Women and Girls

These inspirational and diverse stories about local women of all ages in our community are made possible through the continued support of The Master Group as part of our Community Leaders Program.

Women & Girls: Cycling to Montreal for multiple myeloma awareness

Ashley Dieks, 38, is joining with a group of friends to travel to the Myeloma Canada Headquarters on a joint fundraising and awareness exercise

Apr 24, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women & Girls: Gaëtane Pharand reflects on 30 years of helping women

Recently retired, the founding executive director of Centre Victoria pour femmes looks back on a career providing French-language services to women who experienced violence

Apr 4, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women & Girls: Women’s Centre receives funding for server upgrade

Sudbury non-profit receives $19,475 through the Community Services Recovery Fund

Mar 21, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women & Girls: HSN highlights challenges women in medicine face

Depending on the discipline, women are well-represented in medicine, but those in the field say they still face unique barriers to overcome that their male counterparts do not

Mar 7, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women & Girls: Liz Wood doesn’t let agoraphobia limit her success

‘Whatever it is, forge your path, and don't let anybody tell you you can't,’ says the Hamilton woman, who’s a successful executive and a 2022 graduate of Laurentian University’s online MBA program

Feb 22, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women & Girls: Nickel City Sound a place for music and friendship

If you identify as a woman and have a song in your heart, Sudbury’s Nickel City Sound might be for you

Feb 15, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women & Girls: Breasts, ‘the rag’ and new theatre works

Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario presents readings of three feminist plays under development by Northern Ontario artists

Jan 25, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women & Girls: Sudburian joins all-female expedition to Antarctica

Science North director Julie Moskalyk took part in a once-in-lifetime science journey to the planet’s frozen southern continent  

Jan 11, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women & Girls: Tenacity, drive and Julianah Abejide

A photographer, a recent immigrant, a Master’s student and a mother of two, Abejide has a lot on the go, but her drive to achieve her goals to succeed and spread positivity is unmatched

Jan 4, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Women and Girls: Catching up with the indefinable Pandora Topp

Artist, musician and educator, to name but a few titles, Pandora Topp is showing children how to be unafraid in their pursuits, and moved past that critical voice to let their creativity shine

Dec 21, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

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