Community Well-Being News in Headwaters
August 2020
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How do you feel about the current situation with COVID-19 and the reopening?
(Individual responses will be kept anonymous.)
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Comfortable getting out again
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Last month we asked you, How are you doing right now? Here are the results.
- 10.7% Thriving
- 53.6% I'm OK
- 32.1% Ups & Downs
- 3.6% Could be Better
- 0.0% Really Struggling
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Headwaters Food & Farming Alliance
Farm to School offers August Local Food Club
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We are excited to announce our August Local Food Club! The order deadline has been extended to allow our HCIA community to participate.
Order by: August 16, 2020
Pick-up date: August 26, 2020
Locations: Orangeville, Caledon & Shelburne
By ordering a Local Food Club pack, you will receive a box that includes a tasty (but top-secret) recipe, and most of the ingredients to make it. The best part? The food provided is all LOCAL.
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Ontario Trillium Foundation
Resilient Communities Fund
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The Resilient Communities Fund is a one-time fund to support the non-profit sector recover and rebuild from the impacts emerging from COVID-19 so they can effectively meet the needs of communities across Ontario.
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Dufferin Community Foundation
Booster Grants
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Charitable organizations currently serving the Dufferin community are invited to participate in Dufferin Community Foundation's Booster Grants by applying on-line or by mail. The winning applicants will receive a cheque for $1,500 directly from the sponsor.
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Career Education Council
Workplace Readiness & Wellness
Workshops
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We will continue to offer our workplace readiness and wellness workshop series through facilitated virtual delivery into the fall. Topics are designed to support employee well-being, skill development, and the ability to handle the demands (and stressors) of work. Workshops can be booked for professional development of your team, or as an "add-on" to an existing meeting. Many of our wellness topics have been popular for "lunch and learn" format.
Topics include:
Stress Management Techniques; Mindfulness 101; Customer Service Essentials; Communication; Group Dynamics; Leadership; Networking; Conflict Resolution; Stronger Together: Self-Care & Team Dynamics
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Career Education Council
We Want to Hear From You!
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We are eager to hear from our communities about your connections to the CEC. You may even discover new information about our mission and initiatives, or how to get involved.
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Dufferin Farm Tour
Video Content Series
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For 2020, experience the Dufferin Farm Tour through a video content series to celebrate Dufferin farming! Through video, the Dufferin Farm Tour will visit farms, interview farmers and highlight the great things happening on our local farms.
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Town of Shelburne
Historic Shelburne Walking Tour
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If you are interested in learning more about the history of our community, take a self-guided Historic walking tour. This tour begins at Town Hall and then meanders through downtown, stopping at a variety of historic homes and buildings. You will learn about the architecture and people who contributed to the growth and development of Shelburne.
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Town of Orangeville
Footsteps From Our Past Walking Tour
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Follow the Footsteps From Our Past historic walking tour to be transported back in time. The self-guided walking tour highlights significant buildings as well as the people connected to them. Admire the simple homes and structures that defined an era long ago. Look up to the top of the buildings along Broadway to see the intricate details and decorative brickwork that made up the street’s original storefronts.
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Heritage Caledon
Heritage Walking Tours
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Early settlements in the townships (which eventually amalgamated to make up the Town of Caledon) developed around water-powered mill sites on the Credit and Humber rivers, and at various crossroads.
While some historic hamlets have disappeared over time, Caledon's present-day communities continue to reflect early settlement patterns.
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Dufferin County
Seeking Volunteers for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Community Advisory Committee
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The County of Dufferin is seeking volunteers for a recently established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community Advisory Committee.
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Town of Shelburne
Anti-Black Racism & Racism & Discrimination Task Force survey
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As part of a process of identifying critical issues related to racial discrimination and institutional racism in our community, we are asking Shelburne residents to complete this survey.
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Services & Housing in the Province
How is COVID-19 Affecting the Lives
of People Living with Poverty?
Date: August 20, 2020
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SHIP (Services & Housing in the Province) is looking for people with lived experience of poverty to participate in a focus group on how COVID-19 has affected people. All participants will be paid an incentive of $50 for your time.
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Tamarack Institute
The Great Disconnect, Free Movie Showing
Date: August 18, 2020
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We invite you, alongside your friends, family or colleagues, to bring your popcorn, and join us for a free showing of The Great Disconnect. This movie uncovers why, in a world seemingly more connected than ever before, people are feeling more and more socially isolated – and the true cost this has on our lives and communities.
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Dufferin County
Climate Change Collaborative
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The Dufferin County Climate Change Collaborative (DC4) wants your ideas and vision for the future of Dufferin County and what kind of climate actions you would like to see in the community.
Your ideas will help inform the strategies and priorities in their Climate Action Strategy. Add your input on their engagement platform, JoinIn Dufferin.
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Resilient Caledon
Thinking BIG on Climate Change
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The Town is updating its existing Community Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare Caledon for the impacts of a changing climate. Contact the Town to request a copy of the CCAP.
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Dufferin Board of Trade
Dufferin Biz Hub
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DBOT has announced that their social innovation project, the Dufferin Biz Hub, has been awarded funding through the Investment Readiness Program (IRP). Funded by the Government of Canada, the IRP supports social purpose organizations as they contribute to solving pressing social, cultural, and environmental challenges across Canada.
On August 18th, 2020 at 1pm the Dufferin Biz Hub will have its official grand opening and an open house at its location at 246372 Hockley Road, Mono.
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Volunteer Dufferin
Are You Interested in Volunteering?
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Whether you're an organization looking for volunteers or an individual looking to contribute to the community, volunteerdufferin.ca is the "go to place" for volunteering in Dufferin.
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You can get up-to-date information and advice on COVID-19 at these trusted links:
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Be an Engaged Citizen
Are you interested in "Making life better together"?
If you are passionate about your community, turn that passion into action with HCIA.
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Stay Up-To-Date With Our Project Areas
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We couldn’t do it without you!
Thank you to our many partners, stakeholders and volunteers who make up HCIA and its project groups. Our primary funders are Dufferin County and United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin. We`re all "Making life better together"!
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Headwaters Communities in Action
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