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H1N1 Prevention at the Centre
We, at Encounters with Canada, are taking the H1N1 influenza virus very seriously at the Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre. Read about our complete H1N1 prevention strategy.
40 teens selected to attend 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games as members of the Historica Dominion at the Games project
Ottawa – December 18, 2009 – Forty students from British Columbia (BC) and across the country have been selected to attend and report on their experiences at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Written and video assignments produced by the participants will be shared with the world via www.FYICanada.ca. More
Director General Linda Brunet announces launch of EWC Alumni Community
“I am proud to announce the official launch of the alumni section of our Encounters' website, a project dear to my heart. It represents our very own community of past participants - linked together, through us, for the very first time. A little like our very own Facebook!” More
Looking sharp at the Games! The Encounters with Canada Support Foundation outfits the participants of the Historica-Dominion at the Games project
OTTAWA, ON, December 11, 2009 — The Encounters with Canada Support Foundation (EWCSF) has become the newest partner of the Historica-Dominion at the Games project. Joining distinguished collaborators such as the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and 2010 Legacies Now, the Foundation will supply forty Encounters with Canada (EWC) participants and four staff with jackets, shirts, hats and scarves to be worn during the Historica-Dominion at the Games project at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. More
Arts and Culture
"Arts Alive" brings a dozen or more professional artists for a series of dynamic workshops! Participants meet and work with established artists in the disciplines of songwriting, dance, clay sculpture, calligraphy, watercolour painting, improvisation, and more. Visits to galleries, theatres and other cultural institutions in our nation's capital round out this colourful EWC experience!
Arts & Culture on FYICanada: Arts Alive! and The Memory Box Project
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We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Exchanges Canada).
