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Sharing Our Stories
Find first-person accounts of the projects and issues that were important to members of the Halton Youth Initiative.
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Join Us for a Virtual Pet Party!
By: Alice Zhou, Creative Spaces Team, Halton Youth Initiative August 8, 2021 The Creative Spaces team is hosting a virtual pet party, a...
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HYI Receives YMCA Peace Award
By: Gabrielle Dymock, HYI Volunteer June 30, 2021 On June 28th Amber and I went to the YMCA in Oakville. We received the Peace Award on...
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Acknowledging and Honouring Our Volunteers: YOUth Are the Halton Youth Initiative!
By Siobhan Laverdiere, Halton Youth Initiative Coordinator and Lily Viggiano, Youth Asset Builder December 17, 2020 On Monday, November...
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Orange Shirt Day: A Time to Reflect on Canada’s Dark Past & Hope for a Better Future
By Caroline M., Halton Youth Initiative Youth Volunteer September 28, 2020 “It is not ‘forgive and forget’ as if nothing ever happened,...
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The Struggle for Clean Water on Canadian First Nations Reserves
By Daniela A., North Oakville Youth Development Council, Communications Crew September 14, 2020 Safe drinking water is a basic right that...
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Youth Mental Health in a Global Pandemic
By: Melanie L., North Oakville Youth Development Council June 24, 2020 Published in the Oakville Beaver on June 10, 2020 Dear Editor,...
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We Know That Things Are Tough
By: Wardah I., North Oakville Youth Development Council June 9, 2020 The North Oakville Youth Development Council made a video for the...
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Halton Youth Initiative (HYI) Celebrates National Youth Week
By: Hargun R., North Oakville Youth Development Council Youth Council Member May 1, 2020 Every year the North Oakville Youth Development...
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North Oakville - Reflections on being a NOYDC Youth Council Member: What Adults Need to Know
By Lucy C. August 26, 2019 Hey, my name’s Lucy and I have been on the North Oakville Youth Development Council (NOYDC) for 2 years....
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North Oakville - Building Intentional Relationships: A Student Shares Her Perspective
By Kellie S., Holy Trinity S.S. Student Originally published in the 2019 - May 9th NOYDC Meeting Updates eNewsletter We are Team 3161-...
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North Oakville - Working With My Mentor
By Caroline, Youth Volunteer Originally Published in the 2019 - April 11 NOYDC Meeting Updates - eNewsletter One of the NOYDC's youth...
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