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WRSN to support and enhance opportunities for women in Canada's resource sector
October 20, 2008 - Campbell River, BC - In response to the success of the first three Women of Resource Communities Conferences held in Parksville (2005), 100 Mile House (2006) and Kamloops (2007), the Women’s Resource Sector Network was recently formed to foster cooperation and collaborative opportunities for women within and between resource industries and sectors.
“The Women of Resource Communities Conferences have been a great venue for women working in resource industries like aquaculture, fisheries, forestry, mining, oil and gas, other related sectors and all levels of government; or for women who live in resource-based communities to meet and learn from each other,” said Barb Walker, president of First Dollar Alliance, and conference co-organizer.
The Women’s Resource Sector Network (WRSN), founded with seed funding from First Dollar Alliance, will help to nurture these connections through an online community, and hosting regional events and conferences.
"I am delighted that we are able to continue to build on what we have started with the Women of Resource Communities Conference,” said Catherine Egan, WRSN President. “The conferences demonstrated a real interest and need for women involved in our diverse resource-based economy to have a common place to share in lessons learned, and to help mentor others.”.... more
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