In the Media

In the December 20, 2020 edition of the Winnipeg Free Press, read about how the Movement Centre partners with Makers Making Change to create affordable assistive tools for families. Read full article here.

Olivia Doersken, MC Executive Director, talked with 680 CJOB’s Hal Anderson on Friday, May 8, about the Movement Centre during the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen HERE.

Olivia Doerksen, MC Executive Director, talks to Kahla Evans at Global News Winnipeg, Friday May 8, 2020, about how the Movement Centre is doing through the Covid-19 pandemic.

We are thrilled to announce that the Movement Centre has been chosen as the charity partner for the Uolo Smile Fundraising Program! Uolo is a Manitoba company that sells affordable consumer electronic products. We are so grateful for the generosity and commitment to community of Uolo! For every item purchased on the Uolo web store…

  The May 16th edition of The Winkler Morden Voice featured a cover story about the Weibe family Stationary Bike-a-Thon, an annual fundraiser for the Movement Centre that raised a record-setting amount this year!  Read the full article HERE.

 Movement Centre client Luc Young was featured in the May 16 edition of The Clipper (the news for Manitoba North Eastman region). Luc and his mom Kristy talk about raising funds for the Perogy Run, the Movement Centre, and the steps Luc has made towards independence since becoming a client. Read the full article HERE.

  CTV News was on hand for the Jets Wives and Girlfriends cheque presentation on April 4. Olivia Doerksen and Michela Myers were interviewed for the evening news. Recording coming soon!

Greg Mackling is one of the celebrity judges for the 15th Annual Winn$tock Battle of the Bands being held on Friday, April 5, 2019. On April 4 Olivia Doerksen, Executive Director of the Movement Centre, joined by Barbro Dick, mom to client Olivia, appeared on CJOB’s  The Start with Greg Mackling, Brett Megarry, and Lauren…

  On Tuesday, April 2 the Winnipeg Jets announced the Jets Wives & Girlfriends will be coming to the Movement Centre to do a cheque presentation for the money raised from the Lucky Pucks initiative from the March 12 game. Over $18,000 was raised in less than 30 minutes! Michela Myers, Sam Wheeler, Brittany Little,…

It was a pleasant surprise when we were reading the Sports section in the Winnipeg Free Press on Wednesday, March 20 and noticed our name mentioned in this article about Tyler Myers. We’re proud to be an organization that helps kids like Tristan gain independence, and seeing those words in print is a reinforcement of…