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Speaking of Women… 2001
With Keynote Speaker, CBC Radio's Avril Benoit
Lively Discussion, Networking, Silent Auction and More!

Join five accomplished women as they share their career and life
experiences, and their perspectives on a wide range of business and social
issues, including balancing work and family, following your bliss, taking
care of "you", and being and becoming your "best" self.

Join us for a lively afternoon of discussion, as well as a silent auction,
refreshments, networking opportunities and prizes for everyone!

Avril Benoit -- CBC Radio Host, Here and Now
At the age of 34, Avril Benoît has spent half her life in broadcasting.
Before taking the helm of the CBC radio program, Here and Now, Benoît
co-hosted the first two years of CBC Radio One's flagship network show, This
Morning. Benoît, a bilingual native of Ottawa and Mont-Tremblant, lived and
worked in Quebec for eight years. She has also hosted the most popular
English language open-line show in Montreal.

Heather Agnew-- Health and Wellness Consultant, King Wellness Centre
Heather is an enthusiastic and motivational health and wellness professional
with a strong interest in promoting wellness. As manager of the King
Wellness Centre in Nobleton, Ontario, she trains people from a variety of
backgrounds, including designing wellness programs for corporations. She
also conducts seminars in all aspects of wellness, including cooking,
outdoor fitness and a "Weight Loss for Wellness" program.

Sandy Bourne-- VP Marketing, Bank of Montreal
A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Sandy is a leading business
professional. Appointed to the role of VP in 1998, she is now responsible
for all internal and external marketing activities of BMO Mutual Funds. Her
mandate was expanded in January 2000, to include responsibility for all
marketing activities for BMO Term Investments and BMO Mutual Funds.

M. Sara Rosenthal-- Author/Ph.D. candidate-U of T, Sociology & Bioethics
Sara is a medical health journalist and author of more than 15 widely
recommended health books. Sara's interest in health issues was triggered by
her own experience with cancer at age 20. As a frequent health lecturer, she
frequently appears as a health expert on television and radio programs
across North America. With her Masters degree in sociology and bioethics
from the U of T's Joint Centre for Bioethics, Sara is now completing her
Ph.D.

Elsbeth Tate-- Personal, Career and Life Coach
Elsbeth is a Certified Professional Coach who helps people remember who they
are; their essence, their hopes and dreams and inspires them to the
greatness that they are capable of. Through her own personal journey from
'rebel without a cause' to 'rebel with a cause', she is living proof that
everything is possible if we simply 'dare to dream.' She has been featured
in the Lifestyle section of the Toronto Sun and as a guest on the Erin Davis
show.

When:           Saturday, November 17, 2001

Where:  The Radisson Hotel- Toronto East
                (Hwy 401 and Victoria Park Avenue)
                55 Hallcrown Place
                Scarborough, Ontario

Time:           1 - 4 p.m.

Cost:           $20.00 per person

To reserve your tickets, contact the Scarborough Women's Centre at (416)
439-7111, a limited number of tickets are also available at the door.