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Actions over words

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 29). Full transcript below. Pablo Picasso once said, “What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.” Today is the Boys & Girls...

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Still connected

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 22). Full transcript below. This weekend, many of you would have been packing suitcases and preparing to travel to Kingston, Ontario for our 2020 National Conference: Making Waves....

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The ‘she-cession’ and the impact on Clubs

By Owen Charters We have spoken a lot about the impact of this pandemic on children and youth, but there is one other segment of the population that is seeing significant effects of physical distancing and isolation. Some pundits have...

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Digging out

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 8). Full transcript below. If you watch news coverage of disasters like fire, tornadoes, or floods, you know the extent of the devastation that they wreak. The thing...

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Cautious optimism

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 1). Full transcript below. It’s the first day of May. Better weather is predicted in much of the country. It’s now been over 50 days since we entered...

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Charities are too vital to fail

By Owen Charters (CEO, BGC Canada) and Peter Dinsdale (CEO, YMCA Canada). *originally published in The Hill Times Charitable organizations in Canada have always been front-line workers, helping the country’s most vulnerable populations. Our role in the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t...

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Recycling, and other ways to count the days

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (April 17). Full transcript below. The daily routines are the way we mark time. I now count the weeks by when I have to roll out the garbage and...

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A Message to our BGC Family – April 9

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (April 9). Full transcript below. It’s just before the long weekend, and for those celebrating Easter, it’s Good Friday tomorrow followed by Easter Sunday. Across my family there are...

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Stay #ClubStrong

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (April 3). Full transcript below. It is the end of the third week of self-isolation and we are now hearing that it may be up to twelve more weeks...

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