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Events
2013 International Women’s Day Event
Women and Leadership Workshop We were very fortunate to take part in the CAAWS International Women's Day Women and Leadership Workship on March 8th, 2013. Allison McNeill, former coach of the Canadian Women's Basketball Team, was the keynote speaker, and she had a fantastic, inspirational presentation about the values of leadership, communication, success, and other topics. Learning about communication, chage, and gathering with other female sport leaders in the community was also a great experience!
BC Lions Football: Western Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Debbie Pyne, Past Chair - ProMOTION Plus; Kathy Gook, Director of School Golf - BC Golf; Diana Chan, President of Basketball BC & former Vice Chair - ProMOTION Plus; Premier Christy Clark; and Sue Griffin, Chair - ProMOTION Plus
ProMOTION Plus cheered for the BC Lions on Sunday, November 18th as the Lions hosted the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Final. Final score 34-29 for the Stampeders. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Why the Women's World Cup Matters Why the Women’s World Cup Matters is partnering with the Shooting For Hope Program to raise funds for girls in sport. SFU kinesiology graduate Ish Jhaj started a girls soccer academy in her native town Rurka Kalan where she will return again for two months. Her inspiring quest to bring soccer to more girls in India can be supported through our joint Vancouver fundraiser event in November.
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Calling All Female Coaches:
Égale Action is hosting their second women-only coaching seminar. French speaking women from all Canadian provinces are invited to attend. This free seminar will take place Friday
September 28th from 9:00 - 4:00pm. Transportation, accomodation and food are not included.
For more information contact:
Élaine Lauzon Directrice générale (514)252-3114 (3615) egale_action@hotmail.com UBC Grand Prix
ProMOTION Plus is excited to be part of the second annual UBC Grand Prix!
Come on out to UBC Tuesday July 10th, visit our booth, help us cheer on the athletes and possibly win some prizes.
Athletes follow a 1.5 km circuit for 40-65 laps.
Event times are:
To register and for more information visit their website.
Featuring CAAW'S Women in Leadership Event: Influencing Change and Conflict Resolution Workshop
When: April 28th, 9am – 4pm Where: Gibsons BC What: Featuring CAAWS’ Influencing Change and Conflict Resolution workshops. A session on volunteer management will also be delivered. Registration is FREE – details provided HERE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Call to Nominate for Women in Sport Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) is hosting its annual Celebration of Women in Sport (WinS) on April 1st from 11am-2:30pm. This event has attracted some 300 attendees each year since its inception in 2008. We need your help to find the Vancouver Island residents who are the shining star in your sporting community! Deadline for submissions is on March 10th, 2012. The criteria for each award can be found below and you will find a nomination form enclosed or online at www.piseworld.com. In addition, complete information about WinS, nomination information as well as sponsorship opportunities can be found on our website at www.piseworld.com Remember, this is your chance to recognize deserving candidates in your community! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Triathlon Weekend Clinics hosted by Triathlon BC! Clinic Details
Youth Clinic: Date: March 3, 2012 Location: Qualicum Beach Civic Centre & Ravensong Pool Facilitator: Kelly Guest Cost: FREE!
Officials Clinic: Date: March 3, 2012 Time: 1-5pm Location: Qualicum Beach Civic Centre Cost: FREE to all Triathlon BC Members
NCCP Community Coach Course Information: Date: Qualicum Beach Civic Centre Times: To be confirmed Facilitator: Tracey Shelley Cost: $125.00 to all Triathlon BC Members
For more information, please visit the Triathlon BC website www.tribc.org
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2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tournament Information
Date: 19-29 January 2012 Canada and seven other CONCACAF nations will compete for two available tickets to the London 2012 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. Group A features Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba and Haiti while Group B features USA, Mexico, Guatemala and Dominican Republic. Purchase tickets Here For more information, please visit the Canadian Soccer Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2011 BC Aboriginal Provincial VOLLEYBALL Camp WHEN: December 11 - 12, 2011
WHERE: Merritt Secondary School | 1561 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC
Sign up today for the 2011 BC Aboriginal VOLLEYBALL Camp (for Aboriginal YOUTH ages 10-19) to be held December 10th-11th in Merritt, BC! The camp is being hosted by Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society and will take place at MERRITT SECONDARY SCHOOL.
Come with your friends for a fun weekend of learning how to better dig, spike, volley, block and more! Day two includes a fun mini-tourney! This camp is for First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth ages 10-19 - all levels of ability. Camp includes lunches and a Nike N7 BC Aboriginal Camp t-shirt! This camp is FREE… But you must pre-register! FYI, the 2012 Youth Club Volleyball Season commences January 2012 around the province so this camp will be great prep! Visit Volleyball BC for details. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Webinar: First Nations Women & Residential Schools WHEN: Wednesday November 30th, 2011 12pm - 1pm
WHERE: Online
For more information visit Candian Women's Health Network
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WOMEN’S TRIATHLON CLINIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WHEN Tuesdays September 20-October 18, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
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National Jersey Day | Sports Day in Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sports Day in
Celebrate Sports Day by wearing your favorite jersey and participating in Jersey Day on Friday, September 16th, 2011.
For more information click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canadian Sport for Life | Kamloops Summit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Improve Sport in our Local Communities"
Canadian Sport for Life Provincial Conference | October 15th, 2011 | Kamloops, BC.
Featured Guest Speakers:
Workshops/ Sessions:
View the event flyer
To register, click here
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2011 BC Aboriginal Provincial Basketball Championships October 21-23, Prince Rupert, BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aboriginal youth teams are invited to compete for the Provincial Aboriginal title in this inaugural event!
For more information see the flyer and registration form or contact George Sampson or Farley Stewart
250-627-1717 or aboriginalbasketball@gmail.com. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Movement Building National Conference on Mental Health
Sept. 14-16, 2011, Kelowna, BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 CMHA National Conference on Mental Health will feature outstanding speakers and presenters to inspire conference participants as we continue to build movement towards a mentally healthier Canada. This 3-day conference on September 14th - 16th in Kelowna, BC will explore 4 key themes.
Embracing Diversity | Tapping Technology | Emerging Excellent Practices | Empowering Young People
To help us "embrace diversity" in mental health, we will explore mental health from diverse contexts, understand the value of culture on our mental health, and embrace indigenious approaches to healing. We have several outstanding speakers and sessions planned including:
Dr. Martin Brokenleg, Co-founder, - Circle of Courage Institute
Dr. Mike DeGagné, Executive Director of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation of Canada
Paul Lacerte, CEO - BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
For complete bios, session information or to register, go to: www.CMHANationalConference.ca
For more information click here
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Aboriginal Physical Activity & Cultural Circle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 KM COMPETITIVE RACE & COMMUNITY RUN / WALK To Benefit Aboriginal Communities: Looking for a fun way to support communities and to practice being physically active. Then be involved with the APACC Competitive 5 km Race and Community Run/Walk to be held in Musqueam on October 29th 2011. Some highlights of this event for the whole family are:
This Aboriginal event will be have three main categories: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit
A community running and walking event
Supporting Health and Wellness in Aboriginal Communities All profits earned from this fundraising event will go back into benefiting the Aboriginal communities across Canada in the way of grants focused on building leaders in sports, recreation, fitness, traditional health, and wellness. APACC is a new network for Aboriginal people who are involved in Sports, Recreation, Fitness and Traditional Activities whose vision is to establish and expand relationships between individuals engaged in physical activity by improving access to resources and promote exposure to health and wellness opportunities. The event will start at the Musqueam Recreation Centre, 6390 Crown Street, Vancouver, BC. We hope to see you there! You can register for this event as a participant or volunteer at: 1. Online @ http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=7170 2. By mail with the attached registration form 3. Contact APACC at Aboriginalpacc@gmail.com For more information please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Rosalin Miles, Executive Director, or Melody Young, Race Coordinator at 604-537-7777. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Festival of the Babes (FOB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Save the date! FOB 21 will be held over the labour/labor day weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia:
September 2-4, 2011.
The theme of this year's FOB is "All Access," as in rock ' n roll, baby! Your All Access pass will guarantee you a weekend's worth of the antics you've come to expect from FOB, on and off the field!
For more information, please visit www.festivalofthebabes.com
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Volunteer BC | Volunteer Futures ConferenceCost-effective training for anyone involved in non-profits as staff or volunteers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Volunteer BC will host two substance-packed days of workshops, panel discussions and networking sessions. Conference Theme: New Faces, New Opportunities will focus on how to engage the new wave of volunteer talent emerging in the province.
Date: September 29 & 30, 2011
Location: Four Points by Sheraton Vancouver Airport, Richmond, BC Cost: Early Bird (by Sept 16) - $100 or $125 (after Sept 16) Keynotes:
1. Ed Hill - Pulling Together Society
2. Yael Cohen - Let's F Cancer
Topics include:
Event Details: http://volunteerfutures2011.wordpress.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TEE OFF TO FIGHT BULLYING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WOMEN'S TRIATHLON CLINIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WHEN: Session II: Tuesday for 5 weeks starting June 7 - ending July 5, 6:00 - 7:30pm
WHERE: Crystal Pool, Victoria BC COST: $75.00 REGISTRATION: By Phone: (250) 361 0732 or, in person: Crystal Pool This weekly training clinic, presented by triathlon coach and ten-time Ironman finisher Lisa Lynam, will provide women of all ages and fitness abilities with the opportunity to learn more about swim-bike-run training for triathlons. Each meeting includes an informational session and a practical fitness component. Topics include how to build a training program and tips for race day success.
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UBC Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: July 12, 2011 Location: University of British Columbia UBC grand Prix is part of BC Superweek and will feature a Criterium race open to Pro/am male and female cyclists competing for over $10,000 in prize money. Athletes will race a 1.5km circuit and navigate around the course for 40-65 laps. Spectators will be entertained by the athletes sprinting for cash prizes that will be awarded throughout the race making for an exciting afternoon and evening of fun. Along with these races, there will be a children’s race complete with bike safety tips and prizes for all who participate, as well as a corporate relay race. For more information click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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'Learning from Mad Men, the Marlboro Man and Freakonomics to Promote Physical Activity.' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presenter: Professor Karim Khan, UBC Department of Family Practice and School of Kinesiology Centre for Hip Health and Mobility - VGH site Date: Wednesday May 25, 2011 Time: 7:00pm Location: LadySport, 3545 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC (604) 733 1173 Agenda: 7:00pm - Presentation Vancouver Preview of ACSM's Exercise Medicine Opening Keynote Lecture. Karim Khan will be presenting the opening keynote at this year’s American College of Sports Medicine Meeting in Denver, Colorado which he will be sharing with the Lady Sport network on Wednesday May 25th. This lecture is entitled Supersize my exercise: ‘Learning from Mad Men, the Marlboro Man and Freakonomics to Promote Physical Activity’.
The presentation is aimed at those who would like to be more active but find it hard to make the time. If you are delighted with your level of physical activity come and share your tips with us. The presentation is aimed at those who are trying to influence government, health authorities, professional organizations, schools and community groups to embrace the physical activity message. What messages might resonate with ‘decision makers’ so that physical activity has support in high places.
Karim will provide some striking new findings related to the power of exercise for health domains such as brain function, cancer prevention and depression. He’ll share the data that exercise has a poor track record for promoting weight loss but overweight and obesity themselves are not major predictors of poor health. Lack of physical fitness predicts all sorts of health problems – obesity does not.
To make this presentation very practical, he will focus on ‘bright spots’ where individuals and groups have successfully adopted physical activity. The aim is to share solutions as to how all of us, who appreciate the benefits of physical activity can succeed in encouraging its wider adoption. Combining his training in medicine, research and his collaboration with experts in psychology/social marketing, Karim aims to provide valuable take home messages that we hope you will find useful both personally and at the workplace.
7:45pm – Interdisciplinary Discussion and Question Period
8:00pm – Wine and Cheese
The lecture is free of charge. However, seating is limited to 80 people. Please reserve seating for individuals or groups by contacting Phil Moore at Ladysport (604) 733-1173. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ProMOTION Plus Victoria Networking Social "Mar-Tea-ni Party" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm Date: June 9th, 2011 Location: Oswego Hotel, 500 Oswego Street, Victoria BC For more information click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The University of British Columbia Centre for Women's and Gender Studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies (CWAGS) at the University of British Columbia has established a Community Visitors Program (CVP) as part of its outreach initiatives. We have partnered with the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC to assist community-based and grass roots organizations in local research initiatives that also have a global dimension and can be undertaken using the resources of CWAGS and the Liu Institute at UBC.
CWAGS works to stimulate feminist research and to facilitate interchange of ideas and collaboration among researchers, students, and communities both locally and globally. The Liu Institute conducts and facilitates research on global issues, focussing on advancing sustainability, security, and social justice: understood as moving towards economic, social, and environmental interactions that promote the well-being of people in ways that are just, equitable and sustainable. Community Visitors will be expected to participate in the activities of CWAGS and the Liu Institute, to provide a workshop at the Liu during their tenure at UBC, and to give a public presentation of their findings at CWAGS during the subsequent university term. If you would like to discuss potential proposal ideas with the Director of CWAGS prior to submission please contact Gillian Creese (gillian.creese@ubc.ca) no later than June 30, 2011.
The deadline for completed applications for the CVP is July 15, 2011.
Applications must include:
Applications should be addressed to Community Visitors Program, UBC Centre for Women's and Gender Studies, Room 038, Jack Bell Building, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z2. E-mail applications (sent to jane.charles@ubc.ca) are encouraged.
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Vancouver 2011 Outgames | Human Rights Conference July 25 - 31, 2011 Sheraton Wall Hotel and Conference Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Vancouver 2011 Human Rights Conference has grown from the three-day event to a six-day collaboration with several different organizations. The Conference also offers a variety of opportunities and sessions to reflect the different themes and audiences participating in this event.
There are several thematic areas featured in the Vancouver 2011 Outgames Human Rights Conference which include the following:
A wide range of speakers and presenters will be participating in the Vancouver 2011 Human Rights Conference. To see a list of some of those facilitating sessions click here. To find out more about the Conference, the 18 sports, and the week-long culture activities during the Vancouver Outgames, please visit www.vancouver2011outgames.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ProMOTION Plus Presented: TRAILBLAZING - Inspirational Stories from three Distinguished Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erin Murphy Erin has enjoyed a very exciting life in Parks and Recreation. She began her career working for Municipal recreation for 16 years as a recreation program coordinator facilitating many aspects of leisure as well as spending 3 years as a facility manager. Always having a deep passion for the outdoors, Erin pursued a dream to have her own successful mountain bike company, called Women’s Only Mountain Biking for 10 years. Erin has worked hard to ensure more girls and women are involved in sport and physical activity; she developed Canada’s second “On the Move” program, attracting over 400 girls between the ages of 11-17 years. She is currently fulfilling her dream of teaching in the field of recreation by completing her Master of Arts at Royal Roads University in Leadership and Training. Most recently Erin has been hired on as faculty at Langara College with the Department of Human Kinetics and Recreation. Shirley Holloway Shirley has been the first woman in many distinguished arenas throughout her career. As if being the dual chair of mathematics and science, and chair of English and liberal studies was not enough, Shirley broke new ground by accepting the position of Dean of Technology, Science and Trades, she was the first woman to hold such a position in North America, while working at a community college in Toronto. She has also served as Dean of Technology and Trades at Camosun College in British Columbia - the first female Dean of Technology in BC. In 1998 she moved to Edmonton, Alberta to be the first female Vice President, Academic and Student Services at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, the largest such institution in Canada. Shirley has been an active participant in a variety of competitive sports since childhood. As an undergraduate she represented her college in field hockey, badminton and tennis. Shirley plans to be in her seventh international masters field hockey festival in Holland in the fall of 2005. Pat Harrison If you have an event that you would like girls and women of BC to know about, please contact us. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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