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To make change happen I am pleased to see Quinte Total Sports publish this Women in Sports edition. I am very proud of all of our regional athletes. I am also committed to ensuring that women have equal opportunities and I have been very vocal in encouraging a stronger female representation in municipal politics, both on Council, and on City boards and committees. That is why it is so important to open these channels at a very early age. What better way for our young women to gain confidence, leadership skills and teamwork strengths than through sports? We all have a responsibility to make this happen. I challenge our sport leaders to strengthen their organizations by making equitable
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decisions. To keep more girls and women in sports, things need to change. We need to help increase the representation of women in leadership roles across sport with appropriate MAYOR MITCH PANCIUK plans for recruiting and CITY OF BELLEVILLE advancing women as coaches, officials and senior leaders. We need to bring a gender lens to our decision making and create conditions to support the right for women and girls to participate, lead and stay involved. These are our partners, our mothers, our daughters, our friends. Let’s create a richer, stronger society by ensuring all sectors are represented equally.
we can’t be spectators - we must all be involved
If it doesn’t challenge you it doesn’t change you.
The commitment and teamwork skills learned today make us a better community tomorrow!
