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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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A message to our Boys & Girls Clubs family – March 27

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (March 27). Full transcript below. A few words of encouragement and support as we end another week of self-isolation and physical distancing. We had thought we’d get used to...

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A Message to Our BGC Family

A message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada. Full transcript below. To all of you who are part of the Boys & Girls Clubs family, These are extraordinary times. We have not seen such drastic social measures to...

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Happy holidays … and thank you

By Owen Charters I recently attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of Boys & Girls Club of Brantford and had a chance to honour the Rotary members, the Brantford Police Service, and other community volunteers who created the Club and continue...

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Remembering

Today is Remembrance Day. I’ve written about Remembrance Day in the past, and how important it is that we connect youth to our past, to the sacrifices made by previous generations to ensure we are free to build a society that...

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Letting go

By Owen Charters My kids are overprogrammed. For my wife and me, our life outside work is a mad blur of activities: coordinating, registering, driving, finding new gear when old gear is too small or worn out. The boys rotate...

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