Archive for the category "canada"

A&W Cruisin’ for a Cause 2011

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

A&W’s 3rd annual Cruisin’ for a Cause campaign will take place Thursday, August 25, 2011. For every Teen Burger sold at all A&W Restaurants across Canada, $1 will be donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, which helps fund MS research and provides life-changing services for people living with MS. Last year, through Teen […]

Canadian Little League Championships 2011

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Canadian Little League Championships are taking place in North Vancouver this year as the best in BC will take on the top teams in the country to see who will move on to the Little League World Series. Each year more than 40,000 kids and youth across Canada participate in Little League within 5 […]

Horn of Africa: How Canada Can Help

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

We are in the middle of a global crisis and the Horn of Africa region needs all the help it can get. It wasn’t struck by a tsunami and it wasn’t rocked by an earthquake but there is a massive draught of epic proportions and it has been slowly growing into the largest humanitarian disaster […]

Parks Canada 100 Contest

Comments 100 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s the 100th anniversary of Parks Canada this year and to celebrate, they’re hosting events around the country. Kluane National Park. Photo credit: Anthony DeLorenzo on Flickr This weekend you can check out Parks Canada Day in Stanley Park at Brockton Oval with activities for the whole family and concert stage headliner, K’Naan. A highlight […]

Canadian Open Fastpitch 2011

Add a Comment by Rebecca Bollwitt

Team Canada will be playing a double header tomorrow in the Scotiabank Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championships in Surrey. Facing off against Australia and Team USA, Canada currently sits in third behind the USA and Japan. Jill Russell #14 3rd Base Team Canada.Photo courtesy of VisionQuest There are plenty of local women on our national […]