Photo Gallery
This picture of some of the participants at NCWC AGM 2022 was taken at the end of our Sunday plenary session; unfortunately, some of the attendees had already left.
Front row: Beryl Matthewson, VP Health, Vancouver; Barbara Hall, Admin Convenor, Vancouver; Mary Potter, VP Environment, Ontario; President Patricia Leson, SK; Karen Monnon Dempsey, VP Econ. & Employment, Halifax; and Daniela Chivu, VP Justice and Rep. to UN CSW.
Back row: Chitra Khare, President Vancouver LCW; Marianne Wilkinson, AGM parliamentarian, incoming Resolutions Chair, Ottawa; Darcia Moskaluk-Rutkay, President of Ukrainian Women of Canada, an NCWC federate; Brenda Buleziuk, Winnipeg LCW; Edeltraud Neal, President of PCW Ontario; Nyarayi Kapisavanhu, President of the Niagara District LCW; Sheila Pepper, VP Social Dev. and ICW Convenor, Ottawa and Vancouver; Pat Weir, Econ. & Empl. Convenor, Finance Comm. member, SK; Arlene Draffin-Jones, Winnipeg LCW; and Jane Cowell, President PCW Quebec.
Missing from the picture are: Denise Mattok, Hon. Life Member, Ottawa; Virginia Schweitzer, Ottawa, Chair, Constitution Comm; Monica Cullum, Ottawa, Justice Convenor; Penny Rankin, Montreal, Youth and Children Convenor; Carol Schweitzer, Montreal, DO Chair; Giselle Roch, Winnipeg; Karin Gorgerat, President of BPW Canada, a federate of NCWC; and Linda Serpone, Montreal LCW.
Provincial Councils of Women (PCWs)
Rani Gupta, British Columbia
Randi Arnot, Saskatchewan
Daria Jorquera Palmer, Manitoba
Edeltraud Neal, Ontario
Jane Cowell Poitras, Quebec
PCW British Columbia
President: Rani Gupta
Email: heyrani@gmail.com
PCW Saskatchewan
President: Randi Arnot
Email: r.arnot@ahslaw.ca
PCW Manitoba
President: Daria Jorquera Palmer
Email: dariajp@gmail.com
Website: https://pcwmanitoba.ca/
PCW Ontario
President: Edeltraud Neal
Email: edeltraud.neal@gmail.com
Website: https://pcwocanada.org
PCW Quebec
President: Jane Cowell Poitras
Email: jane.cowell.poitras@sympatico.ca
Website: https://www.ncwcanada.com/business-directory/814/quebec-council-of-women/
Local Councils of Women (LCWs)
Sarah MacDonald, Halifax
Linda Serpone, Montreal
Nyarayi Kapisavanhu, Niagara and District
Marianne Wilkinson, Ottawa
Chrissy Halliday, Prince Albert
Lori Isinger, Saskatoon
Connie Zboch, Toronto
Chitra Khare, Vancouver
Brenda Buleziak, Winnipeg
LCW Vancouver
President: Chitra Khare
Email: vancouvercouncilofwomen@gmail.com
Website: https://vancouvercouncilofwomen.org
We started our new year after summer with in-person meetings and preparing for a Municipal Election Forum at our October 3rd general meeting. Several candidates will be at our meeting and members are welcome to bring one guest. Monthly Luncheon Meetings, usually the first Monday of the Month September to December with a speaker and to conduct General Business. February to June Monthly Board Meetings, usually the third Monday of the Month to conduct Board Business. A monthly newsletter is distributed electronically September to December, February to June. We are developing a website which will be launched very soon.
LCW New Westminster
President: Lesley Hebert
Email: lesleyh@shaw.ca
There will be an AGM in the fall of 2022
LCW Prince Albert
President: Chrissy Halliday crystal_halliday@hotmail.com
Email: rose.r@sasktel.net
Facebook
- The Prince Albert Council of Women is active in and around Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
- Our main event each year takes place on or around International Women’s Day. At that time, we induct a local woman into the Prince Albert Women’s Hall of Fame. This event has taken place every year since 2004.
- We periodically host dinner meetings, events for International Day of Older Persons, and we partner with other groups to host events for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
- We have a Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Prince-Albert-Council-of-Women
- We are pleased to be a cohost for the NCWC 2023 AGM which will be held at the Park Town Hotel in Saskatoon, June 02 – 04!
LCW Saskatoon
President: Lori Isinger
Email: poplar103@shaw.ca
- Person’s Day Luncheon is Tuesday, October 18th, 2022, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 22nd and 1st Avenue, Saskatoon. at noon. The doors open at 11:30. Tickets are $40.00, and we will honour the late Ruth Robinson by inducting her into our Hall of Fame.
- We partner with CFUW Saskatoon on events.
- We are pleased to be a cohost for the NCWC 2023 AGM which will be held at the Park Town Hotel in Saskatoon, June 02 – 04!
LCW Winnipeg
President: Brenda Buleziuk
Email: councilwomanwinnipeg@gmail.com
Website: councilofwomen-Winnipeg.ca
LCW Ottawa
President: Marianne Wilkinson
Email: mariannew@rogers.com
Check us out on Facebook!
LCW Niagara and District
President: Nyarayi Kapisavanhu
Email: nyarai@toesniagara.ca
- Monthly Meetings: Third Wednesday of the Month, Business Meeting 7:00 pm & Speakers at 7:30 pm. Due to COVID concerns, all meetings until at least January 2023 will be conducted via Zoom. You are invited to attend our monthly meetings by emailing us at 1niagaracouncilofwomen@gmail.com
- PROGRAMMES
- September 21st Topic: Regional Niagara Elections /22
- Speakers: 16 Women Candidates for Regional Council
- October 19th Topic: COVID-19 & its Variants: The Public’s Role in the Years Ahead
- Speaker: Dr. Mustafa Hirji-Niagara’s Acting Medical Officer of Health
- November16th Topic: The Impacts of Poverty; Speakers:TBA
- December 15th 11:30 -1:00 Lunch at Home
- Topic: Federated Women Institutes’ Story; Speaker Margaret Byl, President, National Federated Women’s Institute
- January 18th Topic COVID& Mental Health; Speaker: TBA
- February 16th Topic: Seniors and Elder Abuse Speaker TBA
- March 15th Topic: National & Provincial Resolutions
- April 19th Annual General Meeting
- Topic: Immigration Speaker: TBA
- Topic: Immigration Speaker: TBA
- September 21st Topic: Regional Niagara Elections /22
LCW Toronto
President: Connie Zboch
Email: czboch@live.ca
LCW Montreal
President: Linda Serpone
Email: mcwInformation@gmail.com
Facebook: Montreal Council of Women
Website: https://montrealcouncilofwomen.ca/
- In 1893, Lady Aberdeen, President of the International Council of Women (ICW), founded the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) and the Montreal Council of Women (MCW). The organization’s focus at that time was on improving all aspects of the lives of Montreal’s women, their families and the community by better hospitals, improved working conditions, better maternal and childcare.
- MCW, as a non-partisan coalition of organizations and individual members continues to play an important role as a voice for all women in Montreal and the surrounding areas. The MCW is a vibrant, pro-active, council of women reflecting the diversity of society, encouraging informed political decision making and public attitudes for the well-being of society, through education, consultation and cooperation.
- MCW strives to empower all women to work together towards improving the quality of life for women, families and society through the forum of its membership of autonomous federated societies and individuals.
- Acting as a catalyst for its members, MCW advocates improvement of social conditions and responds on issues that Canadians face as citizens.
- MCW is also affiliated with the Provincial Council of Women of Quebec (PCWQ) which was formed in 1999 as a non-partisan coalition of women working together to improve the well-being of women, their families, and Québec society.
- MCW is affiliated with the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) a self-funded non-governmental organization (NGO). NCWC is a member of the International Council of Women (ICW), which represents the National Councils of Women in more than 70 countries. NCWC has accreditation with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and regularly attends meetings of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
- MCW 2022 WOMAN OF THE YEAR SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE- DECHÊNE MCW members supported Senator Miville- Dechêne in the fight to protect children from online harm, both atprotests and in parliament. On May 19th 2022, the Montreal Council of Women was delighted to both honour and welcome our 2022 Woman of the Year Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne. An accomplished, empathetic woman and lifelong activist, we celebrate Senator Miville-Dechêne for her relentless championing of the rights of women and children, both as a Senator and throughout her very successful career in journalism and in public service.
- MCW is very concerned with the upheaval in society brought on by national and international forces and exasperated by the pandemic, climate change, war and an unrestrained nature of the internet. We will continue to probe complex social issues in an effort to find ways to shape a better outcome and future for women and girls and their families in our community. Data clearly indicates that women are almost always more heavily impacted and our past advocacy addresses these and many other issues: work equity and equality, health care, hate speech and hate crimes, domestic violence, ageism, the unravelling of traditional media sources and internet dangers and regulation, polarization and the lack of civility in politics and debate, trafficking and child labour and ever emerging climate issues. We often work together with our federates and the National Council to advocate for and spread awareness to on issues of common concern to our memberships.
- MCW 2022-2023 Advocacy and Awareness Program includes analysis and discussions of these issues and topics and times can be found on our website under Events once confirmed and posted. Most programs are available for viewing on our website a few days following the event.
LCW Halifax
President: Sarah B. MacDonald
Contact Information: (902) 830-9388, info@lcwhalifax.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lcwhalifax
Website: lcwhalifax.ca
Beginning: 1894
History/Important Dates: https://lcwhalifax.ca/history/