Mosaic: Women of Inspiration Virtual Celebration a success for girls in Wood Buffalo Region Fort McMurray (March 16) — Over 300 attendees joined Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta (Girls Inc.) in celebrating and awarding five local women at its MOSAIC: Women of Inspiration Virtual Celebration presented by Bouchier on March 8, 2021. While honouring these […]
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The Jays Care Foundation works to provide a level playing field for all children and youth across Canada. Jays Care has been a Girls Inc. partner through their Girls At Bat program. Did you know? – If a girl hasn’t participated in organized sport by age 10, there is only a 10% chance she will […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fort McMurray (February 11, 2020)— On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Finning Canada are honoured to announce the first recipients of the Finning Canada Spotlight on STEM Awards. Carolyn Spence and Kaylen Young will receive $1,000 each from Finning as they work to […]
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A group of girls from Westwood Community High School are navigating the science world their own way and including the younger generation with them. Queens in Code (QIC) is a student led organization in Fort McMurray that is working toward encouraging and integrating girls in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) field at a […]
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Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta had the chance to participate in Chew for Charity on Saturday night. The event is put on by Boston Pizza and gives 12 charities the opportunity to win a donation to their organization. Girls Inc. staff member, Jenna Hamilton and her family friend represented our organization but their strengths did […]
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For Immediate Release September 19, 2019 Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta’s 13th Woman of Inspiration 2019-2020 Presented by The Bouchier Group Announces its 3rd Nominee (Fort McMurray) — Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and The Bouchier Group is proud to announce the 3rd nominee for the Women of Inspiration series 2019-2020. Shannon Noble: Ms. Noble […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2019 (Fort McMurray)– Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta is ecstatic to announce a new partnership with Finning Canada. Finning has generously pledged $5,000 a year, for the next three years to help Girls Inc. deliver their Operation S.M.A.R.T Program and award two $1000 scholarships to Indigenous female students from the […]
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Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta is thrilled that a Vancouver fashion designer has pledged their support to our organization. Jason Matlo is launching a new, made-to-measure collection for men and women, and a portion of the proceeds from his show will be donated to Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta. The show is being hosted in Vancouver […]
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A group of young girls in the Wood Buffalo region have been preparing for the Fort McMurray Marathon. Since June, a group of 13 girls have been meeting every Monday and Thursday to train for the 3 KM or 5 KM race. The training sessions include running laps, circuits and of course, active games. At […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta is sad to announce that we are cancelling our 8th Annual Zombie Run. We unfortunately do not have enough registered to continue with the event and raise adequate funds for the Fort McMurray United Way. We thank everyone who did take the time to register and were […]
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