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District-17-Simcoe County
Unit 1 Capturing Spring Event
Unit 1 Capturing Spring Event

It was hard to plan an outing for spring this year.  The ice storm, followed by an extreme wind event’ littered the trails […]

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District 17 Committees: Role Descriptions and Expectations
District 17 Committees: Role Descriptions and Expectations

DISTRICT COMMITTEES Districts may establish various committees to provide structure and help organize the work undertaken by […]

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Last Chance to Register for District 17 AGM and Brunch
Last Chance to Register for District 17 AGM and Brunch

District 17  Simcoe County Annual Meeting and Brunch Thursday, May 22, 2025  All members/spouses of District 17 and guests […]

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Spring Bulletin Board
Spring Bulletin Board

The Spring Bulletin Board has been mailed. Click here for an electronic version. Contents Confident Children Out of Conflict […]

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District 17 Unit 1 Book Cafe
District 17 Unit 1 Book Cafe

RTO/ERO District 17, Unit 1 Book Club Cafe An enthusiastic group of readers met on Thursday, March 27th at the Lazy Tulip in […]

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District 17 Awards Grants
District 17 Awards Grants

The South Asian Network of Simcoe County received a cheque for $1,000 for a project that will celebrate the Indigenous Legacy […]

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District 17 Grants in Collingwood area
District 17 Grants in Collingwood area

  District 17 of RTOERO recently awarded grants to four Collingwood organizations. Collingwood Agricultural Society: Educati […]

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Ontario Election February 27, 2025
Ontario Election February 27, 2025
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Age Friendly Recognition Award to Unit 1
Age Friendly Recognition Award to Unit 1

Our efforts in Unit 1 have been recognized by Simcoe County!  On January 28th we received an Age Friendly Recognition Award! […]

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Unit 1 Hosts Successful Art Workshop
Unit 1 Hosts Successful Art Workshop

On January 15, RTOERO District 17, Unit 1 hosted a delightful watercolour art workshop at the MacLaren Art Centre. Participa […]

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Healthy Bones and Better Living Workshop
Healthy Bones and Better Living Workshop

RTOERO District 17 members attended a presentation concerning good bone health. […]

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Barrie Colts Evening
Barrie Colts Evening

On December 5th, the Retired Teachers of Ontario District 17, Unit 1, attended a Barrie Colts hockey game at the Sadlon Arena […]

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District 17 2025 Grant Application
District 17 2025 Grant Application

District 17 is looking for, but not necessarily limited to, applications that are community based and/or will improve the liv […]

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District 17 Bonspiel Results
District 17 Bonspiel Results

District 17 – Bonspiel 2024   Second Place MacDonald Team   After game celebration Consolation champions   Grand Cha […]

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Barrie Colts Hockey Game
Barrie Colts Hockey Game

Join RTOERO DISTRICT 17 UNIT 1 at BARRIE COLTS HOCKEY GAME! Game 12 : Flint Firebirds vs Barrie Colts When:      Thursday […]

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Unit 1 Pickleball Fun
Unit 1 Pickleball Fun

Despite the washout on our originally scheduled date, we had a fantastic lesson with instructors from Taylored Pickleball Aca […]

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Healthy Bones, Better Living Workshop
Healthy Bones, Better Living Workshop

NOVEMBER IS OSTEOPOROSIS & FALL PREVENTION MONTH  District 17, Simcoe County presents Healthy Bones, Better Living Works […]

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District 17 Fall AGM and Breakfast
District 17 Fall AGM and Breakfast

District 17 members enjoyed a delicious breakfast at Ferndale Banquet Hall in Barrie. The guest speaker was Tracy Coghlin of […]

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Unit 1 members enjoyed stage production of Life of Pi
Unit 1 members enjoyed stage production of Life of Pi

On Wednesday, September 18, we organized an outing to Toronto to see the production of Life of Pi. It was a beautiful, sunny […]