We were excited that CFUW Abbotsford is hosting our CFUW BC Council AGM & Conference “Embracing Change Together” from May 2-4, 2025.
Conference Registration Deadline: April 18. (pay by cheque or e-transfer)
Conference Location: Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre. See Registration Packet for details. Book by April 4, 2025 (use discount code) to get discounted CFUW hotel rate.
Keynote: Innovative Research on Improving Food Production by Dr. Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Keynote: Innovative Health Care Initiatives by Teresa O'Callaghan, Executive Director of the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre.
12 pm noon - 6 pm Registration Open (hotel lobby). Delegates pick up accreditation / voting cards
1 pm Afternoon Tours Leave (meet in hotel lobby):
1 pm Tour 1: Mt. Lehman Seaside Pearl Winery and Cannon Winery Tour
1:15 pm Tour 2: Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve - Wildlife Tour
1:30 pm Tour 3: EcoDairy - Cow Spa
3 pm - 5 pm CFUW BC Council Executive Meeting
6 pm Happy Hour Apex Room.
7 pm Opening Reception welcoming delegates. Entertainment by ASIA Fine Arts quartet.
7:30 - 9 am Breakfast.
9 am - 12 noon CFUW BC Council AGM (and coffee/stretch break)
12 noon - 2 pm Luncheon and Keynote Speaker: Innovative Research on Improving Food Production by Dr. Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
2 - 2:15 pm break
2:15 - 3:25 pm Keynote Speaker: Innovative Health Care Initiatives by Teresa O'Callaghan, Executive Director of the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre.
6 pm Cash Bar is Open
6 - 8:30 pm Banquet & Charitable Trust
7:30 - 8:30 pm Entertainment: Alyssa Nielsen, " ABBA"
7:30 - 9 am Breakfast
9 - 11:30 am CFUW BC Council program with guest speaker
11 – 11:30 am Wrap up and end of conference.
CFUW Abbotsford, the City of Abbotsford and this conference are located on the unceded traditional and ancestral territories of the Stó:lō Matsqui, Sumas and Kwantlen First Nations and the Nooksack Indian Tribe. These communities have lived in this land, called S'ólh Téméxw (“Our Land”) in Halq'eméylem, since time immemorial.
Our Host: CFUW Abbotsford
Conference Location: Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre. 36035 North Parallel Road Abbotsford, BC. Phone: (604) 870-1050. Conference Registration Package has hotel booking instructions and group Discount code. Book by April 4, 2025 (using discount code) to get discounted CFUW rate.
Tour 1: Mt Lehman Seaside Pearl Winery and Cannon Winery Tour (May 2 at 1pm)
Tour 2: The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve - Wildlife & Pollinator Garden Tour (May 2 at 1:15 pm to 4:30 pm). Three years ago a group of enthusiastic gardeners in CFUW Abbotsford Club helped reclaim a Pollinator garden on the Reserve. We continue to work as volunteers of the Reserve, pursuing our goals and establishing a garden of native pollinator trees, bushes and plants.
Tour 3: EcoDairy - Cow Spa (May 2 at 1:30pm)