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Building community, one bike at a time

Oct 26 2018

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By Owen Charters *this op-ed was recently published on toronto.com The gymnasium echoes with excited voices as volunteers and Boys and Girls Club members begin tearing boxes open and pulling out bicycle parts. It’s August in Toronto, and I’m at our Boys and Girls Club in East Scarborough. I’m on hand for the Mondelez Canada...
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Let’s empower youth to step up and speak out

Jul 10 2018

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By Owen Charters  *this op-ed was recently published in the Toronto Star, Maclean’s, and Huffington Post. Brazen. Public. Daylight. More and more these words are showing up in news reports about gun crime. Shootings are happening on playgrounds now, and we know kids are scared. Toronto is experiencing its fourth straight year of ever-increasing gun violence. In the...
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Teens leaning against a blue tiled wall, smiling

Time to Connect

Jun 8 2018

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We all do it—answer a text during dinner, play one last game on our phone when we should be working, or compulsively check who has liked our latest post. As adults, most of us know that the technology at our fingertips—computers, phones, tablets—are meant to serve us rather than rule us … and we still...
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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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