- CAAWS Programs At a Glance
- Women and Leadership Corner
- Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! Partnership
- International Day Against Homophobia – May 17th
- New Resource - Canadian Active After School Partnership
Newsletter
- Awards and Recognition Opportunities – Nominate
a Woman!
- Égale Action – Mentore Active Academy
- Upcoming Events
- Celebrations
1. CAAWS Programs At a Glance
 CAAWS
Ontario Trillium Foundation Master Trainer Gathering
– on Mothers Day weekend, CAAWS Master Trainers involved
with the On the Move, Mothers in Motion and Women 55-70+ initiatives
gathered in Toronto for two days of sharing, celebration,
and professional development. Thanks to everyone who participated!
For more information about the projects and a list of the
communities involved, click
here.
CAAWS on the Road – over the past
month representatives from CAAWS have attended the Parks
and Recreation Ontario (PRO) Forum, the Canadian
Olympic Committee Women Sport Commission meeting, and
the Canadian
Paralympic Committee Congress. CAAWS presented the Making
Healthy Connections with Racialized Communities project
as part of the poster presentations session at the Physical
Activity Resource Centre Symposium and hosted a booth
at the National
Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) Conference
to share our resources
to support healthy living amongst girls and young women. CAAWS
also presented at the International
Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and
Women World Congress.
CAAWS at Lobby Day – CAAWS Executive
Director Karin Lofstrom, participated in the Sport
Matters Group Lobby Day on April 23rd. Close to 50 delegates
from the sport, physical activity and recreation sector met
with more than 50 Members of Parliament and the Senate, Ministers,
and senior policy advisors to raise awareness on key
policy issues targeted by the sector.
2. Women and Leadership Corner
CAAWS’ Women
and Leadership Network was created to support
the involvement of women leaders in sport and physical activity
across the country. The Network is the go-to place where members
can connect, build their skills, share ideas, discuss issues,
find solutions and take action. Membership is FREE!
Women and Men Working Together
The most effective organizations actively engage men and women
throughout the organization. However, differences in leadership
styles, communication, and values can sometimes create challenges.
The resources below will help you understand some of the dynamics
involved.
Recommended Resources
• Leaders Talk – Nora Sheffe, Master
Trainer for CAAWS’ Women and Leadership Program and
a professional facilitator, speaks about Female Leaders taking
pride in their voice. Watch.
• Leaders Tips – Dina Bell-Laroche, partner
at the Sport Law & Strategy Group, provides tips on becoming
an authentic leader. Read.
• Progress in inches, miles to go – Deloitte’s
benchmarking study of women’s leadership in Canada.
Read.
• Work With Me: The 8 Blind Spots Between Men and
Women in Business – John Gray and Barbara Annis
believe that innate differences between men and women cause
many of the problems that crop up at work. Read
the Forbes Magazine review.
3. Hockey Night in Canada’s Play
On! Partnership
 Hockey
Night in Canada’s Play On! features recreational
and competitive 4-on-4 street hockey tournament divisions
for boys, girls, men, and women of all ages and skill levels.
Anybody can play! Teams consist of 4-7 players with trophies
and other great prizes awarded to the winning teams in each
division.
CAAWS is proud to announce it’s partnership with Play
On! to encourage women and girls’ participation and
their involvement in leadership roles (i.e. coaching, officiating,
administration and volunteering). At the 2013 tournaments
CAAWS will be featured in promotional announcements and Hockey
Night in Canada’s Play On! will be publishing a
bi-weekly blog feature on women and girls.
For more information and to register a team, register as
a volunteer, or register as an official for this program that
will continue to help further unify the nation, Canadians
of all ages and skill levels are invited to visit www.playon.ca.
4. International Day Against Homophobia
– May 17th
Great progress has been made in making sport and physical
activity more welcoming to sexual and gender diversity. The
LGBTQ community has been a hot topic in sport in recent months
- with the NHL and the Canadian Women’s Hockey League
partnering with You
Can Play; Mark Tewksbury and Michaëll Jean being
recognized as champions and allies by Jer’s
Vision; and Brittney Griner, this year’s #1 WNBA
draft pick, being
out and hoping to impact the sport community with her
story.
However, this year’s International Day Against Homophobia
theme – Fight the Homophobia Web Virus – reminds
us that we must not let homophobic comments, either on the
playing field or on the Internet, be used to hurt and discriminate
those perceived to be LGBTQ. For more information on the International
Day and what you can do, click
here. For more information on CAAWS’ Addressing
Homophobia program, click
here.
5. New Resource - Canadian Active After
School Partnership Newsletter
CAAWS is part of the Canadian Active After School Partnership
(CAASP) taking action to decrease physical inactivity amongst
children and youth by increasing quality programming during
the after school time period (3pm-6pm). CAASP recently launched
a new monthly newsletter, ”3 to 6”, which will
highlight the work of CAASP, and provide monthly insight into
what is happening on ActiveAfterSchool.ca and in active after
school programs in communities across the country.
Click
here to gain full access to the first edition of ”3
to 6”, and subscribe to the newsletter by clicking
here. For a copy of CAAWS’ Active After School Programs
for Girls and Young Women – Policy and Recommendations,
click
here.
6. Awards and Recognition Opportunities
– Nominate a Woman!
2013 3M Health Leadership Award Call for Nominations
Honor leaders who have a significant impact on the health
and well-being of their community. Visit www.healthnexus.ca/leadershipaward
for details. The deadline for nominations is June
28, 2013.
2013 Sports Officials Canada Awards Call for Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for the Sports Officials
Canada Award of Excellence for Female Official of the Year,
Sports Officials Canada Award of Excellence for Male Official
of the Year, Ron Foxcroft Award for Professional Officials,
and Allen G. Rae Builders Award. Only SOC Member Associations
may make nominations. Visit http://www.sportsofficials.ca/EN/index.php?action=cmsHoF.nominations
for more details. The deadline for nominations is May
31, 2013.
7. Égale Action –
Mentore Active Academy
20 young women aged 15 to 17 have been chosen to represent
the 13 regions of Quebec as part of Egale Action’s Mentore
Active Academy at the Canada Games this summer in Sherbrooke,
QC. The Academy will consist of training workshops, interaction
with the Games’ organizing committee, volunteer opportunities
during the Games, supervised social activities, daily physical
activity sessions, and some surprises! For more information
on the academy, click
here.
8. Upcoming Events
 Making
Healthy Connections with Racialized Communities Workshops:
Girls’ and Young Women’s Experiences with Sport
and Physical Activity (Ontario) - Sudbury, London,
and Ottawa. Click
here for dates, locations and registration details.
For more information on CAAWS’ upcoming events
visit our calendar.
Host a CAAWS Workshop! CAAWS offers a variety
of workshops appropriate for professional development events,
AGMs, or community gatherings. Trained facilitators are available
across the country. For more information on CAAWS’ workshops
visit the Workshop
section of our website.
Note: For professional development opportunities
and events hosted by other sport and physical activity organizations,
both in Canada and internationally visit our Women
and Leadership Network calendar – membership is
FREE.
9. Celebrations
Congratulations to:
Karen O'Neill (Ottawa, ON) for her move to
the Canadian Paralympic Committee as Chief Executive Officer
National Synchronized Swimming Coach Debbie Muir
(Calgary, AB) for being elected to the Board of Directors
at the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES)
CAAWS Board of Directors Member Cynthia Menzies
(Winnipeg, MB) for receiving Triathlete of the Month from
Triathlon Manitoba
Debbie Low (Richmond Hill, ON) for being
elected Vice-President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee
and Ellen Waxman (Toronto, ON), Gail
Hamamoto (Vancouver, B.C.), Andrea Carey
(Victoria, B.C.) elected as Directors of the Board
The Sport Québec Gala winners; snowboarder Dominique
Maltais, diver Emilie Heymans, soccer
player Rhian Wilkinson, rower Andréanne
Morin, water-polo official Marie-Claude Deslières,
synchronized swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau,
and swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey
Diane Jones Konihowski (Canmore, AB) and
Chantal Petitclerc (Montreal, QC) for being
named to Athletics Canada 2013 Hall of Fame
The women inductees to the Sports Officials Canada virtual
Hall of Fame; for 2012 Sandra Chandra (Ottawa,
ON) of Speed Skating; for 2011 Jodi Abbott
(Edmonton, AB) of Figure Skating; for 2010 Lois Laquerre
(Ottawa, ON) from Artistic Gymnastics; for 2009 Louise
Leblanc (Montreal, QC) from Swimming; for 2008 Nancy
Ethier (Quebec, QC) from Basketball; for 2007 Judith
Tutty (Missisauga, ON) from Canoe; for 2006 Lynn
Smith (Winnipeg, MB) from Artistic Gymnastics; for
2005 Kathy Seaman (Calgary, AB) of Diving;
for 2004 Louise Lalonde (St. Sauveur, QC)
from Cycling; and for 2003 Kathy Stoesz (Winnipeg,
MB) from Artistic Gymnastics
The nominees for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) 21st
Annual BLG Awards - Justine Colley (Saint
Mary’s University), hockey player Mélodie
Daoust (McGill University), rugby player Britt
Benn (University of Guelph), and volleyball player
Shanice Marcelle (University of British Columbia)
The inductees to the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
(OCAA) Hall of Fame; Carolyn Aylesworth was
a key member of Fleming-Peterborough's 1985-86 OCAA women's
hockey championship team, Dolly Beausoleil
was a member of the Cambrian Golden Shield for four seasons,
beginning in 1992-93, Amy Ramsay played two
seasons for the Sheridan College women's hockey team in the
late 1970s and is a two-time OCAA Championship All-Star, and
Marina Zenk leading scorer in OCAA history
as part of Seneca’s hockey team
Ringette Canada’s inductees to its Hall of Fame; Iris
Todd (Edmonton, AB) in the official category and
Carly Ross (Edmonton, AB) and Laura
Warner (Calgary, AB) in the athlete category.
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