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We have our winners!

Aug 17 2018

BGC News Healthy Active Living

A huge congratulations to our 2018 Kid Food Nation winners! The Kid Food Nation national recipe contest asks kids across the country to share their love of good food by submitting original, healthy recipes that highlighted their culture or their Canadian pride. From hundreds of entries, we chose 26 winners. And this October, the winners...
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Real people, real connections.

Jun 8 2018

BGC News Youth Engagement

By Shannon, Tyrell, Katie, and James, members of BGC Canada’s National Youth Council If, like us, you were born in the last 20 years, chances are you’re reading this on a smartphone and you haven’t looked up recently. In 2016, 76% of Canadians owned a smartphone, and that number is increasing rapidly every year. As...
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Real People, Real Connections: Join BGC and Unplug to Connect!

May 31 2018

BGC News

Hundreds of thousands of kids and their families. Corporations and local businesses. Young and old alike. On June 1, BGC are inviting Canadians from coast to coast to coast to join us to Unplug to Connect! For one hour (or more), unplug from your devices and connect face-to-face with friends, family, coworkers, and peers—and watch...
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BGC Canada acknowledges that our work spans many Territories and Treaty areas and we are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are with us today, those who have gone before us and the youth that continuously inspire us in the work that we do. BGC Canada’s mission statement is to provide safe, supportive places where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships, and develop confidence and skills for life. We recognize that these values are impossible to attain without the ongoing guidance and partnership with Indigenous peoples.

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