Bobcaygeon 2000

Bobcaygeon, Canada, greets the new millennium

Bobcaygeon, Ontario leads the country as the first community to wholeheartedly respond to the Millennium Challenge, issued April 6, 1997 - the first day of the 1000-day countdown to the year 2000. The challenge: "to create ideas and projects that will bring Canadians together to promote hope, goodwill and unity"

At the April 21, 1997 Municipal Council Meeting, Team Bobcaygeon kicked off their mission to encourage individual initiative and to improve the daily lives of the citizens of Bobcaygeon and the surrounding areas. Projects will be self-funding; the municipal government will not be asked to finance this venture.

Bobcaygeon challenges communities - large and small - across Canada to join our village of 2500 people in taking an active role in creating the future!

Projects announced to date...

Restore the Core 2000

Fairbairn Church Restoration

Peace Garden

Millennium Forest

Millennium Ice Cream

Restore the Core 2000
This project, headed by planner Georgina Phillips, and local business owners Mike Wright and Kam Jetha, will restore the retail and commercial core of Bobcaygeon "in a manner that is respectful of the village's past and excited about its future."

Wellness 2000
A project to develop a vision for health care for the village which would involve partnering health care and othe community care professionals to serve the needs of young faminlies and seniors "in an era of reduced funding by the government". An immediate goal is to attract a new physician to the area. This project is headed by Doctors Stephen Oldridge and James Fagan

Waterfront 2000
This project would see the Trent Severn Waterway, the Kawartha Region Conservation Authority and local business focus on developing the waterways around the village to promote tourism and recreation. Bobcaygeon's water quality would be tested regularly throughout the summer to ensure safe swimming.

Warm Hands 2000
Jean Stanfield is heading this project to have one thousand pairs of mittens made by area knitters, and distributed before December 31, 2000.

Community Quilt 2000
This is a project of the Quilters Group at Kawartha Settlers' Village. Quilt squares from area residents will be incorporated into a community quilt ready for the millennium.

Bobcaygeon Net 2000
A project to explore the use of the internet to link the village to the rest of the world.... check out Bobcaygeon Village home page...

Fairbairn Church Restoration
The goal .. to have the Fairbairn Church, recently moved to Kawartha Settlers' Village, restored in time to host its first wedding in the year 2000.

Peace Garden
... to be created at Bobcaygeon Public School by Jo Haines and Ernie Silhanek

Millennium Forest
Ernie Silhanek's personal challenge to plant a millennium forest of white pines ... to mature by the next millennium!

Millennium Ice Cream
... to be created by Kawartha Dairy

Bobcaygeon:

Bobcaygeon Village

Kawartha Settlers' Village

Millennium Links:

Millennium Bureau of Canada

Canada 2000

The Millennium Report

Alberta 2000

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