We’re all home – safe and sound! What a journey it has been! Torey, Jon, Liz and I have met the creme of the crop – Cool girls (to say the least), inspired and inspiring! We thank soooooo many of you for sharing your stories and encourage those we didn’t meet to share their heartfelt [...]

I’ve  just been looking through the various comments posted to becauseiamagirl.ca and came across one I thought should be shared. This is from Karla in Winnipeg. Thank you for the inspirational words ! Please read below: “I am from Winnipeg and I was home this evening reading the newspaper when I came across the article [...]

We had a fantastic day at the Portage Place Shopping Centre in Winnipeg today. We were visited by some amazing young women in addition to both CBC and CTV news. Check out some highlights below.

I knew I would like it here! Yesterday, we shot some footage of the Peg – The theatre, beautiful old buildings and even your funky mailbox’s… Today at 3 pm, we’ll be at the Portage mall but before that – we’ll make our way to Breakfast TV to watch Liz, our producer, say hello to [...]

Hi Everyone, Just a quick reminder to all you Winnipeg folks out there to meet us at Portage Place Shopping Centre this afternoon from 3-5PM ! This is your last chance to meet our documentary team in Winnipeg so come on out ! Remember if you can’t make it  in person we want to hear [...]

We are now on our 25th day of what has been a truly inspiring journey. As we have traveled from Ottawa to Halifax, Halifax to Vancouver, Vancouver to Calgary and now finally Winnipeg I wanted to share one observation I have been thinking about over the last month. As a filmmaker I am always trying [...]

After a beautiful drive across the prairies, our team arrived in Regina, Saskatchewan where we are spending the night before heading to Winnipeg. Listen up Winnipeg ! You are our last stop so lets make it a good one. You have a great opportunity to share your voice with the world and we need you to [...]

Today we had an incredibly special experience… we got to interview Canadian hockey superstar Hayley Wickenheiser!! We had the chance to talk to Hayley at the Father David Bauer Arena here in Calgary. While players trained on the ice, we had a chance to sit down with Hayley. She is one busy woman- she’s in [...]

Because she is a girl Samah knows she’s special. Samah knows her future is bright, made up of many opportunities within reach, but this wasn’t always the case… Samah was born in Sudan to her then 16-year-old mother, Thuria, who was forced into marriage. To avoid  political dangers in Sudan, Samah and her mother relocated [...]