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2026 Healthy Communities Conference: Building a Culture of Wellness

Event Start Date: 4/28/2026 8:45 AM

Event End Date: 4/28/2026 4:00 PM

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Cost per ticket: CAD $50.00
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2026 Healthy Communities Conference: Building a Culture of Wellness

The Healthy Communities Conference brings together community leaders, service providers, planners and partners to explore how we can build a culture of wellness across Grey and Bruce Counties. Through keynote presentations, panels and breakout sessions, participants will explore prevention-focused, equity-informed and community-driven approaches to health and wellbeing.

Event Date: April 28, 2026

Registration and Breakfast: 

Location: Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre

Cost: $56.50 ($50 + $6.50 HST)

Agenda

 

Conference Objectives

  • To advance a shared understanding of what it means to build a culture of wellness at individual, organizational and community levels
  • To highlight local and regional initiatives that support prevention, equity and community wellbeing
  • To foster cross-sector collaboration among health, social services, municipal planning, housing, education, environment and community organizations
  • To provide practical tools, data and learning that participants can apply in their own work and communities

Target Audience

  • Health, social service professionals
  • Municipal staff, councillors, planners
  • Community organizations, non-profits/profit
  • Indigenous partners, communities, organizations
  • Housing, homelessness, addiction, mental health services
  • Economic development, labour and workforce partners
  • Environment, climate partners
  • Youth and youth-serving organizations
  • Policy, decision makers (ED, county, municipal, provincial)
  • Education, College and vocational, Boards

 

Keynote Speakers -

 

Lunch/Snacks: Lunch on Tuesday along with refreshments and breaks

Contact: Sarah Milne - s.milne@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca

Confidentiality Policy – I agree to have my contact information included on the list of participants which may be shared with the Healthy Communities Partnership.

I hereby grant permission to Grey Bruce Health Unit and its representatives to take photographs or videos of me and to make recordings of my voice at the event identified in this registration. I further grant to Grey Bruce Health Unit and its representatives the right to reproduce, use, exhibit, display, and distribute and create derivative works of these images and recordings for administrative, educational or research purposes. I acknowledge that Grey Bruce Health Unit owns all rights to the images and recordings.

No refunds will be given however we understand things happen!  If something comes up and you are no longer able to attend, registrations may be transferred to another person.  If possible, please notify e.meneray@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca.  Substitutions will be honored at any time. 

With the ever-changing nature of the Pandemic, we will communicate should we need to make a shift to virtual.

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