For more information about this event, call or email Kim
> Cochrane, (905)472-1405, [log in to unmask]
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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.
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