Event Overview
The MPA Society and CMHA Vancouver/Burnaby Branch are partnering with local businesses that focus on health, wellness and self-care to join us in creating a successful community engagement event to celebrate the national Mental Health Week (May 7th–13th). Our message focuses on the importance of taking time to celebrate oneself and improve one's own mental wellness.
Join us for a FREE event on May 10th, 2012 and learn about:
- CMHA VB and MPA Society programs and services
- Local Wellness Businesses
- Spa and Salon services
- Healthy mental health tips
- How to create your own wellness plan
| When: | Thursday, May 10th, 2012 |
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| Where: | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby, BC |
| Time: | 2:30PM-4:30PM |
| 4:00PM-4:30PM - Special Guest Speaker: Erica Sigurdson |
Based in Vancouver BC, Erica Sigurdson is a dominating force in the Canadian Comedy scene as well as an award-winning writer. Her comedy festival credits include Montreal Just For Laughs, Winnipeg, Halifax, St. John's, Moncton, P.E.I., Sudbury and Vancouver Comedy Festivals.
In addition to countless televised festival appearances, Erica has recorded her own Comedy Now! Special for CTV as well visiting Kandahar in 2006 to record a television special for CBC called Stand-Up in Kandahar which aired in the spring of 2007.
Erica just finished working as a story editor on season one of the new CBC comedy Mr. D. She has also written for a CTV television variety-show pilot, CBC situational comedy pilot and most notably co-wrote The 21st Annual Gemini Awards for which she and co-writer Peter Kelamis were awarded a Leo Award for 'Best Screenwriting in a Comedy, Music or Variety Program or Series'.
Erica is a regular contributor to CBC radio programs, including The Current and Definitely Not The Opera and has been featured on the smash-hit radio show The Debaters a record twenty times.
For more about Erica, please visit her Website: www.ericasigurdson.com
Refreshments available. We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information, contact Leanne MacLeod at leanne.macleod.vb@cmha.bc.ca
