CGC Communiqué - April 2011
Broadcasting executive Nancy Lee elected to CGC Board of Directors
Nancy Lee (Toronto, ON), Chief Operating Officer of Olympic Broadcasting Services Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and former head of CBC Sports, is the newest Vice-President of Commonwealth Games Canada's (CGC) Board of Directors. The board elections took place at CGC's Annual General Meeting, held March 4-6 in Toronto.
CGC's first annual IDS Game of Life Run/Walk raises over $30,000
Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC)'s inaugural IDS Game of Life Run/Walk raised more than $30,000 in registration fees and donations for CGC's International Development through Sport Unit. Almost 800 runners and walkers of all ages took part in the March 20 awareness-raising event, which was held in Toronto and Calgary in partnership with The Running Room and Mizuno Canada. Click here to read more.
Taking Games Preparation to Another Level
Team Canada's experiences with the recent Delhi Commonwealth Games will have a long-lasting impact on how future Canadian teams prepare for major international multi-sport competitions.
That's one of the core conclusions to come out of a post-Games analysis led by Commonwealth Games Canada's (CGC) Director of Sport, Scott Stevenson.
15 Canadians dispatched to support Commonwealth Games Associations
In the first year, there were three who went to the Caribbean and the Americas. In the second year, five more went to Africa. And now, in the third year of Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC)'s groundbreaking Capacity Support Program (CSP), 15 talented young Canadians will be placed throughout the Commonwealth—from the Caribbean and the Americas to Africa, Asia and Oceania. Click here to read more.
Kicking AIDS Out of the Caribbean
I work with Children First, an organization that works with street children and potential street children in Spanish Town, Jamaica. As a life skills instructor, I do Kicking AIDS Out sessions with students aged 17 to 25.
Former intern named CGC's International Internship Programs Officer
A year ago, Jennie Petersen was in the midst of a 14-month placement in Trinidad and Tobago as part of Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC)'s innovative Capacity Support Program (see story, above). Now, the Calgary native is moving into a full-time role with CGC as its International Internship Programs Officer. Click here to read more.
Scott Stevenson to serve as interim CEO at Commonwealth Games Canada
Commonwealth Games Canada Director of Sport, Scott Stevenson, has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer until a replacement can be found for the outgoing CEO, Thomas Jones.
