Women & Wellness Conference – History:

Over the past 10 years, this traditionally annual conference has reached out to a diverse group of women of different age groups and professions bringing them together in a day of learning and opportunity. To date the conference has served many women and helped enrich their lives and the lives of their families. This has been accomplished through education in areas such as health and wellness, career enhancement, financial literacy, as well as maintaining a balanced lifestyle with the vision to empower women to be active and recognized participants in the communities in which they live. The goal of the conference is to educate, enrich and empower women to take ownership of their health, and make informed decisions regarding their own and their families overall health and well being.


The 2007 conference marked the 10th Anniversary of the Women & Wellness Conference and focused on a "personal centered" approach to educate women on making informed decisions regarding their own and their family's health and an "outward centered" approach on how the women in attendance can positively affect the lives of others locally, nationally and internationally. In celebration of the 10th Annual Conference, keynote addresses included Dr. John Demartini a teacher from “The Secret”, Roxanne Kielburger from the highly successful international organization – Free the Children and Dr. Marla Shapiro, the popular host of CTV’s Balance: Television for living well, a well known author and a breast cancer survivor.

2009 – Different Challenges and Needs for Women in Society:

Today, as we look at women in our community, a very dramatic challenge has evolved that involves women who are caught up in the cycle of poverty. Women are generally in a less advantageous position than men and have fewer options to achieve economic security, particularly with government cutbacks in social spending. Additionally, these women have a range of stresses to deal with such as low self-esteem, complex family relationships, gender discrimination, childcare, unemployment and looking after daily survival, to name a few. Present statistics indicate that female-headed households are more then twice as likely to be “poor” compared to male-headed households and it will take an average of three years for a woman to move off social assistance. Income level is a key determinant of health and women and children living in poverty are more susceptible to poor physical and mental health. (Canadian Women's Foundation and Canadian Women's Economic Development Council, 2004)

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