Place: By designing universally accessible recreation and learning spaces.
To Each Other: By fostering connections that prompt people to see the world in a new way.

Mission

We are creating an ecosystem where curiosity and opportunity meet in the heart of the Great Canadian Wilderness. Our programming empowers people across ages and stages of life to step into and out of their comfort zones to try new things and to fail up until they succeed.

Meet the Creator

Angela Pollak, MA, MLIS, PhD

As a librarian, entrepreneur, writer and serial volunteer Angela has spent a lot of time in creative problem solving spaces doing more and more with less and less for the greater good. Her community development approach has disrupted the equilibrium to help businesses and communities across Ontario access more than two million dollars in funding for projects that make the places we live and visit more accessible.

She advocates for participative, inclusive and accessible design that empowers people of all abilities, ages and stages to create meaningful change in their lives and in their communities. She is currently chair of Ontario's David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility Committee.

Public Speaking

Whether you're looking at a keynote, conference presentation, workshop or something else entirely, Angela's experience presenting at national and international forums can work for you too. At our wilderness campus or a venue of your choice, if you have a topic or event you'd like to discuss, let's talk!

An elderly man in a blue shirt and blue ball cap reaches down to pick a flower from the forest floor.

Image of a level transition between gravel and a tent deck, with a ramp into the tent. A red muskoka chair sits in the background against a backdrop of trees.

Blue sky in the centre of a square frame of tree canopy.

A group of tourists in brightly coloured clothing stands on the side of Highway 60 way too close to a moose eating in the ravine.

View of a bathroom building in the distance, taken from ground level by an ornate bench.

Dam set against the backdrop of fall colours.

Two red muskoka chairs in front of the Four Corners Algonquin chalkboard.

Publishing

Angela uses multi-modal storytelling strategies to guide people toward new ideas and experiences. Her award-winning writing has been published in tier 1 academic journals, books, popular press magazines, trade magazines and blogs.