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Media Release: BGC Canada and NAFC sign MOU to advance reconciliation and support youth

Media Release: BGC Canada and NAFC sign MOU to advance reconciliation and support youth

Published on September 29 from National Association of Friendship Centres BGC Canada and NAFC sign MOU to advance reconciliation and support youth ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation OTTAWA – BGC Canada (formerly the Boys and Girls Club...

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BGC Canada welcomes Governor General Mary Simon as our Patron

BGC Canada welcomes Governor General Mary Simon as our Patron

TORONTO, ON, June 3, 2022 /CNW/ - To mark BGC Club Day, BGC Canada (formerly Boys and Girls Club of Canada) is delighted to announce Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, as our Patron. As Canada’s largest...

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Lifting up all children and families

Lifting up all children and families

By Owen Charters In a previous role, I helped craft the Order of Canada nomination for my organization’s board chair, Patrick Johnston. In pulling together the nomination, I did a lot of research about the Sixties Scoop, as Patrick had...

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BGC Canada’s statement on Have A Heart Day

BGC Canada’s statement on Have A Heart Day

Along with other organizations and people across the country, BGC Canada is commemorating the tenth year of Have a Heart Day. Created by our friends at the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, Have a Heart Day brings together...

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Building an Indigenous Advisory Circle to Advance Reconciliation and Support Children and Youth

Building an Indigenous Advisory Circle to Advance Reconciliation and Support Children and Youth

View and download the Indigenous Advisory Circle call for interest here BGC Canada is committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and increasing our support to Indigenous partners and communities. To guide our efforts, BGC Canada is creating an Indigenous...

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BGC Clubs join Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund’s Legacy Schools program

BGC Clubs join Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund’s Legacy Schools program

Partnership creates more opportunities for young people to learn about and lead the reconciliation movement Toronto, ON, October 18, 2021 – The Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund has partnered with BGC Canada to provide Clubs in Canada with Legacy...

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A country of compromises

A country of compromises

By Owen Charters I had a high school teacher who liked to do a thought experiment with the class. He'd ask: “If we made contact with aliens from another planet, would the concept of individual, sovereign countries matter as much...

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A large mosaic features rows of small, colorful hand-painted tiles depicting various images such as handprints, faces, houses, and nature scenes.

We must do more

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...

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BGC Canada Truth and Reconciliation Commitment Statement

BGC Canada Truth and Reconciliation Commitment Statement

The BGC movement commits to supporting Indigenous children, youth, and families in the communities we serve. We commit to creating equitable spaces for Indigenous staff, partners, and community members. We call for an end to the systemic inequities faced by...

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