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Nominate a Volunteer by March 23, 2012!
January 16, 2012
St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre is now accepting nominations for our annual Volunteer Recogniton Awards. We want to ensure that St. Albert volunteers are recognized and thanked for their contributions towards making our community a better place. You can help us to do that by submitting your nominations…
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Gareth Jones Receives Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award
December 8, 2011
On December 5th, 2011, International Volunteer Day, Gareth Jones was among the 6 recipients of the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards. The former city councillor was nominated by our Director of Volunteer Centre Services, Pat Phelan. Jones many volunteer activities include arts and culture, human services, fundraising and sports ad…
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Successful 2011 Volunteer Fair!
November 22, 2011
The St. Albert CIVC and the City of St. Albert hosted the 4th Annual Volunteer Fair on November 19, 2011 at Servus Credit Union Place. This free community development event featured non-profit organizations in and around the region. The high-profile opportunity allowed non-profit organizations and groups to promote their services, ...
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CIVC Board Chair Listed on Community Recognition Monument
July 20, 2011
On July 14, 2011, the City of St. Albert revealed its Community Recogniton monument which features the name of 114 people, couples, groups and businesses that have made significant contributions to St. Albert. Mayor Nolan Crouse read out the names and a brief background for those being recognized by having…
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Volunteer Citizen of the Year Honoured
April 30, 2011
The Volunteer Citizen of the Year brunch, held to honour and celebrate the contributions of five of St. Albert’s most dedicated volunteers, was held April 30, 2011. Each of the five chosen finalists received a special award. 
Anna Rodger was named St. Albert’s Volunteer Citizen of the Year for…
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International Volunteers Connect with CIVC
March 23, 2011
Several students from the University of Illinois were in town volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, thanks to a connection made through CIVC! After finding us through our website, the Professor leading the group contacted Glennis Kennedy, Volunteer Coordinator to try and arrange a volunteering experience around construction work. Glennis was…
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St. Albert Celebrates Sesquicentennial Anniversary
January 10, 2011
On a January day in 1861, Father Albert Lacombe and Bishop Alexandre Tache had a pemmican lunch on what is now called “Mission Hill”. “What a magnificent site,” Tache reportedly exclaimed, as he looked down on the snow-covered hill. The two men agreed that the valley below them would be…
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Alberta 55 Plus Games
January 10, 2011
Alberta 55 Plus takes place Feb. 24–27. This event will see some 1100 finalists from all over the province participating. Volunteer to help at the 55 Plus Games and you will be part of this exciting event. You will share the excitement as participants with a genuine love of sport…
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Canada World Youth Comes to St. Albert
October 25, 2010
October, 2010 – The Community Information and Volunteer Centre has formed a partnership with Canada World Youth. Canada World Youth (CWY) is a world leader in the development of international educational programs for youth aged 15 to 25. CWY works with countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and…
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Register Now for Leadership Institute Tier 1 Workshop
July 22, 2010
Did you miss the Leadership Institue Tier 1 Workshop last spring? Now is your chance to register for the fall. CIVC has once again partnered with Alberta Culture & Community Spirit, the Government of Alberta to bring the Agencies we serve a 2-day training program on September 21 & 22! ...
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Volunteer Citizen of the Year Special Awards Winners
May 1, 2010
The 2010 Volunteer Citizen of the Year banquet held Saturday, May 1, celebrated the contributions of five of St. Albert’s most dedicated volunteers. Each of the five chosen finalists received a special award. 
Ireen Slater was named St. Albert’s Volunteer Citizen of the Year and she was also awarded…
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Mayor Proclaims National Volunteer Week
April 19, 2010
Together with a small gathering by the Volunteers’ Rest on the banks of the Sturgeon River, Mayor Nolan Crouse proclaimed National Volunteer Week in St. Albert and presented Glynis Thomas, Executive Director of CIVC with a framed certificate commerating the event. 
The Mayor explained that nationally, approximately 1/3 of…
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Who Needs Volunteers?
April 8, 2010
St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre assists 185 St. Albert and Edmonton agencies to recruit volunteers. Of those, 80–90 per cent are recruited for Human Services agencies. CIVC’s staff matches volunteers with the agency that most needs their special and unique services. Some volunteers wish to make an ongoing…
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CIVC hosts Japanese Delegates
March 16, 2010
On March 9, 2010, CIVC was happy to welcome a group of seven delegates from the Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan for a visit to our centre. They were in Canada to learn about how the volunteer sector works here: the who, what and why’s of volunteering in Canada. “Read more…
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How is the Volunteer Citizen of the Year Chosen?
March 15, 2010
All nominations for the St. Albert Volunteer Citizen of the Year Awards are given to a selection committee, comprised of volunteers from this community. First committee members read all the nomination forms and tally all the facts about each nominee. Then they score them on a grid according to a…
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