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Rori Bears the Torch for Victory
June 10
Former Victory School student Rori Brownley was chosen to carry the torch for the spectacular 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto because he is a champion. Rori loves two things in life, sports and helping children at school, and he is great at both. Rori is living his dream. He actively participates in competitive sporting […]
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Living in Community
May 1
Have you ever thought about what your life would be like if you had been born with a developmental disability? Not likely, why would you? Families and people who support those with developmental disabilities think about the people they love and support every day; but I never did because I never had to. Not really. […]
Continue reading »Community Living Honoured at Gala
April 29
MPP Norm Miller, left, and Dean Teasdale from Norbram Group Insurance, fifth from left, present Community Living representaives Lisa Cook, Angelika Distler, Brad Horne, Jo-Anne Demick, Sharon Shewen, Tricia Bain, and Sheri Cox with the Chamber’s Health and Wellness award, Community Living also collected a second award, the Business Involvement […]
Continue reading »New Community Garden on Booth Street
April 24
It is April and the weather has finally taken a turn towards spring-like temperatures. By mid-May the ground will be dry and warm enough for the plants to thrive. It has been a busy off-season and there is a lot of news regarding a new Community Garden at Booth Street, a successful Trillium Grant for […]
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Thinking of Community Gardens on Earth Day 2015
April 21
April 22 is Earth Day, the day celebrated in almost 200 countries worldwide and known as the largest civic and environmental event in the world. Earth Day Canada, a national environmental charity, will be launching Earth Day Everyday, “a national framework helping Canadians to reduce their carbon footprint 20% by 2020”. How can people who […]
Continue reading »Parry Sound Community Gardens Newsletter
April 2
Spring 2015 Well, it looks like Mother Nature is playing another joke on us again this year as the snow and cold weather linger on. The good news is that we still have time to purchase our veggie seeds and get them started early. Hopefully warm weather will arrive in April and by mid-May the […]
Continue reading »Community Rallies Around “Spread the Word” Campaign
March 13
Mar 13, 2015 Posted by JUSTIN DEPASS, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, CLOntario This past week Kayla Marwick, a community activist and young leader helped to change the minds of many. Kayla with the help of her family, friends and community members, banded together with the goal of raising awareness about the “Spread the Word” campaign. […]
Continue reading »Supporting Innovative Partnerships
March 3
Community Living Parry Sound in collaboration with ODEN The Ontario Disabilities Employment Network has been approved funding to deliver knowledge sharing events on employment supports for developmental service agencies in the Muskoka, Parry Sound and Nipissing regions. In addtion to sharing best practices and developing capacity, this project will help agencies in developing strategies to […]
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