November 2011
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Fort St. John now has a Movember Network
We just started the Fort St. John network on the Movember site - If you already signed up to participate in Movember, then be sure to join it as well - http://ca.movember.com/mospace/network/view/id/20464
This will help keep track of all the participants in Fort St. John for Movember so don’t delay and join the Fort St. John network!
Movember Events in Fort St. John
Every Tuesday at 7pm at Remedies Lounge is the Movember Poker Tourney - all proceeds go to Movember Thursday, November 17 - Northwoods Pizza will be donating $5 from each pizza sold, eat in or take out from 11am-2pm and 5pm-close.
Wednesday, November 23 - Egan’s Pub will present a special open mic in support of Movember - a Mo’pen Mic!
Saturday, November 26 - Looney Tunes Movember...
October 2011
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Movember come to Fort St. John
On Monday’s City Council, the month of November was proclaimed as “Movember” in the City of Fort St. John. This support from the City is a great addition to the community support already growing for Movember.
Throughout the month, you will see men starting to grow their moustache in hopes of raising cash for Prostate Cancer Canada. In 2010, Fort St. John rasied over $27,000 and in Canada,...
May 2011
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Canada raises 22Million for Movember!
The Movember financial year closed on Apr 30th. The final fundraising total for Canada is $22M! That’s 22 MILLION DOLLARS as part of the global total of $77M. Thank you to the 118,927 Canadian Mo Bros and Mo Sistas. Your support and mos will go a long way in helping us all change the face of men’s health. Mo on!
December 2010
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FORT ST. JOHN'S BEST MUSTACHES →
Check out Northern Groove - http://www.northerngroove.com/arts-culture/off-the-wall/fort-st.-john-s-best-mustaches.html
They setup a photo booth at the Fort St. John Movember party.
Thank you Fort St. John for a great Movember
Wow… December 1st has arrived. This marks the official end to Movember and what a month it has been!
On Tuesday, November 30, Egan’s Pub played host to the Fort St. John Movember Party to celebrate the achievements of the participants here in Fort St. John. The band “The Suspicious” played to a full house that saw every type of moustache including some of the pink variety. The waitresses...
$22,182 raised for Movember in Fort St. John
As of 12am, December 1st, 126 participants in Fort St. John have raised $22,182 for Movember here in Fort St. John and Neil Evans has raised $4,088 - congrats to everyone involved! It was great to see a huge participation here in Fort St. John.
November 2010
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Final hours of Movember marked with razors →
Click on the link to read about the final hours of Movember here in Fort St. John from the crew at Energeticcity.ca
Movember grows to within a whisker of conclusion
Movember is coming to a close. The ‘Mo’, slang for moustache, and November come together to create Movember and each Movember, men are challenged to change their appearance and the face of mens’ health. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, our participants’ commitment is to grow a moustache for 30-days with funds being raised to benefit Prostate Cancer Canada. Currently, there are...
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Want to talk about your Mo ?
Brent Hodson from the Northeast News is looking for a few guys who live in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, or Fort Nelson who are taking part in the Movember Campaign. He would like to talk to you about why you are taking part in it and what you are doing to raise money and awareness for Prostate Cancer. Give him a shout at 250-787-7030 or email brent@northeastnews.ca - He would like to speak to...
Day 12 of Movember
Its Movember 12 - How is your mo going ? It was great to see yesterday at the Fort St. John Remembrance Day ceremonies that there are quite a few guys here taking part in the campaign. I even saw this RCMP member who is taking part.
With only 18 days left to grow and fundraise - I hope you are having success with it. If you need any help or want more info, just visit www.movember.com -...
Huskies and Movember featured in Nov. 9 Edition of...
Huskies join Movember campaign
NOVEMBER 9, 2010 KELLY LAPOINTE SPORTS EDITOR
Though the playoffs are still months away, the Fort St. John Junior B Huskies are growing their facial hair now for Movember – a Canada-wide campaign to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer by encouraging men to commit to growing a mustache for 30 days.
The campaign started on Nov. 1 with men challenged to...
Remedies Lounge to Raffle Taylor Hall Jersey for...
PLUS - Remedies Lounge has an Edmonton Oilers Taylor Hall jersey to raffle off for the Movember Campaign! Tickets are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5! Stop by Remedies Lounge (Located inside the Northwoods Inn) to purchase your tickets, I’ll be going tonight!
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Patch Java will donate 10% of your purchase to...
Starting on Wednesday, November 10, Patch Java will donate 10% of your purchase to Movember. When you come in and show off your moustache, Devon will take 10% of your total purchase and donate it to the Movember Campaign which is raising funds and awareness for Prostate Cancer here in Canada. With ever changing daily specials and great Sunday breakfast specials, I can see a few of us choosing...
“Hey MOnday, what a great day to start a MO for the MOnth of MOvember… did...”
October 2010
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Movember MoPhone App for your iPhone →
Participating in the Movember campaign ? well download the new Movember iPhone App and take a picture of yourself each day to put together as a movie or to help you raise funds. Check it out http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/movember-mophone/id399327522?mt=8
If you would like to submit a movie to us for the November 30 Fort St. John Movember party - please email it to brent@northeastnews.ca...
Fort St. John Huskies join Movember
The Fort St. John Huskies have come together to support the Movember campaign this year. The Junior B hockey team will be growing a mo and raising funds throughout November for Prostate Cancer.
David Green from the Huskies said that he talked to his teammates about Movember and they agreed to take part in this campaign. He also added that people don’t really know about prostate cancer,...
Movember featured in Alaska Highway News &...
Courtesy of the Alaska Highway News - Thursday, October 21 Edition
Courtesy of the Northeast News - Thursday, October 21 Edition
City of Vancouver Proclaims November as Movember →
Congratulations to Peter Verge for making this happen. In thanks to social media, Peter had learned that Mo Bro Brent Hodson had gotten the City of Fort St. John to proclaim the month of November as Movember and wondered just how he could do the same for Vancouver. After some discussions, Peter was able to get the help of Vancouver City Councilor Kerry Jang.
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Your Invited....
to Fort St. John’s Movember Party!
“PS - Only 11 days to Mo!”
Hair-raising month of November
Check out this great story that the Globe & Mail recently published about the Movember campaign.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/the-hair-raising-month-of-november/article1760977/?from=1761164
I hope you take time to register for this great event. Visit www.movember.com to get all signed up and learn more about the Movember campaign.
Are you registered yet ?
November 1st is quickly approaching and this is the day you have to start clean shaven for Movember. So my question is, are you registered yet ? If not, just visit www.movember.com and get yourself registered and then you can join a team, start your own team and start raising funds for Prostate Cancer and Men’s health.
PLUS - you are invited to join us for the End of Movember party...
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Fort St. John's Movember Proclamation is featured... →
The Mayor of Fort St. John, in the northeast region of British Columbia (also known as “The Energetic City”) has proclaimed the month of November to be renamed Movember!
http://ca.movember.com/news/view/id/922/category/national
On this week’s Issues and Answers, Premier...
City Proclamation for November
This Tuesday, at 3pm at the City of Fort St. John city council, mayor and staff will be making a proclamation to make November as the month of Movember. I invite you to come by the meeting and check it out, or you can watch it online at www.fortstjohn.ca - we may also be in the news a lot next week to remind people to sign up and start November 1 clean shaven and that on Tuesday, November 30 we...
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Community Outlook: Turning November into Movember ...
By Brent Hodson
Something I believe that makes living in a community so great is the events. Every week, especially here in Fort St. John, there are numerous events and things going on. I was asked this week to think about writing a weekly column for this newspaper and I thought a column on the events and goings on that happen here would be a great topic to discuss.
In November, Fort St....
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Growin' a Mo' for a Bro in Fort St. John
Check out this great article on the Movember movement here in Fort St. John on page 7 in the October Edition of Northern Groove. Movember is coming up in just a few weeks, get those faces prepared!
Open publication - Free publishing - More zombies
September 2010
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Welcome to Movember 2010
Movember kicks off its fourth campaign in Canada, rallying gentlemen across the globe to grow moustaches during November to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer. We invite you to join us on our journey to change the face of men’s health. Why is men’s health an important issue? • A man is 35% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than a woman is to be diagnosed with...
Watch for more info on Movember...
Hey there,
Thanks for stopping by. We are just setting up the site and info on what will be an amazing event here in Fort St. John. We hope to have more info coming out near the end of the month and tons of info coming out in October for what will be a fun Movember (November) - for now, you can find some info here - movember.com - but watch for more local news on Movember right here!
You can...
What is Movember ?
Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues - specifically prostate cancer.
The idea for Movember was sparked in 2003 over a few beers in Melbourne, Australia. The guys behind it joked about 80s fashion and decided it was time to bring the moustache back. In order to justify their Mos (Australian slang for moustache), they used their new...
