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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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On Monday, March 3, 2025, Town Council passed a resolution endorsing the Federal and Provincial call to buy Canadian.

As part of the approved resolution, council is also urging the Federal and Provincial governments to collaborate with municipalities in protecting Canadian consumers and businesses, and to eliminate any barriers that prevent municipalities from prioritizing Canadian companies for projects.

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WHEREAS since 1998, March 5th has been recognized as World Energy Efficiency Day;

AND WHEREAS World Energy Efficiency Day aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce energy consumption through reasonable energy use;

AND WHEREAS finding ways to avoid energy waste - electricity, gas, water - is critical in the fight against climate change as it contributes to emitting less carbon and methane into the atmosphere;

AND WHEREAS everyone can take some measures to achieve a good level of energy..

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Please be advised that the Significant Weather Event declared by the Town of Smiths Falls on February 12, 2025, related to winter maintenance operations has now ended. This declaration is made pursuant to Feb 27, 2025

Please be advised that flags at the municipal facilities are at half mast out of respect for John Wanless, former member of the Planning Advisory Committee & Committee of Adjustment.

John had served as a committee member for 25 years, providing valuable knowledge and insight to help form and develop our beautiful community.

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WHEREAS Pink Shirt Day is observed annually on the last Wednesday of February to raise awareness of anti-bullying efforts while calling attention to the prevalence of bullying in our communities; and

WHEREAS Pink Shirt Day was inspired by two high school students in Nova Scotia who distributed pink shirts at their school as a show of support for another student who was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt; and

WHEREAS Today, Pink Shirt Day has become a global, anti-bullying movement and reminds..

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The Town has received reports of children playing /sledding & building tunnels in snowbanks located in parking lots in various locations throughout the community. We would like to remind residents to please stay off these hills.

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