​Georgian Bay Rowing Club

Safe Sport:

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The Georgian Bay Rowing Club is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for all of its members. We believe all athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers have the right to participate in a safe and inclusive rowing environment that is free of abuse, harassment, and discrimination - collectively referred to as maltreatment. As a club, we are currently working to implement the new Rowing Canada Safe Sport initiative aimed at preventing and responding to maltreatment in our sport. 

 

For more information on this initiative please visit  https://rowingcanada.org/safe-sport/. 

 

Georgian Bay Rowing Club Safe Sport Policy Manual 

 

If you are experiencing or aware of any forms of maltreatment please reach out to one or both of the confidential support services listed below:

 

The Canadian Sport Helpline:

The Canadian Sport Helpline is a listening and referral service monitored by live operators from 8am to 8pm Eastern time, 7 days a week. Users can communicate via toll-free phone line, email text or live chat. 

1-888-83-SPORT

www.abuse-free-sport.ca

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Independent Third Party for Rowing Canada:

To report a complaint, please contact Lise MacLean, the Independent Third Party hired by Rowing Canada to support its members. Lise is a highly skilled professional equipped to deal with Safe Sport issues, and is able to review, advise and refer issues for further investigation confidentially and independently of GBRC and Rowing Canada. 

lise@wiserworkplaces.ca  613-404-2000

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Safe Sport Training: Rowing Canada’s Safe Sport training is available for free for all GBRC  members. All GBRC Board Members, staff and volunteers are required to complete this online training. We encourage as many of our members as possible to take the time to complete the training as well - knowledge is power! Training link: https://safesport.coach.ca 

 

Please contact Kait Byrick at kaitbyrick@gmail.com, the GBRC Safe Sport Lead, for more information or with any questions.