Proclamation

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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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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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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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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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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