BGC Canada | News - Part 40

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A very merry COVID graduation

CEO Blog

Jun 18

By Owen Charters It’s that time of year—graduation. From high school, from junior high, from elementary school, from college or university. Even from preschool (very cute, if you’ve seen it). The lawn signs are out at homes everywhere, marking that a grad lives there. There are video graduations. Quick in-person by-appointment only in-and-out graduations. Sequestered...
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We must do more

CEO Blog

Jun 11

By Owen Charters The news has been heartbreaking. First, the revelation of an unmarked gravesite at the Kamloops Residential School, situated on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, containing the remains of 215 children—a stark and difficult reminder of the trauma and horrors perpetuated on Indigenous people across this country. Then, the terrible news of a...
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BGC Canada celebrates Unplug to Connect with Canadian icon Jully Black

BGC News

Jun 4

Published June 4, 2021 on Cision National awareness day focuses on youth mental health and intentional connections TORONTO, June 4, 2021 - On Friday, June 4, Canada's Queen of R&B / Soul, international recording artist, multi-Juno award winning, stage and television actress Jully Black will join BGC Clubs across the country to celebrate Unplug to...
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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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