Purple Day 2025

WHEREAS, Purple Day for Epilepsy was founded in 2008 by nine year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia as she was motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy; and

WHEREAS Cassidy started Purple Day for Epilepsy in an effort to educate others about the disorder, and remind those living with seizures that they are not alone; and

WHEREAS Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting approximately 1 in 100 people in Canada and 50 million people worldwide; and

WHEREAS, Purple Day...

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World Water Day 2025

WHEREAS the theme of World Water Day 2025 is 'Glacier Preservation';

AND WHEREAS glaciers are critical to life - their meltwater is essential for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production and healthy ecosystems;

AND WHEREAS rapidly melting glaciers are causing uncertainty to water flows, with profound impacts on people and the planet;

AND WHEREAS global reductions in carbon emissions and local strategies to adapt to shrinking glaciers are essential;

AND WHEREAS this World Water...

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International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2025

WHEREAS, March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which is a day dedicated to acknowledging, challenging and eliminating racism; and

WHEREAS, The rights to equality and non-discrimination are cornerstones of human rights law as in Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights; and

WHEREAS, Racial discrimination is a universal issue that divides communities and threatens...

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Public Works Bidding Opportunities - March 2025

The Town of Smiths Falls will be accepting Quotations until 11:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, March 27th, 2025, for the following Quotations:

CONTRACT #25-PW-007
Supply of TOPsoil and granular materials

CONTRACT #25-PW-008
Supply of ASPHALT PATCHING SERVICES

To obtain documents and submit a quotation please visit https://smithsfalls.bidsandtenders.ca. 

The lowest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted. 

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International Women's Day 2025

WHEREAS International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women; and

WHEREAS International Women's Day is one of the most important days of the year to:

• celebrate women's achievements
• educate and awareness raise for women's equality
• call for positive change advancing women
• lobby for accelerated gender parity
• fundraise for female-focused charities

AND WHEREAS the International Women's Day 2025 campaign theme is "Accelerate...

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