July 2020 - In This Issue
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- Healthy People
- HFFA - Farm Fresh Guide & Food Security
- CHATT - Hiking 101 by Nicola Ross
- DC MOVES - Telecheck; Fresh Food For Kids
- Dynamic Economy
- DBOT - Open For Business Toolkits
- Dufferin County - Re-Open in Dufferin
- Sustainable Environment
- Dufferin County - Climate Action in Dufferin
- Vibrant Culture
- Canada Day in Shelburne
- Engaged Citizens
- Volunteer Dufferin - Volunteer Canada Survey Results
- Region of Peel - Official Plan Review & Public Consultations
- Career Education Council
- COVID-19 Resources - Links & Information
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Community Check-in
Everyone is faring a little differently through this pandemic. It's important that we check in on each other. So, as fellow community members, we'd like to ask:
How are you doing right now?
(Individual responses will be kept anonymous.)
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Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance
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2020 Farm Fresh Guide
The 2020 edition of the Headwaters Farm Fresh Guide can now be found inside the summer issue of
In the Hills Magazine
and
online listings
are updated
. There has never been a better time to eat local!
A Broader Conversation: Rethinking Food Security After COVID-19
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Citizens of Headwaters for Active Transportation Team
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Lockdown-weary and fresh-air-starved urbanites are flocking to our country trails, but many are ill-prepared for the experience.
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When Ontario began to ease its Covid-19 lock-down in May, and parks and hiking trails began to reopen, I grabbed my hiking shoes and was out the door so fast even my dog Frida had trouble keeping up. First stop? Forks of the Credit Park. Its kames and kettle lakes, and steep forested slopes that drop down to the Credit River are embedded in my DNA. I went early on a cool, overcast day and there was no one about. I breathed in the quiet air, noting the odd white trillium that was, like me, an early riser. Soon these harbingers of spring would be among a mass of ephemeral flowers and, as it turned out, among a mass of humanity too.
Author Bio: From Loops & Lattes Hiking Guides’ author and avid hiker Nicola Ross. Visit
www.nicolaross.ca
to purchase one of her four hiking guides, sign up for her newsletter and receive info about hiking trails, books, contests and more.
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TeleCheck joins Headwaters Health Care Centre
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As of April 1, 2020, TeleCheck operates under Headwaters Health Care Centre!
TeleCheck is a unique community service that offers a regular check-in call to support independent living for adults 55 +. Calls are between 8:30am–noon and 3:30pm–7:00pm. It is easy to register, there is no assessment required and no fee for service.
What are the benefits of a daily check-in call?
- Ensures safety, health, and well-being
- Healthy routine reminders (e.g. medication, meals, exercise, appointments)
- Increases and supports social connection
- Quick link to emergency response when required, and community resources
- Support to caregivers and those living with dementia
To register or volunteer, please call us at 519-415-3764.
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To respond to the COVID-19 emergency, the Children’s Foundation in partnership with other local organizations, has created a temporary emergency support initiative called
Fresh Food for Kids
which has provided nutritious food to local children and youth in need in Dufferin, Wellington and Guelph.
**This support is available until August 21st.**
Consider sending a message to your personal or professional network to let them know about the emergency food support initiative.
To access additional emergency food assistance check out:
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Is your business Ready to Re-Open?
We are here to help!
Join the group of businesses who have already become Ready to Re-Open inDufferin by participating in this simple and free program!
Learn from Workforce Safety Prevention Services, local law professionals and Public Health about the current status of the pandemic, and how your business should be responding.
What does your business receive for your participation in this program?
- Feature in inDufferin social media marketing campaign
- Have access to the Ready to Re-Open inDufferin logo to use on your website, social media and other promotional materials
- Display a Ready to Re-Open inDufferin window decal and pledge poster for your storefront window
- Access to the Ready to Re-Open inDufferin Toolkit and sector-specific guidance documents
- Increased customer confidence in entering your facility
How do you participate?
- Attend one of the 1 hour webinars below (Business owners can assign a representative to participate on behalf of the business):
Monday, July 13,10:00-11:00 am
Thursday, July 16, 7:00-8:00 pm
Monday, July 20, 10:00-11:00 am
Monday, July 27, 10:00-11:00 am
- Take the pledge! Pledge that you will continue to provide a safe environment for your staff and customers by following the latest industry and government standards
* Note - If you are unable to attend any of the scheduled sessions, but are interested in participating in the program please email:
ecdev@dufferincounty.ca
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Dufferin County is taking climate action!
Share your vision for the future of Dufferin County and support the development of a Community Climate Action Plan.
Participation takes less than 10 minutes, but your contribution will help shape our community for many years to come.
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Finding ways to celebrate!
HCIA Leadership Council member Andrew James from Streams Community Hub, along with some masked but familiar friends, managed to create something beautiful during the pandemic with a fun Canada Day project in Shelburne.
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Volunteer Dufferin
Visit
VolunteerDufferin.ca
Thank you for your input!
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Two surveys were completed by Volunteer Canada and partners regarding the impact of COVID-19 on volunteer organizations and volunteers. See the results of each survey below.
Survey: I
mpact of COVID-19 on Volunteer Engagement
- Collaboration: Volunteer Canada, IPSOS and the Volunteer Management Professionals of Canada
- Focus area: Better understand the impact of COVID-19 on volunteer engagement.
- Presentation of findings: July 7, 2020
- Download Presentation Slides
- Watch Presentation Recording
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Survey: General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating
- Collaboration: Volunteer Canada and Statistics Canada
- Focus area: Explored insights on the latest data from the General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating on community engagement during the pandemic.
- Presentation of findings: June 26, 2020
- Download Presentation Slides
- Watch Presentation Recording
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Have Your Say: Public Consultation
Peel 2041: Regional Official Plan Review and MCR June Update
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On June 25
th
, 2020 Regional Council approved
staff recommendations
to undertake further public consultations on the available
draft policies and mapping
for various growth-related focus areas. These include transportation, housing, greenlands system, major transit station areas, employment and other policies where conformity gaps have been identified including waste management. In addition, staff will consult on the draft
settlement area boundary expansion
technical inputs and proposed policy directions. Planned informal public consultation for Fall 2020 will incorporate a variety of virtual engagement techniques.
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COVID-19 Resources
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? Calling all future Board members! If you are passionate about your community then we would like to meet with you. Please
connect
with us to arrange a meeting!
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We couldn’t do it without you!
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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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