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AJHL players to get training to build leaders in violence prevention

Alberta’s junior hockey players including the Lloydminster Bobcats and the Bonnyville Pontiacs are to participate in training to target gender-based violence.

Both teams are scheduled for 2.5 hour-sessions in the first week of November.

This as the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) with funding from the Canadian Women’s Foundation will make sessions in the Leading Change program available to the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) players.

The ACWS says they gear their program to building leaders in violence prevention. The organization has been running the Leading Change program for over a decade with sport teams at the minor, junior and professional levels.

“The training ACWS provides to athletic teams can spark vital culture change around sexual violence and sports,” says Ann Decter, senior director of community initiatives and policy with the Canadian Women’s Foundation.

Organizers add the program examines the culture surrounding gender-based violence and seeks to develop healthy masculinity.

The training will also coincide with the start of Family Violence Prevention Month in November.

Gerry Lampow
Gerry Lampow
Gerry has lived in Lloydminster since winter 2010. That detail is important as coming from the Caribbean he did not see green grass until May. Now an Alberta/Western Canada resident, you would be hard-pressed to find a stronger proponent of Lloydminster than the news guy that appreciates a healthy dose of rock music and dress code leather. His mantra is focus on one thing and do it well.
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