- CAAWS PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
- CAAWS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: VISION AND CONTINUED INNOVATION
- MAKING HEALTHY CONNECTIONS IN RACIALIZED COMMUNITIES
- HONOUR AN INFLUENTIAL WOMAN! Nominate her to CAAWS’
Most Influential Women In Sport And Physical Activity List
for 2012
- ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS
- ACTIVELY ENGAGING WOMEN AND GIRLS – CALL FOR CS4L
SUCCESS STORIES
- PARTICIPACTION BRINGS BACK PLAY!
- UPCOMING EVENTS
- CELEBRATIONS
1. CAAWS PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
 AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMMING: MENTEE COMMUNITIES WANTED - Are
you interested in enhancing after school programs for girls
and young women in your community? During 2013/2014 four communities
will be selected to be mentored by CAAWS and the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Hamilton, who have been delivering outstanding
programs for girls and young women since 2007. A formal Call
for Applications will be distributed towards the end of November.
To be sent the call and stay in the loop, send a request
to Sydney Millar, CAAWS’
National Program Director. Project activities are part of
CAAWS’ involvement in the Canadian Active After School
Partnership (CAASP). Mentor communities are being sought for
a number of after school priorities: rural and remote settings,
low socio-economic communities, children and youth with disabilities,
and joint use agreements.
INFLUENCING HEALTH: THE IMPORTANCE OF SEX AND GENDER
– The Chief Public Health Officer, David Butler-Jones,
recently released the fifth annual report on the state of
public health in Canada. Exploring the influence of sex and
gender on public health, this year’s report also features
a piece on CAAWS and the organization’s role in educating
and encouraging women and girls in sports. To read the full
report, click
here.
CAAWS “STEPS UP” IN HALIFAX
– CAAWS’ National Program Director, Sydney Millar,
launched Halifax’s Stepping Up initiative’s workshop series with a presentation
about quality programs for girls and young women on November
5, 2012. To download CAAWS’ after school resources or
to review Sydney’s presentation, click here.
2. CAAWS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: VISION
AND CONTINUED INNOVATION
CAAWS is pleased to introduce the following Canadian sport
and physical activity leaders who were recently elected to
the CAAWS board of directors. Former CAAWS Chair-Elect, Moira
Lassen, who has demonstrated a commitment to sport
and physical activity both nationally and internationally,
begins her term as CAAWS Chair. Moira continually promotes
gender equity within the system effecting change wherever
possible. Originally from Whitehorse, Yukon, she brings a
variety of expertise, including coaching, being on the Technical
Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation,
a Technical Officials Group Leader at the 2012 London Olympic
Games, and CEO and President of SME Consulting.
Lindsay Hugenholtz (Ottawa ON), former Deputy
CEO of the 2011 Halifax Canada Winter Games and Senior Policy
Advisor for Sport Canada, and current Vice President - Teaming
& Partnering with MD Physician Services, and Farida
Gabbani (Halifax NS), recently retired Senior Director,
Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation, Nova Scotia Department
of Health and Wellness, join Guylaine Demers
(QC), Cynthia Menzies-Sabiston (MB), Nancy
Lee (ON) and Karin Lofstrom (ON)
as board members. All are veterans of the Canadian sport and
physical activity community and will bring vision and continued
innovation to CAAWS’ strategic direction.
CAAWS would also like to highlight the appointment of former
Chair of ProMOTION Plus and member of Premier's Sport Awards
Program (p.s.a.p) leadership team, Jennifer Fenton
(BC) as Chair Elect, as well as the continued leadership and
contribution provided by Dru Marshall (AB)
now as past Chair. Finally, CAAWS would like to thank Nicole
Smith and Jasmine Northcott who
have completed their terms with the CAAWS board.
3. MAKING HEALTHY CONNECTIONS IN RACIALIZED
COMMUNITIES
• REPORT NOW AVAILABLE - CAAWS’
newest publication discusses the sport and physical activity
needs, interests and experiences of girls and young women
from ethnic communities, shares successes and challenges from
an organizational perspective, and provides recommendations
to enhance program and service delivery
• BECOME A WORKSHOP FACILITATOR -
CAAWS is recruiting 10 women in Ontario interested in serving
as workshop facilitators for our newest workshop designed
to increase awareness about the needs of ethnic communities,
and to be champions for creating positive programs and inclusive
environments for racialized girls and young women. Deadline
for Applications: November 30, 2012
• HOST A WORKSHOP - CAAWS’ new
Making Healthy Connections in Racialized Communities workshops
are half-day, interactive, issue-based sessions that provide
an overview of the project, share focus group findings, discuss
the complexities of race and multiculturalism in an increasingly
diverse society as they apply to sport, physical activity
and healthy living, and provide tips and recommendations to
increase the participation of girls and young women from racialized
communities. Deadline for Applications: November 30,
2012
For more information about the project, to download the report,
or to apply for be a facilitator or host a workshop, visit
http://caaws.ca/onthemove/e/racialized_girls/index.htm.
4. HONOUR AN INFLUENTIAL WOMAN! Nominate
her to CAAWS’ Most Influential Women In Sport And Physical
Activity List for 2012
Identify and honour powerful and influential women in sport
and physical activity by nominating them to the CAAWS Most
Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity List for
2012. Who is an influential woman? She is a powerful
woman who is influencing sport or physical activity in 2012.
Women previously named to the list may be nominated again.
A panel established by CAAWS will review all nominations.
They will develop the final list of the Most Influential Women
in Sport and Physical Activity for 2012, which will be published
in January 2013. See our past lists for info.
Celebrate Canadian leadership: the deadline is December
7, 2012 and the process is quick and easy, so start
nominating! For more information, visit http://caaws.ca/influentialwomen/e/index.htm.
5. ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP
WORKSHOPS
CAAWS is seeking communities across Canada interested in
hosting a Building On Our Strengths: Aboriginal Women and
Leadership workshop between January and March 2013. The workshop
was developed to provide a personal and professional development
opportunity for Aboriginal women to increase their skills
and confidence to enhance community sport and physical activity.
For more information, visit http://caaws.ca/e/leadership/program/aboriginal_worshops.cfm.
Deadline for Applications: December 14, 2012
6. ACTIVELY ENGAGING WOMEN AND
GIRLS – CALL FOR CS4L SUCCESS STORIES
To support work to enhance the Canadian Sport and Physical
Activity system and build on the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L)
movement and Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD), CAAWS is
seeking success stories from national, provincial/territorial
and community organizations that have increased opportunities
for women and girls to participant and/or lead. These could
include targeted Learn to Play programs, codes of conduct
to make your team more inclusive, female-only coach certification
opportunities, mentorship initiatives, and more. Success stories
will be featured at the 2013 CS4L Summit. Send a description
of your success story to Natalie Brett, CAAWS Project Coordinator,
via nbrett@caaws.ca.
Deadline for Submissions: December 21, 2012.
To download CAAWS’ CS4L resource, Actively Engaging
Women and Girls: Addressing the Psycho-Social Factors and
targeted supplements for NSOs, P/TSOs, Coaches, Program Leaders,
Educators and Parents, visit http://www.caaws.ca/ActivelyEngaging/.
7. PARTICIPACTION
BRINGS BACK PLAY!
ParticipACTION’s recent campaign, Bring Back
Play, encourages parents to increase their children’s
physical activity levels by bringing back the fun games and
unstructured active play that used to be a part of every childhood.
Play allows youth of all ages to try new things, test boundaries
and use their imaginations. Unfortunately, 63% of Canadian
kids free time after school and on weekends is spent being
sedentary. We need to get our kids moving!
ParticipACTION provides great ideas, tips and information
on bringing more play into your children’s lives. To
learn more, visit http://www.participaction.com/get-moving/bring-back-play/.
8. UPCOMING EVENTS
 On
November 28, 2012, CAAWS will be hosting
a Lunch and Learn Event in Ottawa ON. Alison
Korn, Manager of Media Relations at the Canadian
Paralympic Committee (CPC), will speak about her experience
as Press Chief at the 2012 London Paralympic Games and her
career path from Olympic athlete to journalist to her current
role with CPC. Cost: $15 - lunch is included.
If you are in the Ottawa area and would like to attend, download
the registration form here.
Spaces are limited so please reserve your spot by
Monday, November 19, 2012.
9. CELEBRATIONS
Congratulations to CAAWS Chair, Moira Lassen,
on being appointed to the Technical Commission of the Commonwealth
Weightlifting Federation. CAAWS and Canada Games Council congratulates
CAAWS Founding Mothers and former Board members, Penny
Werthner and Rose Mercier, who were
presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Congratulations to the following 2012 Canadian Sport Award
women recipients: Female Athlete of the Year – Rosannagh
MacLennan (Trampoline), Team of the Year –
Women’s Soccer, Volunteer Achievement
Award – Slava Corn (Gymnastics). ProMOTION
Plus celebrates three inspirational honourees at their annual
In Her Footsteps…Celebrating BC Women in Sport event:
Sarah Burke (Freestyle Skiing), Sarah
Blyth (Skateboarding) and Kristina Chambers
(Triathlon).
Congratulations to the following 2012 Petro-Canada Coaching
Excellence Award women recipients: Tanya Dubnicoff
(Cycling), Xiuli Wang (Speed Skating),
Shelley Simonton Barnett and Marina
Zoueva (Figure Skating), Sue Swaine
(Racquetball), France Latendresse (Para-Swimming)
and Yihua Li (Diving).
Congratulations to all Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association
(CCAA) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) 2012
Women’s National Champions in fall sports,
as well as Female Players and Coaches of the Year
in all sports.
The following Canadian female ice hockey officials have been
assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
to work at different IIHF events during the 2012-13 season:
Sylena Mutsaers (Hamilton ON), Meghan Mallette (Fredericton
NB), Denise Caughey (Quebec QC), Stephanie
Gagnon (Sherbrooke QC), Vanessa Stratton
and Heather Richardson (Toronto ON), Meagan
Doyle (Scarborough ON), Lacey Senuk
(St. Albert AB), and Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie, Geneviève
Bordeleau and Mélanie Bordeleau
from Montreal QC.
Congratulations to Meaghan Howat on being
named Manager of Rugby Canada’s National Women’s
Program. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) elects Deidra
Dionne as Vice-Chair of the COC Athletes Commission.
Congratulations to Mary Cicinelli on being
elected to Field Hockey Canada’s Executive Board, as
well as Sue Neill who received the Member
of Honour award upon retiring from the Board.
In the Loop celebrates women’s accomplishments in the sport and physical activity community. Send career notices,
changes, awards and recognitions to CAAWS c/o sparker@caaws.ca to be included in the next issue.
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