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[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

2025 Dave Rozdeba Memorial Award - https://t.co/XoVkdH86cv

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

Our fall LTP line up is set. Register at https://t.co/vFJQEzDSvZ where you can also find full course descriptions! These three hour courses are jam-packed with resources, applicable discussions & professional development to better your Athletics Departments!

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

Join us for the last LTP Webinar of the School Year. 726C looks at ways to actively develop student leaders who will serve your school & the community. Register Now with #SpringLTP discount to save!

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

Don't miss our Leadership Training Spring Webinar Series starting NEXT WEEK! Use #SpringLTP for course discounts!

Check out the CIAAA website for full descriptions and to register.
https://t.co/vFJQEzDSvZ

[Rachel Notley @RachelNotley]

UCP PUTS VITAL RESEARCH AND POST-SECONDARIES’ CREDIBILITY AT RISK

EDMONTON — On Thursday, the Advanced Education Minister Rajan Sawhney told media she had “no idea” how $500 million in federal grant funding to Alberta post-secondary institutions was being spent.

“The Minister either lied or is utterly incompetent,” said Rhiannon Hoyle, Alberta NDP Critic for Advanced Education. 

“As many folks have pointed out to the Minister, she could just use a little internet search engine called Google and to find comprehensive federally-funded research information that is helping Alberta as a leader in the nation, which will all be at risk because of the UPC’s gatekeeping legislation.”

Hoyle Googled the information herself and reminded the Minister that Alberta is at risk of losing incredible post-secondary researchers who serve as Canada Research Chairs and who receive federal funding for very important work on topics including, but not limited to:

•Neuroscience, Brain Health and Exercise
•Patient and Family-Centred Cancer Survivorship
•Community Disaster Research
•Microbiome Research
•Thermodynamics
•Wild Microbiome and Infections
•RNA and Protein Biophysics
•Critical Border Studies
•Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights

In addition, institutions have reminded the government that a huge portion of their research funding is federal in source. The University of Calgary, for instance, received $190M in 2023 (35 per cent of the university’s research funding) from the federal government.

Student leaders have also expressed concernwith a UCP government that has already defunded post-secondary institutions by $80 million this year and see Bill 18 as just another way to stifle funding.

“If Minister Sawhney truly couldn’t find this information then certainly, had she done the right thing and consulted with post-secondary institutions before the introduction of Bill 18, she wouldn’t be scratching her head about where $500 million in federal grant funding is going,” said Hoyle.

"Bill 18 is nothing short of an assault on our post-secondary institutions that no one saw coming. Our universities exist to stimulate ideas and debate. Stifling that debate limits the scope of discovery.

“We currently have two of the top 10 research universities in Canada and an amazing network of connected colleges and institutions throughout the province. Albertans could lose all of this amazing, important work with Danielle Smith’s gatekeeping bill that is nothing more than a spool of ideological red tape. 

“When intellectual freedom is stifled, it hacks away at the reputation that Alberta has rightfully earned, and serious researchers and academics will go elsewhere.”

#ableg #abpoli

[CTV News @CTVNews]

Why you should stop texting your kids at school https://t.co/rVsLJgJDl5

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

2024 National Conference Registration is OPEN! One more day to take advantage of our Early Bird Pricing. Register Today.
https://t.co/crjKIOqk7R

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

No Officials = No Team Sports

We need to do more to support our officials and referees. They are getting harder to find. And without officials, we do not have team sports.

What can we do?

Here are six things we can do.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Playing Time is EARNED.

But how can you EARN playing time? Here are 10 ways.

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

There are still 2 opportunities left for Leadership Training Courses in 2023. Check out the CIAAA website for more information and registration links.

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

Don't miss LTP 535C: Effective Communication Strategies on TODAY! This course is designed to enhance communication skills in your Athletic Programs. Learn more and Register at https://t.co/vFJQEzEqlx

[Heather BARTLING @hbartling]

Sneak peek on our new leadership training course! Spent the weekend diving into mental health .. heavy topic but I think we have a great course built for our leaders in high school athletics! @CanadianIAAA

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

Nov. 7 kicks off our first LTP Webinar of the Year. 501C will set the tone for your athletics program. Discuss the role of the Athletic Administrator and the importance of a school philosophy. This is great for new ADs! Register today https://t.co/vFJQEzEqlx

[Heather BARTLING @hbartling]

Saturday morning workshop on mental health in our programs. It is so important that as leaders, we equip our coaches with the tools to help our kids. @CanadianIAAA

[Heather BARTLING @hbartling]

The first run of the new @CanadianIAAA LTC535c Effective Communication course this morning! We had an awesome group of ADs to work with!

[BC School Sports @BCSchoolSports]

Congratulations to @meischools Athletic Director and BCSS Past-President Rick Thiessen for being recognized with by the @CanadianIAAA for his excellence and commitment as an AD. A very deserved recognition for someone who has given so much at his school, community and across BC!

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

2023 Conference Vendor Spotlight.
Check out @Pixellotltd Friday April 21.

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

Thank you to @SportfactorInc! Sportfactor is an annual CIAAA Partner, providing our Member Resource bank & also a Conference Sponsor of our Banquet Speaker @Proactivecoach Bruce Brown.

Check out https://t.co/lxSyhIWLYU for your school sporting equipment & uniform needs!

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

Thank you to our Conference Sponsor @drdishbball!

Dr. Dish Basketball is the premier provider of basketball shooting machines and offers the most versatile and technologically advanced training solutions in the world.

Check it out: https://t.co/FEOcnU6Bfd

[CIAAA @CanadianIAAA]

Conference Vendor Spotlight! ⁠
@playvs will be at our 2023 National Athletic Directors Conference! Stop by and learn about their EGaming at the Vendor Exhibition, Friday April 21: 10:00 - 5:00 PM.