by Christiane Marceau | Jun 20, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
As explained in the latest Executive Director Blog, CEC has seen its funding decrease significantly for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year. This unfortunate situation means difficult decisions that affect us all, including in the CEC main office through staff reduction. It is...
by Christiane Marceau | Jun 15, 2023 | Announcements, English, French
Once again, CEC has heard you. We are pleased to offer a special North American Cup Series (NACS) License at $50, valid from today until the end of September 2023. This license gives you access to Canadian NACS events only. This is your chance to take part in a...
by Christiane Marceau | Jun 14, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
We receive questions daily about the finances of CEC. We have received complaints that registrations and licenses are expensive, that the sport should be more accessible, that CEC should invest more in its athletes, etc. We hear you, and we agree with you. We would...
by Andrew Wilson | May 31, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
CONGRATULATIONS to the athletes listed below who have been selected to represent Canada at the 2023 Youth World Championships in Seoul, South Korea. While these athletes have not all confirmed attendance and may choose not to attend, being selected is an...
by Christiane Marceau | May 12, 2023 | Announcements, English, French
CEC and the Calgary Climbing Centre (CCC) are hard at work preparing for the 2022-2023 Youth National Championships – Boulder and Lead. This 6 day event will take place from May 18 to 23 in Calgary, AB. We invite all participants to stay connected with the event...
by Andrew Wilson | Apr 26, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
As a part of CEC’s ongoing commitment to athlete well-being, we are pleased to share the newly created Mental Health Emergency Action Plan (MHEAP). This policy, created in collaboration with Dr. Lauren McBride, R.Psych, Mental Health Practitioner at CSI Pacific,...
by Christiane Marceau | Apr 26, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
Since posting my first-ever blog post on Monday, I took the time to read and reflect on every single question and comment received and posted online. I want to take a minute to truly and sincerely thank everyone who contributed to the debate. Regardless of what...
by Christiane Marceau | Apr 24, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
During the Regional events held this weekend in both Surrey, BC, and Kanata, ON, we received a lot of feedback on the difficulty of the qualification boulders, with some feeling that they were too easy, and questioning why this differed from experiences in the past....
by Christiane Marceau | Apr 23, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
Climbing Escalade Canada needs your help! The CEC has been holding National Championships each year in order to support our athletes in reaching new international heights. However, did you know that each time the CEC hosts a national event, it loses significant money?...
by Christiane Marceau | Apr 19, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
The first event of the 2023 North American Cup Series took place this past weekend in Redlands, CA, USA. A total of 86 women and 110 men participated in this Boulder event, including many Canadian athletes. Congratulations are in order to our CEC athletes that showed...