Submitted by: Doreen Gowans Subject: Report on 2011 National Convention held in Toronto August 14 – 17, 2011 It truly was a great honour to represent every member of the Catholic Women’s League in the BC & Yukon Territory at our National Convention. My only wish is that everyone could have attended with me, but [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Carol Penno It was an honour and privilege to attend the National CWL Convention and WUCWO Regional North American Conference August 8-13, 2008 in Winnipeg, MB and represent The BC & Yukon Council as an accredited delegate. President Marianna Caldwell asked me to write the spiritual report and I pray this report will [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms, BC/Yukon Organization Chair After we were well rested from the WUCWO regional conference, with our hour and half lunch break the 2008 National Convention began in Winnipeg with an invigorating resolutions dialogue meeting. Women from all corners of Canada came together to educate themselves on the resolutions that would be presented [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Marianna Caldwell This time last year our council did not have a President-Elect so for the first time an election for President had to be held. Here I am, the new president happy to report we have a full slate of officers. To date, through marketing the League and creating enthusiasm we have [...]
Read MorePlease see this entry at our National site regarding a recent letter sent to Prime Minister Harper on Bill C-22, the Age of Protection.
Read MoreSubmitted by: Barbara Dowding Madame President, It has been another very good year in BC & the Yukon. Our numbers continue inch ever closer to the 10,000 mark and more and more members are getting out to diocesan and provincial conventions – further proof of the wonderful rewards of hosting a National convention! Our first [...]
Read MoreContributed by: Barbara Dowding What a pleasure it is to report to you on behalf of nearly 9,000 members of the Catholic Women’s League in British Columbia and the Yukon. We are six dioceses ranging in size from the largest with 49 parish councils and the smallest only two. Distance, travel time and weather play [...]
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