Official designation ceremony of Midland as a Safe Community

Mayor Jim Downer and Chair of the Midland Olympic Torch Relay Committee, Councillor Zena Pendlebury announced a major event to be held at Little Lake Park on Friday, May 15th, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

This event, to which all the public are invited to attend will provide information, displays and entertainment to kick-off the following major achievements for the Town of Midland.

Mayor Downer and Councillor Pendlebury encouraged residents from Midland and the area to attend this entertaining and informative event.

Vancouver 2010 Torch Stop:

While the Town’s Olympic Torch Relay Committee is working hard on numerous details to plan for the Torch Stop in Midland this year on December 29th, the kick-off event on May 15th will consist of a Native “Fire Keepers Ceremony”, numerous displays including those of an interactive nature, live entertainment and the opportunity to see an actual Olympic Torch from the last Olympics - and to meet an RBC Olympian! Also a banner will be available for all to sign which will sent to our Olympic Team to wish them well as they compete in Vancouver.

Designation Ceremony of Midland as a Safe Community:

Also, on that day the Town will be having the official designation ceremony of Midland as a Safe Community. Mayor Downer said “this too is a significant achievement and that day our designation as a safe community will be made official.”

Mayor Downer and Councillor Pendlebury noted that “Midland is one of only five communities in Ontario that was selected by the Ministry of Health Promotion and Safe Communities Canada for inclusion in a new and unique Government “pilot project” focused on working to reduce injuries.”

Councillor Pendlebury advised that “we will have displays from Police including the RCMP, Fire Service and other community sectors involved in the safe communities initiative. There will be displays, presentations and more information as to our safe community designation and future initiatives.