November 2019 - In This Issue
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- HCIA - October 8th AGM & Leadership Council
- Dufferin County - 2020 Community Grant Applications
- Farm to School - Local Food Club
- HFFA - At the Royal & Next Dinner Series
- Volunteer Dufferin - Opportunities & Updates
- Lowering Your Carbon Footprint
- Why I Walk – By Ruth Patterson
- Career Education Council
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What is the essence of life? To serve others and do good.
–
Aristotle
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Headwaters Communities in Action
The HCIA AGM Was October 8th
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The 2019 HICA AGM was
an opportunity to recognize the coordinators who manage our project areas, and thank the numerous volunteers that support our activities.
Our fabulous guest speakers included Mayor Sandy Brown of Orangeville and Dorothy Mazeau from the Golden Girls initiative. They spoke about how engaged, resilient and inclusive communities are built through strong connections between community members (citizens, organizations, businesses & government).
The HCIA Leadership Council would like to thank all our partners, supporters and cheerleaders.
It's all about community
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At the AGM, the HCIA Leadership Council elected members to the offices of Co-Chairs, Vice-Chair and Treasurer.
The Leadership Council includes:
- Trish Keachie (Co-Chair) - Former Executive Director, DCAFS
- Diana Morris (Co-Chair) - General Manager, Dufferin Board of Trade
- Andrew James (Vice-Chair) - STREAMS Hub
- Gord Gallaugher (Accounting and Past Chair) - Former Mayor of Mulmur
- Jeff Sedgwick (Treasurer) - The Co-operators
- Jeremy Bullock - County of Dufferin
- Lynn Codd - Citizen and retired educator
- Jennifer Hamilton - Headwaters Health Care
- Madeline Gibson - Planner, New Tecumseth
- Darren White - Warden, Dufferin County
Ken Topping and Sylvia Cheuy will be stepping down from the Board this year. We would like to thank Ken and Sylvia for the time, expertise and passion they have given to the HCIA organization over their many years on our Board.
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Dufferin County
2020 Community Grant Applications
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The Dufferin County Community Grant Application for 2020 funding is now available!
Completed applications are
due by end of day on Friday, January 3, 2019
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Grant allotment recommendations will be presented to the General Government Services Committee on February 27, 2020. Recommendations will be presented to Council for final approval on March 12, 2020.
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Farm to School
Farm to School is back at it again with Local Food Club!
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Did your child bring home dinner from school last week? Did you enjoy the best of the harvest season with Local Food Club’s Harvest Vegetable Quinoa Bowl?
The latest LFC pack was chock full of freshly harvested local vegetables and Ontario grown quinoa. We hope you enjoyed it! And if you missed the opportunity…the next Local Food Club will be the winter pack, delivered on Wednesday January 29th.
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Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance
HFFA is Getting the Royal Treatment!
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In partnership with Central Counties Tourism, HFFA will be set up at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9. We are a part of the “Spotlight on Local” feature of the fair, presented by Metro. During this time we will be alongside some of our local Headwaters farms and farmers highlighting the best of agri-tourism that our region is proud to host. As you wander around and check out other animal and food showcases, make sure you stop in to say hi, and learn more about the Food Charter, Farm Fresh Map and our Farm to School programs. We will also be announcing more information about the highly anticipated Winter Harvest Dinner Series!
See more about Headwaters at RAWF here:
Use the tags:
- @visitYDH (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter)
- @royalfair (Facebook), @theroyalfair (Instagram) and/or @THERAWF (Twitter)
- #visitYDH and #RAWF19
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Did someone say dinner series?
Yes, you heard right! We are working hard behind the scenes planning another exciting dinner series!
Tickets will be available soon
for the Winter Harvest Dinner Series, to be hosted at three fabulous restaurants throughout Headwaters and featuring local fare. Last year’s Willing Hearts series and the sold out Farm to Table dinners over the summer have shown us that our community enjoys and values these experiences, and embraces the opportunity to support HFFA programs through this fundraiser, so there’s no stopping now!
Save these dates and stay tuned for tickets to go on sale soon at hffa.ca:
- Saturday, January 25 Pia’s On Broadway, Orangeville
- Thursday, February 27 Terra Nova Public House, Mulmur
- Sunday, March 29 Millcroft Inn & Spa, Alton
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Volunteer Dufferin
Opportunities & Updates
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This year Volunteer Dufferin participated in the Grade 8 'Becoming a Bear' day at ODSS. This is the day that Grade 8 students from feeder schools (about 250 students) head to ODSS for tours and team building.
We spoke with students about volunteerism and walked them through key upgrades to the Volunteer Dufferin website. Those upgrades now make it easy for high school students to identify opportunities that can be used toward their 40 hours of community service
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A Healthy Planet Makes for Healthy People
Lowering Your Carbon Footprint
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Your “carbon footprint” is how much greenhouse gas your actions cause to be released into the atmosphere each year. For the average Canadian, this is 22 tonnes per year. Considering that the average for the rest of the G20 nations in the world is 8 tonnes per person, we’re not doing all that well as a nation. Climate change and global warming affect everyone, as people who experienced historic flooding along the shores of Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence river this past spring can attest to. Cottage country experienced record flooding as well. All of us will benefit from reducing or eliminating greenhouse gas production, but the challenge becomes what can an ordinary person do about this? The good news is that it turns out that there is lots you can do.
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CHATT -
Citizens of Headwaters for Active Transportation Team
Why I Walk
- By Ruth Patterson
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I have been hiking the Bruce Trail (BT) since March 2018 with three other women. We are not lifelong friends; we actually met each other by accident through a shared desire to be active and to be challenged physically in our retirement. To date, we have hiked about 350 BT kilometers, doing at least two hikes a month (excluding summer).
Article submitted by: 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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Career Pathways Guelph Wellington
Career Pathways Dufferin is our annual interactive career exploration fair for 1200+ grade 8 students exploring future pathways. Local employers, employers representing priority sectors, education institutions and community organizations are invited to attend!
When:
Spring, 2020
Where:
Compass Community Church, Orangeville ON
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Your Future Your Choice
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @6-8pm
Your Future Your Choice is our one-stop community, education and career resource fair for 500+ high school students and their parents/guardians. Community organizations, employers and post-secondary institutions are invited to share relevant programs and career opportunities with youth looking to explore pathways!
When:
November 13th, 2019 6pm-8pm
Where:
Centennial CVI, Guelph
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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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Listings about existing transportation options available in Headwaters, learn about eligibility requirements, hours of service and cost.
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Over 20 trail descriptions, details and maps in the Headwaters region. Take a hike, enjoy a meal and browse our local shops!
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Headwaters Communities in Action
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