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BWG Proclaims PROBUS Clubs Month 2024
Posted on Tuesday, October 01, 2024 08:00 AM
WHEREAS: PROBUS Clubs Month is an opportunity to celebrate the existence of over 250 PROBUS Clubs across Canada, and the participation of more than 38,000 members in these volunteer-based, non-profit groups; and
WHEREAS: The goal of PROBUS Clubs is to provide Fellowship, Friendship and Fun for men and women in their retirement and semi-retirement years, to encourage healthy minds and bodies through socialization with other retirees in the community; and
WHEREAS: The PROBUS Club of Bradford and...
BWG Proclaims National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024
Posted on Monday, September 30, 2024 09:00 AM
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2024
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...
BWG Proclaims Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2024 09:00 AM
September 29, 2024
WHEREAS: Whereas Canadian police and peace officers make valuable contributions to the safety of Canadians, and it is considered appropriate that there be, in each year, a day to mark and pay tribute to the hard work, dedication and sacrifices made by Canadian police and peace officers; and
WHEREAS: Whereas memorial services are held in communities across the country on the last Sunday of September of every year to commemorate those police and peace officers who were killed in...
Join us for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024
Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 04:15 PM
In the spirit of reconciliation and partnership Rise Up BWG and the Odenaang Circle, we invite the community to memorialize the children lost to the residential school system and honour survivors, their families, and their communities. Join us for a flag raising for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the BWG Leisure Centre, 471 West Park Ave., on Monday September 30, 2024 at 5pm.
Attendees are invited to enjoy the areas of reflection that will surround the flag raising ceremony area and...
BWG Proclaims National Forest Week, 2024
Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2024 09:00 AM
#NationalForestWeek 2024 September 22-28, 2024
WHEREAS: Canada’s forests are a valuable, renewable resource that contribute to our economy and the livelihoods of our communities.
WHEREAS: Canada’s forests play a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems, clean air and water and wildlife habitat whilst being an important aspect of climate change mitigation efforts.
WHEREAS: Bradford West Gwillimbury and its citizens rely on the surrounding forests for livelihood, health, and recreation.
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