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On October 30, 2025, the Canmore Hospital Foundation will host the inaugural Sisterhood Summit: Embracing Women’s Health. This luncheon event launches the Foundation’s funding stream to promote women’s health in the Bow Valley.For too long, women’s health needs have been underfunded and under-researched. Across Canada, women spend 20% more of their lives in poor health than men. Studies indicate that women experience heart disease differently from men, yet it is the leading cause of death in women, more than all cancers combined. Conditions like endometriosis take an average of 5.4 years to diagnose. From puberty to old age, women’s health concerns are too often misunderstood, minimized, and dismissed.
The Sisterhood Summit aims to change that story in the Bow Valley by empowering women to take an active role in their own health.
The Sisterhood Summit includes a three-course luncheon, a chance to browse and bid on silent auction items, and enjoy the company of like-minded local women. The program will unfold in the beautiful Vista Room at the Canmore Nordic Centre, with panoramic mountain views providing a backdrop for connection and conversation. The highlight of the day will be talks from our lineup of inspiring speakers:
MC Heidi Widmer, Canadian Olympic Cross-Country Skier and CHF Board Member
Dr. Chelsey Topping, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Canmore
Dr. Tracie Risling, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Nursing, University of Calgary
Funds raised will directly support women’s health initiatives at Canmore General Hospital. The Canmore Hospital Foundation has a proven history of transforming care with donor support, from expanding labour and delivery rooms in 2017 to purchasing hysteroscopes in 2025 that enhanced diagnostic and surgical capacity. With the Sisterhood Summit, the Foundation will now build resources specifically earmarked for women’s health, ensuring the hospital can respond to pressing needs both now and in the future. The Sisterhood Summit is more than a luncheon. It is the beginning of a lasting fundraising focus in Canmore. By participating in this collective effort, every guest will play a part in shaping the future of women’s health in our region.
Event Details:
📅 Thursday, October 30, 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Cornerstone Vista Room, Canmore Nordic Centre
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cornerstone Catering & Events, Trail Sports, 1999 Olympic Way, Alberta, AB T1W 2T6, Canada, Canmore
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