Community Well-Being News
March 2021
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What has been your experience with purchasing food during the pandemic?
(Individual responses will be kept anonymous.)
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(Select One. You may click the email more than once to give multiple responses.)
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I use online grocery ordering and express pickup more
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I buy direct from local food producers more often now
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I cook more meals from scratch now
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I shop for food less often
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I have been supporting my local restaurants that offer take-out
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My food buying habits have not changed
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Last month we asked you, What has been your experience in using area trails in the past year? Here are the results:
- 58.4% - I use trails often
- 27.0% - I use trails occasionally
- 3.4% - I don't use the area trails
- 5.6% - I have found the trails too crowded
- 3.4% - I feel unsafe using trails, either because of COVID, theft, or personal safety
- 2.2% - I would like to have some education on safe use of trails
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Help Kids Live Free From Hunger "30 in 30" Campaign
Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington
March 5th – April 4th
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The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington invites you to be an advocate for children and youth in our community through our Help Kids Live Free From Hunger "30 in 30" campaign in support of the Food & Friends Program.
Their goal is to provide 30,000 meals to local children and youth in 30 days, from March 5th to April 4th.
They are challenging community supporters: businesses, organizations, and individuals to partake in this campaign by making a donation to the cause, and telling your colleagues, friends, and family why you are Helping Kids Live Free From Hunger!
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By raising funds for the Food & Friends program through the Live Free campaign, you can help provide a healthy start to the day for children and youth in our community who need it. 100% of the funds raised will help local kids Live Free From Hunger.
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Donate today. Each meal costs $1.85 on average, and every dollar goes towards providing healthy meals for children and youth in our community!
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Create your own fundraising page and challenge your friends, business associates, and family to support your pledge by donating to help. They can also create their own fundraising page as well!
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CRY NOT
The threat of Human Trafficking in our area
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CRY NOT is a volunteer organization created by The Rotary Club of Orangeville and Compass Community Church. Their mission is to reduce and eliminate Human Trafficking in our area by:
- raising awareness
- fostering collaboration among like groups and organizations
- education
- equipping responsible adults with connections and resources available to defeat the Human Trafficking threat
- not engaging ourselves in any victim services or counselling aspect of HT, but direct any such requirements to trained professionals.
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Museum of Dufferin & Dufferin County Canadian Black Association
Black History Month Digital Exhibition
Theme: Solidarity in My Community
Runs until March 31, 2021
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For this special Black History Month Digital Exhibition, the Museum of Dufferin in partnership with the Dufferin County Canadian Black Association invited artists and photographers from across Canada to submit. Jurors selected pieces that best represent the theme “Solidarity in My Community”.
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Preparing to Walk the Bruce Trail
FREE Zoom Event
March 31 at 7:00PM
Want to get into hiking, but don’t know where to start? Hiking is a fun and healthy activity where you can discover nature in your own community. Join members of the Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club on Zoom for tips about hiking, including planning your hikes, how and where to hike.
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March is Nutrition Month
National Nutrition Month, held annually in March, focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
Here are some resources for healthy eating:
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Headwaters Food & Farming Alliance
Farm to School Springs Back
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With the help of the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund, our Farm to School program has been adjusting to the new change of pace in the world.
Local Food Club members enjoyed a Shepherd’s Pie at the end of February, with local fresh ingredients delivered to their doorsteps for no extra cost. Free delivery within Dufferin and Caledon has been a wonderful way to help eliminate certain barriers families are facing with the pandemic. Farms including Fiddle Foot Farm, Wallace Farms, Am Braigh Farm, Lau Tea Da Lentils, Fresh and Tasty Mushrooms and Hidden Meadows Farm were all featured in the latest pack. Our generous members even donated TWELVE packs to the Orangeville Food Bank!
Don’t miss the next Local Food Club pack!
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We are also pleased to announce that our adapted Farm to School workshop kits and Farmer Visits will soon be available in a virtual and pandemic-safe manner. Stay tuned for more exciting developments coming soon! |
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Growing Opportunities Through COVID-19
Dufferin County's Virtual Agriculture Roundtables
Thursday, March 18, 2021 (9-10:30AM)
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Guest Speaker: Sara Wicks, Manager of Climate and Energy, Dufferin County
Agriculture plays an important role in reaching our climate goals. How can Dufferin County and the agriculture community work together towards our shared climate priorities?
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Join the discussion:
- What is the County doing? A discussion about climate action planning in the County.
- Best climate-friendly practices among farmers:
- What's already happening on Dufferin Farms to address climate change?
- What are the future plans to accelerate solutions?
- What are the challenges associated with adopting new practices?
- How will we move forward together to face the climate challenge?
Ask questions and share ideas!
This Virtual Agriculture & Rural Business Roundtable is proudly hosted by Dufferin County.
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For more information, please contact Karisa Downey, Economic Development Officer I Planning, Economic Development and Culture, County of Dufferin
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Dufferin County
Climate Action in Dufferin
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Dufferin Climate Action Plan Complete
On March 11 2021, Dufferin County Council adopted the Dufferin Climate Action Plan, a strategy for the community to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and build resilience to the current and future impacts of climate change.
Designed with community well-being at the forefront, the Dufferin Climate Action Plan is anticipated to generate many social, cultural, environmental, and economic benefits in the County.
Through the implementation of the Plan Dufferin residents can expect to see the acceleration of initiatives around energy efficiency and fuel switching, low-carbon transportation, community empowerment, climate resiliency for natural and agricultural systems, and green development.
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Join the Earth Month Ecochallenge: April 1st to 30th
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Let’s kickstart action on the Dufferin Climate Action Plan and celebrate Earth Month together!
Join team Climate Action in Dufferin in a month-long Ecochallenge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and incorporate climate-friendly habits into our lives. With over 100 actions to choose from, you select those that align with your lifestyle, values, and sustainability goals. With every completed action, you earn points and create impact.
From our team dashboard you can share your successes, interact with team members, access resources, and see the real-time impact of our collective actions.
This Ecochallenge is free to join and everyone is welcome!
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Resilient Palgrave - Community Climate Change Workshops
Resilient Vision, Resilient Action
Wednesday, 24th March 7-9:30PM
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In partnership with Palgrave Rotary Club, ORIAS is hosting a series of Community Climate Change Workshops in 2021 with the aim of helping the local community to build resilience and plan action.
What does resilience mean to us now, and how have we been resilient to challenges in the past? What might a future vision of a Resilient Palgrave look like, and how do we get there?
Following on from the Building Resilience Evening in January, you will together develop an understanding of resilience by exploring shared stories: create a local vision and decide broad goals for action.
Come along if you live, work or study in Palgrave or nearby and are interested in being a part of its resilient future!
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Hills of Headwaters Collaborative Ontario Health Team
Hiring New Team Members
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Dufferin Board of Trade
FREE Business Listing
Open to ALL Dufferin Businesses
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My Dufferin
Service Directory
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Are you looking for services for your family in Dufferin County, Ontario? You’ll find it here!
This directory includes organizations offering services to families in Orangeville, Shelburne, Grand Valley and surrounding areas in Dufferin County, with a focus on non-profit, municipal/government and other community services that support the well-being of children and families.
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In Action Bulletin Board
More ways to engage
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Food Bank Support
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Visit Volunteer Dufferin
Give a Little...Get A Lot
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Ontario has implemented additional public health measures in Peel Region. Read more
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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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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