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I wanted to take a moment to share with you that we have made the difficult decision to temporarily pause our swim lesson programs as of December 3, 2020 alongside our other drop in and dryland children and youth programming that was paused as of November 21, 2020.  
The decision to pause swim lessons was made based on information and guidance available to us through the Provincial legislation guiding the response to the pandemic, and from...
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GUELPH, May 27, 2020 – The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day Guelph-Wellington (IWDGW) event held in March was “Keeping Our Sisters Safe.” After hosting the event for yet another successful year, Innovation Guelph and the IWDGW committee is generously donating proceeds amounting to $5,000 in support of the Guelph Y’s Safe Sisters program.
“The committee decided to pivot this year’s event, shifting the focus from...
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Guelph, ON – April 20, 2020 – For almost 150 years, the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph has sought to respond to community needs. While many of our services and programs are similar across the province, nation, and even world, COVID-19 is changing this, as each organization is looking for the most appropriate way to respond to needs and serve our communities.
“The Guelph Y is not alone in this,” says Geoff Vogt, CEO. “The nation-wide response to COVID-19...
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Guelph, ON – April 15, 2020 – A lot has changed in a month, especially for families. A month ago, families were planning for March Break – travel, camps or staying home with the kids. But, in the effort to flatten the curve of COVID-19 things changed quickly. Namely, schools closing initially for three weeks, and now longer, followed quickly by social distancing measures and the closure of non-essential services.
While the Guelph Y, along with other Canadian...
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GUELPH, March 6, 2020 – Indira Naidoo-Harris, a former Ontario cabinet minister and well-known journalist and human rights advocate, will be the keynote speaker at the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph’s 25 th Anniversary Women of Distinction event. Tickets are on sale starting today, coinciding with International Women’s Day events being held in Guelph this week.
What: 25 th  Anniversary Women of Distinction          ...
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