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© HB OPINION APPLICATIONS OPEN “FOR BUILDING SAFER ,COMMUNITIES GRANT ptember g 2 UP TO $2.4 MILLION AVAILABLE, WRITES GARY CARR GARY CARR Column Our Maman Safety and Well-being Plan con- tinues to bring together lo- cal {partners te work on is- that impact the health, safety vand well- ‘be- and young adults Cnet healthy and safe is an im- portant aspect of this work. am pleased to share we are now accepting applica- tions for the Building Safer Communities in Halton Grant, which will provide funding for community- based prevention and in- In 2022, Public Safety Canada introduced the Building Safer Communi- ties Fund, announcing in- vestments of $250 million to help communities tackle the root causes of gun and gang violence across Cana- da. Halton Region will dis- tribute up to $2.4 million between Jan. 1, 2024 and March 31, 2026 to eligible lo- cal organizations. € Thank you to our feder- Sal partners at Public Safety 8 Canada for funding | this important initiative in 3 Halton and pa the 2 country. Applications will be ac- cepted until Sept. 22, 2023. To be eligible for the grant, your organization must: + Support children, youth and young adults ‘ages 6-29) in evidence- based prevention and in- tervention strategies. with priority program types in applica- tion guidelines (e.g., coun- selling, reduction, supportive housing, etc.). Align priority themes in application guidelines (e.g., prevent- ing and addressing human trafficking, developing and supporting positive coping skills, etc.). Provide services to Halton residents. + Ensure equitable and clusive service deliv to support diverse, ea deserving ¢ or marginalized . te “incorporated asa non-profit organization, registered charity, or a First Nations, Métis or In- uit band. To apply or learn more, please visit the Communi- ty Safety and Well-Being page on halton.ca. The Region will also be hosting three information sessions in September to help community organiza- tions learn about the grant and the application pro- cess. To register, please email TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT INSIDEHALTON.COM SNAPSHOT Tom Britton photo A chipmunk feasts on a tomato in a backyard on Bingley Crescent. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. ENVIRONMENT A MAJOR FINANCIAL CHALLENGE MAJOR FUNDING WILL BE NEEDED TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, WRITES PETER WATSON The greatest financial challenge we have left our children is the environ- ment. The challenge will be met, they typically are, but at what cost? Things will ties@halton.ca. By coming together and supporting our children, youth and young adults, we are keeping Halton the saf- est place to live, work, raise a family and retire. Gary Carr is regional vated to to find solutions. change stories have floo flooded the news late- ly, including sky high tem- peratures in Europe and fires in Greece, California and Hawaii. Closer to home, British Columbia, the Northwest chair of Halton Region. To | Territories and other prov- tact him, email inces are suffering from cary. carr ca. fores t fire PETER WATSON Column Much of Ontario has bee! inundated with forest fire smoke this summer, partic- ularly from Québec. It's widely believed the next t major natural disas- ye massive global flooding caused by ‘Sloba’ 1 the human population lives on acoast that could be under- water. Many regions in Canada have already suffered greatly from flooding. Our planet is changing. And we are not dealing from a position of strength. The new world is going to take massive amounts of fundin: Canada and other coun- ries have not ed their finances well. How do governments access billions of dollars to fight Brobat warming when its finances are already in extremely poor condition? The same question could be asked about indi- vidual Canadians. There have been many reports how many Canadians live paycheque to paycheque with little room for extra ABOUT US ; lay, is a Metroland Media Group Ltd., wholly-owned subsidiary of ‘Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family ‘of newspapers is comprise publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. 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