Agriculture and Rural Affairs Newsletter
July 2019 | Volume 8, Issue 3
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In This Issue
- Ziba's Spa offers clients a relaxing escape in Uxbridge
- Get ready for the 2019 Canadian Plowing Championship in Brock!
- Your Voice Durham: New engagement platform promotes citizen involvement in new strategic plan
- Enjoy family friendly fun at the 10th annual Farmers of Uxbridge Night on August 29!
- New Rural Economic Development (RED) program opens July 29
- Cyclists and drivers: Stay safe on the roads this summer
- The 2019 Durham Farm Fresh brochure is now available!
- Youth Employment and Skills program provides young individuals with career-related work experiences
- Brock Business Building workshop: Using Google to leverage your business
- Provincial government launches new Place to Grow program to boost the province's agri-food and agri-products sectors
- Celebrate the season with upcoming fairs in Durham Region
- Climate adaptation strategy for Durham's agricultural sector
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Ziba's Spa offers clients a relaxing escape in Uxbridge
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Located in a century-old house in Uxbridge, Ziba’s Spa was opened in 2014 by Dr. Ziba Parsi, who decided to follow her passion of promoting wellness and beauty following an established career in analytical chemistry. The spa offers a wide range of holistic healing therapies and is the Toronto Hair and Beauty 2018 and 2019 winner of Durham’s Spa of the Year!
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Get ready for the 2019 Canadian Plowing Championship in Brock!
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Durham Region Economic Development and Tourism is a proud sponsor of the 2019 Canadian Plowing Championship, which will be held from September 30 to October 4 in Brock Township. Competitors from across Canada, who have qualified from their respective provinces, will come together to determine a Canadian Senior Conventional Plow Champion and a Canadian Reversible Plow Champion to represent Canada at the 2020 World Contest in Russia.
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Your Voice Durham: New Engagement platform promotes citizen involvement in new strategic plan
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The Region of Durham is currently developing its five-year strategic plan and has launched a new digital engagement platform to encourage conversation and community participation—anytime, anywhere. Residents can visit
durham.ca/YourVoice
to complete an online survey, find out about upcoming public engagement sessions, including town halls, pop-up events, and where they can find a paper copy of the survey and local drop-box.
Please note:
The Regional Municipality of Durham will be hosting a town hall discussion in the Township of Scugog on July 5 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Scugog Community Recreation Centre (1655 Reach Street, Port Perry). Residents are encouraged to
visit
durham.ca/YourVoice
to express their interest in attending the Scugog Town Hall discussion.
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Enjoy family friendly fun at the 10th annual Farmers of Uxbridge Night on August 29!
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Durham Region Agriculture and Rural Affairs is proud to support the 10th annual Farmers of Uxbridge Night. Bring the family out to the Uxbridge Arena Community Hall on August 29 and learn all about farming in Uxbridge. From 5 to 8 p.m., you can meet local farmers, buy local produce and participate in a farming question and answer session. Admission is free. For more information, please call 647-467-3105.
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New Rural Economic Development (RED) program opens July 29
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The Ontario government has updated the Rural Economic Development (RED) program, which aims to help rural and Indigenous communities attract investment, create jobs and boost economic development. This year, two new project categories will be introduced: economic diversification and competitiveness and strategic economic infrastructure. The first intake for the new program will begin on July 29.
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The 2019 Durham Farm Fresh brochure is available and features helpful resources and references for residents and visitors to Durham Region. The brochure includes a list of members, on-farm experiences and activities, a farm fresh map and a seasonal produce availability chart. The brochure is available to download online, and is also available at different location across the region, including The Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters
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Cyclists and drivers: Stay safe on the roads this summer
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As the weather warms up, more people in Durham Region are using bikes to get around. Thanks to a bike drive held in May for migrant farm workers,12 farmers in the Beaverton area now have access to their own bikes! This initiative was so successful that there are plans to hold another one next year.
With the increase of cyclists on the road, drivers are reminded to always obey the one-metre safe passing law. When passing, slow down and do not honk your horn unless absolutely necessary. Cyclists, remember to have a white light on the front of your bike and a red light or reflector on the rear -- half an hour before sunset and half an hour after sunrise. Keep an eye out for tractors and other agricultural equipment. Remember, traffic may be heavier as people head out of town for the weekend.
Regional Council recently approved Durham Vision Zero. This road safety action plan identifies eight emphasis areas, including cyclists, that will see targeted interventions to improve safety and reduce injuries and fatalities on roads. The Region of Durham will also soon launch an update to the Regional Cycling Plan. Rural residents are encouraged to get involved. Stay tuned for more information!
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Youth Employment and Skills program provides young individuals with career-related work experiences
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Applications are now being accepted for the Youth Employment and Skills program, which provides funding to organizations for the creation of agricultural internships. If approved, projects can start on or after April 1, 2019. Approved projects will be eligible to receive 50 per cent of total eligible costs, up to a maximum of $14,000 in matching funds.
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Brock Business Building workshop: Using Google to leverage your business
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The Brock Business Building workshop will introduce attendees to Google My Business and Google Maps; demonstrating how to optimize your listings; improve your relevance ranking; and take advantage of additional, free tools provided by Google.
The workshop will be held on July 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Beaverton Public Library. It is offered in partnership between the Nourish and Develop Foundation, Brock Township Public Library and the Brock Board of Trade. For more information, visit
tndf.ca
or
brocklibraries.ca
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Provincial government launches new Place to Grow program to boost the province's agri-food and agri-products sectors
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The Government of Ontario recently announced details for the Place to Grow: Agri-food Innovation Initiative, a program which will provide new cost-share funding opportunities to agriculture and food value-chain partners while boosting innovation and encouraging collaboration.
The first application intake for the Place to Grow: Agri-food Innovation Initiative will open on August 15, 2019 and remain open through September 27, 2019.
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Celebrate the season with upcoming fairs in Durham Region
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Soak up the sun and enjoy some local fun at one of these upcoming fairs in rural Durham:
August 24:
Blackstock
August 31 to September 2:
Port Perry
September 5 to 8:
Orono
September 6 to 8:
Uxbridge
September 11:
Sunderland
September 13 to 14:
Beaverton
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Climate adaptation strategy for Durham's Agricultural Sector
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Growing Resilience, the
Durham Region Agriculture Sector Climate Adaptation Strategy
, has been approved in principle by Regional Council. The Strategy is intended to strengthen and support Durham’s agricultural community in proactively adapting to the impacts of climate change. Growing Resilience identifies anticipated risks and presents actions to address these risks, proposed under four broad themes: building community and research capacity; increasing local awareness of agriculture and climate change adaptation; enhancing policy support for agriculture and climate change adaptation; and building on the partnerships, programs and initiatives of
Towards Resilience
, the Durham Community Climate Adaptation Plan. The Strategy also outlines an action plan to help Durham’s agricultural sector remain resilient in the face of the changing climate and increasing occurrence of extreme weather events.
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Using Google to leverage your business
The Brock Business Building workshop will introduce attendees to Google My Business and Google Maps
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More Info
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Brock's Big Bite
Join neighbours, friends and the Beaverton community for a family friendly celebration filled with activities for all ages… plenty to see, hear, experience and taste!
More Info
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Farmer's of Uxbridge Night
Bring the family out to the Uxbridge Arena Community Hall and learn all about farming in Uxbridge.
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Region of Durham Economic Development
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