Proclamation

BWG Proclaims #ITSTARTS Month 2024

#ITSTARTS Month March, 2024

WHEREAS: Inclusion, acceptance, and equity are important approaches to the diversity of residents living in any community, especially in our growing community; and

WHEREAS: March 21 is recognized as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and

WHEREAS: The Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership (SCLIP) is a community partnership focused on the development of settlement strategies for newcomers. These strategies bring together and support...

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BWG Proclaims World Thinking Day 2024

World Thinking Day February 22, 2024

WHEREAS: World Thinking Day has united Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world for a day of international friendship over the past 90 years, first celebrated in 1926; and

WHEREAS: Youth members in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury and beyond benefit from the opportunity to speak out on issues that affect girls and young women, celebrate the founding of Girl Guides and be connected to the 8.8 million members in 153 countries who are part of the Guiding...

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BWG Proclaims Ontario Heritage Week 2024

Ontario Heritage Week February 19-25, 2024

WHEREAS: The heritage of Bradford West Gwillimbury – architectural, cultural and natural – is a living legacy that helps us understand our past, provides context for the present, and influences our future; and

WHEREAS: Our community is enhanced and sustained by its heritage places and spaces, creating a place of pride and social well-being; and

WHEREAS: During the full third week of each February, the Ontario Heritage Trust invites us to celebrate heritage...

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BWG Proclaims FWIO Day 2024

FWIO Day (The Federated Women's Institute of Ontario)  February 19, 2024

WHEREAS: For the past 127 years, Women's Institute (WI) Members have actively worked together for family, home, community and country. The objective of the first Women's Institute Branch, formed in Stoney Creek on February 19, 1897, was to improve women's skills in the art of homemaking and childcare; and

WHEREAS: The Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) was organized in 1919, giving Members a stronger voice by...

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BWG Proclaims Coldest Night of the Year Week 2024

Coldest Night of the Year Week February 18-24, 2024

WHEREAS: Transitional Aged Youth are both at high risk for life challenges and are underserviced by existing programming; and

WHEREAS: 70% of mental health problems appear during adolescence; and

WHEREAS: We understand the pandemic has been especially difficult for the youth in our community; and

WHEREAS: We value our youth and want to see them succeed in life; and

WHEREAS: Coldest Night of the Year on February 24th is raising funds for Groundwork...

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