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A curious thing happened as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged into the third month of lockdown. The early, oddly euphoric, we’re-all-in-this-togetherness began to fray, replaced by a growing sense of malaise.

I was honoured last year to be approached by CPRS with an invitation to chair the Local Advisory Committee for the 2021 CPRS National conference, being held in Whistler, B.C.

To help you learn what I had to first figure out on the fly, here is some useful information that will help you perform at your best when the time comes.

Crisis communications managers have been challenged by issues other than COVID 19 in recent weeks. Racially-charged incidents in the of the United States have propelled almost every organization to think about its own relationships with diverse communities.

As in-coming President of CPRS Vancouver, I’m privileged to introduce our new Board of Directors for 2020-2021.

Although we’re not out of the woods yet, the crisis mode created by COVID-19 has subsided. Here are a few of the lessons I’ve gleaned about crisis communications.

Last week, a freelancer told us he’s involved in a project at a competitor’s agency and he spilled quite a lot of intel on that agency, their work and their clients.

Here are the Top 5 things you can do today to communicate effectively during this crisis.

To help us navigate through these uncharted waters, CPRS Vancouver is proud to bring you a new blog series featuring wisdom and insights from our Leaders Network members.

Tools and resources available during COVID-19.

The COVID-19 virus’s broad-reaching transmission over such a short period of time has been truly remarkable.

Join our supportive community—savings now and throughout April

I work in a large communications department that was always pretty collegial, until recently when a new manager was appointed. She plays favorites, holds mini-meetings that exclude some, makes nasty remarks and claims ‘just joking' and has been generally unsettling our workplace.

If you have ever considered joining CPRS, Canada's official organization for PR and communications professionals, then you'll love this.

Members of the PR community came together on February 19, 2020 to learn about maintaining balance and building resiliency from a panel of experts convened by CPRS Vancouver.