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BWG Proclaims National Health and Fitness Day 2024
National Health and Fitness Day
June 8, 2024
WHEREAS: Canada by nature offers abundant recreational and fitness opportunities through such things as our mountains, oceans, lakes, forests, parks, and wilderness; and
WHEREAS: Canada is facing an inactivity crisis with daily physical activity on the decline and preventable illness on the rise; andWHEREAS: National Health and Fitness Day (NHFD) is an initiative to challenge Canada to become the fittest nation on earth, starting with making the first..
Jun 08, 2024
BWG Proclaims Italian Heritage Month and Festa della Repubblica 2024Italian Heritage Month and Festa della Repubblica
June 2024 / June 2, 2024
WHEREAS: Festa della Repubblica is celebrated in Italy on the second day of June each year; and
WHEREAS: This day commemorates the institutional referendum held by universal suffrage in 1946, in which the Italian people were called to the polls to decide on the form of government, following the Second World War and the fall of Fascism; and
WHEREAS: Bradford West Gwillimbury residents of the Italian community respect the..
Jun 02, 2024
BWG Proclaims Pride Month 2024Pride Month
June 2024
WHEREAS: Every year, cities around the world recognize June as Pride Month – dedicated to the celebration of the 2SLGBTQI+ community and culture, in support of 2SLGBTQI+ rights; and
WHEREAS: Pride Month is a time to celebrate the 2SLGBTQI+ community across Canada. It's also an opportunity to acknowledge the history, the hardships, and the challenges that the community has endured, along with celebrating the progress that has been made; and
WHEREAS: In Canada, the first.
Jun 01, 2024
BWG Proclaims Yes In My Backyard Week 2024Yes In My Backyard Week
May 27-31, 2024
WHEREAS: Bradford West Gwillimbury is a vibrant Town of people who take care of each other; and
WHEREAS: Everyone in Bradford West Gwillimbury deserves to have a safe, affordable, hopeful place to call home; and
WHEREAS: Societies where everyone can participate in and contribute to their community are more stable, resilient, prosperous, happy, and healthy; and
WHEREAS: Ending homelessness is a complex problem that can only be solved through collaborative and..
May 27, 2024
BWG Proclaims Police Week 2024Police Week
May 12-18, 2024
WHEREAS: Police Week is celebrated as a way for police to connect with their community and increase awareness about the services they provide; and
WHEREAS: Police services across Ontario and Nationwide celebrate Police Week annually, to honour and thank the work that front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of Ontario police services do to keep Ontarians safe and healthy; and
WHEREAS: The 2024 Provincial campaign theme is Join..
May 12, 2024
BWG Proclaims World Thinking Day 2024World 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.Feb 22, 2024
BWG Proclaims Ontario Heritage Week 2024Ontario 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; andWHEREAS: During the full third week of each February, the Ontario Heritage Trust invites us to celebrate heritage..
Feb 19, 2024
BWG Proclaims FWIO Day 2024FWIO 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.Feb 19, 2024
BWG Proclaims International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2023International 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; andWHEREAS: 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..Nov 25, 2023
BWG Proclaims Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day 2023Pregnancy 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; andWHEREAS: 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.
Oct 15, 2023
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