We were incredibly moved by the great response we received to our Call for Nominations for this year’s Women In™ Energy awards. Thirty nominations later, our Selection Committee were faced with the near impossible task of selecting only four honourees out of an outstanding group of incredible leaders! Yet, they accomplished the difficult task at hand, and...
We are still revelling from our evening shared with close friends and dear supporters. A heartfelt thank you to the Minerva community for joining us at flourish with their generous spirit and keen interest in our progress. The room was full of warmth, connectivity and the buzz of common goals. The presentation from the podium was deeply moving,...
Last week at flourish – an evening event celebrating our dearest supporters – Minerva launched our Circle of Friends. Our Circle of Friends is a group of dedicated and sustaining donors, committed to making a difference in the lives of women and girls. Members of our Circle are deeply engaged with our work, connected to our community as well as to the end...
Minerva’s annual Women In™ Energy luncheon and awards ceremony is coming up in November and we are excited to partner with Scotiabank – our Presenting Sponsor – who makes this event possible. Winnie Leong, Scotiabank’s Senior Vice President, BC & Yukon Region, shared a little bit of insight into their community involvement, and why, in particular,...
Looking for a career change or to return to school? Train for a career as a Medical Transcriptionist. Minerva is proud to partner with CanScribe Career College to offer two $1,000 scholarships for their Medical Transcription Course. Medical Transcription is the process of creating electronic health records from doctors’ dictated reports. This work can be done...
This past July marked our 8th annual Learning to Lead™ COS weekend and like in past years, it was a huge success! We had approximately 50 participants from Fort St. John/Chetwynd, Kamloops, Terrace, Prince Rupert and the Lower Mainland who participated in workshops on Values-based Leadership, Insights, Public Speaking, and a conference favourite – the Amazing Race. From...
Our annual Women In™ luncheon is coming up later this year and we’re seeking your nominations! Every year, Minerva recognizes women working in a non-traditional field. This year we have chosen the field of Energy. Four women from the Energy sector will be honoured in the following award categories: – Two (2) honourees will receive awards for community...
Minerva delivered the 13th annual Learning to Lead™ BC program to three generations of BC women and girls made up of Grade 11 Student Leaders, Emerging Leaders and Community Leaders. It was a weekend of sharing both laughter and tears, making lifelong connections through storytelling, learning about values-based leadership and taking an invaluable look within....
Long-time supporter Jill Bodkin has participated in many Minerva programs over the years. Most recently, she was invited to attend Learning to Lead™ BC last year as a Community Leader, and this year, she became a Minerva Education Awards donor. “Education has always meant a lot to me and my daughter” says Jill. “I knew that...
We asked Anne Stewart of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP to share some of the values she leads by, and what advice she would give to herself at the start of her career. Here is what she said: The values I lead by: Listen to your instincts You get a lot of pressure to do things quickly,...
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