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Wow!... a lot to inform but some great stuff!...But first, if you can, please print (or re-send) if you can some copies of the attached poster encouraging youths to form their own teams for our Road hockey event! The kid who organizes a team could win $1,000 school scholarship...

Housing news!! – New social housing units announced for R Hill – other housing funding avail and now open to proposals to region – PACC has discussed with both the area MP and MPP regarding supporting a “own your own” model of new “housing”. They support it. These would be condo-like units – programs successfully launched in TO and Ottawa. What does everyone think? Mortgages could run from perhaps $550-$700 per month…update – spoke with the president of “Options for Homes” and he’s willing to attend a proposal should we find land for use! Who knows of suitable land available?

Road hockey update – Date Party / Mayor/Council Challenge - Fri Mar 19 – adults - proposing to have the mayor challenge right on Main St itself..party to follow inside - likely the Grenada restaurant – will need live entertainment, sound, DJ…Sat Mar 20 Youth tourney – will need volunteers to ref, score-keep, assemble/move, hot chocolate duty(find some and serve), set up display/registration table, offer rides, put up posters, street performers, etc.

Mark’s update – PACCEr Mark is our man inside – participating in Toronto with input to the poverty reduction advisory committee run by the Daily Food and Voices from the Street. He will be given a video/still camera as well to capture some reality for the input. Mark is also there conveying our PACC messages towards the changes that this committee is charged with making recommendations to the minister with.

Read Mark's guest column in Sat March 6 2010 Tor Star here

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/775189--an-investment-that-would-pay-off

PACCEr Rick is participating in the YR version of input to the poverty reduction here in YR via social services. He too is our eyes and voice for input and output.

Put food in the Budget campaign (Do The Math / $100 healthy food supplement) – extended committee met with Minister (Social Services)Meilleur.. and next meeting with the prov govs odsp and welfare reform advisory committee this week. Good luck team! next local YR meeting Tues Feb 23 1::30 Pm - 3:00 pm 2010 at 510 Penrose Newmarket Ontario.

Interfaith Social Audit - http://www.isarc.ca/ – next local organizing meeting - Tuesday February 23rd at 3:00 pm at 510 Penrose in Newmarket. Organizing committee members only.

Movie – Great movie about poverty in Canada that we can show here – see clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWroI1wymg

York Region school board address An open-space process and agenda are being developed by the YRDSB’s Community Engagement Working Group in conjunction with the York Catholic District School Board, York Region Planning Forum on Children, Youth and Families, the York Region Social Planning Council, PACC and others. More details will be circulated soon.

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 24th (Lunch: Noon to 1:00PM / Forum 1:00PM to 4:00PM)Location: Region of York Offices at 62 Bayview Newmarket (Just North of Davis Drive on the West side) 2nd floor

Let me know if you’d like to attend so I can book you a spot and a lunch!

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