Haldimand County, in partnership with City School by Mohawk, will be providing a free Landscape Construction course to community members 19+ with little to no post-secondary education this summer in Caledonia.

In the Landscape Construction course, Introduction to Decks & Fences, students will learn basic construction techniques to build projects relating to landscape construction including:

• Learning how to interpret drawings;
• Learning how to read a bill of materials and build projects of varying sizes and complexity;
• Select appropriate tools and fasteners aligning with project requirements;
• Develop skills to support the construction of decks and fences on a smaller scale to serve as an introduction to the trade; and
• Explore landscape construction as a potential career.

This program will run from May 13 to June 13, 2024 from 3:00 pm -7:00 pm every Monday, Tuesday & Thursday in the City School mobile classroom in the parking lot at the Haldimand Caledonia Community Centre (HCCC) (100 Haddington St.).

Registration for the City School by Mohawk Landscape Construction course is now open and will close on May 9, 2024. You can register online at the City School by Mohawk website at https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/programs/get-prepared-for-college/city-school-by-mohawk.

Please note that registration is required, and space is limited.

The campaign kick-off will be Wednesday May 1st at 11:00am at Elmer Lewis Parkette. 

The Port Dover Lions are taking on the Month of May food drive on behalf of the Port Dover Lifeline Food Bank again this year as a Club project. 

With a goal of $40 000, the Lions are hoping the community will get behind this month-long project and help make it a success. The 2023 May food drive was a huge success. 

There are numerous ways the Community can donate, 

Cash or cheque donations can be made at the Port Dover Scotiabank, Lions Silver Lake Market Saturday’s. Online at, www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/port-dover-and-area-life-line-food-bank 

Tax receipts will be available. 

The Lions will also have their Firetruck at BB Fuels parking lot every Saturday and Roulston’s on Sundays in May taking non-perishable food and money donations. 

A bottle drive will take place Saturday May 4th 10:00am-4:00pm at the BB Fuels parking lot. 

The Lions will also kick off their Show & Shine Car show season with a gate collection on Monday May 20nd and 27th 

Special non-perishable food donation boxes will be available at the following locations. Lions Silver Lake Market, No Frills, 

Cash donations can be made at, LCBO, Urban Parisian, Dover Dairy Bar, Stoney’s Home Hardware, Lions Silver Lake Market and Lakeside Savings.

3rd annual Flora’s Walk for Perinatal Mental Health hosted by the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative. 

Our event will be held on Wednesday May 1st 2024, on World Maternal Mental Health Day at the Caledonia Fairgrounds from 10 am-11:30. 

Schedule as follows but subject to change:

10:00-Event starts, Welcome Message, Coffee/Refreshments

10:15-10:30: Speech about Perinatal Mental Health & Flora’s story

10:30-11: Walk around fairgrounds

11am: Raffle prizes, Shout Outs & Community building

11:30 am: event ends

More about the event & organization:

The Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative (CPMHC) is holding its third annual national fundraiser walkathon – Flora’s Walk for Perinatal Mental Health. The term perinatal refers to anyone in the pregnancy or postpartum period who suffering from mental health (i.e. Postpartum depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis). The walk is named after Flora Babakhani, a Canadian mom who tragically lost her life to untreated postpartum psychosis on January 14th, 2022. Moms, babies, family & friends are all invited to join for a stroller walk to discuss, promote and support perinatal mental health. Read more about Flora at: https://cpmhc.ca/floras-story/

This year, the money raised by Team Haldimand will go to: 

75% of the funds raised go back into supporting access to perinatal services in our community! More info about these services to come!
25% of the funds raised will go towards administrative costs and improving perinatal mental health advocacy efforts at the CPMHC.

 We invite you to participate in any way that feels natural to you! We would love if you signed up for a fundraising page and joined Team Haldimand to help us get vital funds into the hands of postpartum moms and families right here in Haldimand County. We are also looking for business sponsors and raffle prize donations! 

Please contact floraswalkhaldimand@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to get involved! Check out our walk page on insta for the most up-to-date information about this event! @floraswalkhaldimand

https://floraswalk.ca/en/t/floraswalkhaldimand

PLEASE NOTE, CPMHC HAS NON-PROFIT STATUS BUT IS NOT A REGISTERED CHARITY, THEREFORE RECEIPTS FOR DONATIONS CANNOT BE GIVEN, HOWEVER, IF YOU’D LIKE TO BE A BUSINESS SPONSOR, YOU WILL GET A LETTER FROM CPMHC FOR TAX PURPOSES STATING YOUR DONATION AMOUNT.

Every year Community Living Haldimand commemorate Community Living Month with this ceremony, held at the Haldimand County Administration building, 53 Thorburn St, in Cayuga, Ontario. This year's Flag Raising event starts at 10am

Come out to the Waterford legion for a delicious roast beef supper! Serving dinner at 5:30pm, tickets on sale at 5:00 pm   
$13 for dinner, dessert included