Category: Stories & Insights

On Tuesday, September 15, SERC was featured in a CBC article highlighting positive changes to the new health curriculum in Manitoba public schools. J Fiedler, SERC’s program coordinator, was interviewed by CBC’s Bryce Hoye, who highlighted new additions to the health curriculum, including updates on puberty and sex education, as well as other positive additions… Read More

On Monday, September 14, the Winnipeg Free Press published an article featuring SERC about the new Manitoba public school health curriculum. J Fiedler, one of SERC’s program coordinators, spoke with Maggie Macintosh about the new curriculum, which SERC helped develop and which is being piloted over the next two years. Click here to read the… Read More

On June 25, Kaitlyn White, Program Coordinator in SERC’s Brandon office, was featured in a CBC article about a community-led STBBI testing initiative in Brandon. Click here to read the article. 

SERC was featured in a CBC article after youth came home from a powwow with adult-oriented sexual health materials. Journalist Chelsea Kemp interviewed Kaitlyn White, SERC’s Brandon and Youth Program Coordinator, to find clarity in the situation. Click here to read the article

On Thursday, May 14, Tanya Smith was featured in a Winnipeg Free Press article discussing the effectiveness of condoms as a form of preventive healthcare. The article highlights a group of University of Manitoba students advocating for the Manitoba government to fund free condoms in pharmacies across the province. This initiative comes in response to… Read More

Disclaimer: Sexual violence, gender-based violence, and intimate partner violence. In May, our Co-Executive Director, Gillian Roy, was featured in the Canadian Association of Community Health Centres‘ podcast, Community Matters. In this extensive interview with Hillary LeBlanc, Gillian highlighted many of SERC’s programs and shared success stories from the communities we serve, as well as support… Read More

Pictured from left to right: Yewande Peters (SERC Program Coordinator), Brianna Wentz (SERC Communications Coordinator), Gillian Roy (SERC Co-Executive Director), Lisa Naylor (MLA for Wolseley), Leigh Anne Caron (SERC Co-Executive Director), and Simret Daniel (SERC Program Coordinator). On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, SERC’s 90th anniversary was officially recognized by the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. MLA for… Read More

This month, our Co-Executive Director, Gillian Roy, was interviewed by Ryan Funk of U Multicultural to talk about SERC’s 90th anniversary and 90 years of SERC’s history. Click here to read the article

Our educator, J, was featured in an episode of the Humans, On Rights podcast! The episode dives into the impact of sexual health on well-being, how sexuality education promotes healthier connections, and why we receive pushback against sexuality education. Click here to listen.

On Wednesday, August 14, our Co-Executive Director, Gillian Roy, was featured in a segment on Global News at 6 about STI self-testing kits. Skip ahead to the 7:27 minute mark to watch the segment. Click here to watch.