Proclamation

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 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2023

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women November 25, 2023

WHEREAS: Violence continues to be the greatest gender inequality rights issue for women, girls and gender-diverse individuals; and

WHEREAS: November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month; and

WHEREAS: November 25th the lnternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women; and

WHEREAS: Femicide rates are on the rise in Ontario, with over 46 femicides in Ontario since November 26th, 2022; and

WHEREAS: Our community...

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BWG Proclaims Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day 2023

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day October 15, 2023

WHEREAS: October is recognized worldwide, across Canada, and within our province as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month; and

WHEREAS: During the month, we take time to honor and remember those who have lost a child during pregnancy or in infancy; and

WHEREAS: Losing a child in pregnancy or infancy is an unspeakable grief and many are left feeling alone and unsupported. It is our intention to raise awareness and to support those who grieve...

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BWG Proclaims National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation  September 30, 2023

WHEREAS: The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day is observed annually on September 30th, to educate and remind Canadians about the history of Residential Schools; and

WHEREAS: From the opening of the first schools in the 1830s until the last school closed in 1996, approximately 150,000 Inuit, Métis and First Nation children were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to over 130 institutions to...

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BWG Proclaims VON Week 2026

VON Week May 17-23 2026

WHEREAS: The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) for Canada is a charitable community-based health care organization that has addressed community health and social needs for 129 years; and

WHEREAS: VON Simcoe County nurses, home support workers, community service coordinators and many other staff and volunteers have been caring for the lives and well being of residents of Bradford West Gwillimbury since 1991; and VON’s nursing, health promotion and support services contribute...

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