Category | CEO Blog | BGC Canada - Part 14

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Charities are too vital to fail

Apr 30 2020

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By Owen Charters (CEO, BGC Canada) and Peter Dinsdale (CEO, YMCA Canada).*originally published in The Hill TimesCharitable 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 changed—except that those vulnerable populations have grown exponentially.The federal government is helping. Wage subsidies and a recently announced $350-million emergency...
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Recycling, and other ways to count the days

Apr 17 2020

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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 recycling bins to the curb. This is a ‘thing’ in Australia, by the way—if you haven’t...
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A Message to our BGC Family – April 9

Apr 9 2020

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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 celebrations of Easter and Passover, all being done remotely as we break bread virtually.Celebrating holidays and...
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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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