Midland raises flag for #ITSTARTS Month
The County of Simcoe's #ITSTARTS campaign is a public education initiative to promote a unified community that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. The campaign encourages collective action against all forms of discrimination. Visit simcoe.ca/ITSTARTS to learn more and get involved!
Today the #ITSTARTS flag was raised at Town Hall to recognize #ITSTARTS Month. Mayor Bill Gordon has proclaimed March 2026 as “#ITSTARTS Month” in Midland:
Whereas Inclusion, acceptance, and equity are important approaches to the diversity of residents living in any community, especially in our growing and changing Town; and
Whereas March 21st is recognized as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and
Whereas the Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership (SCLIP) is a community partnership focused on the development of settlement strategies for newcomers. These strategies bring together and support service delivery to newcomers in Simcoe County while promoting positive relationships, opportunity, and use of local resources effectively; and
Whereas We encourage all to celebrate the differences in each other such as race, culture, colour, national origin, gender, age, disability and religion; and
Whereas This month presents an opportunity to further the resolve as we pause to celebrate the diversity of the human race rather than allow our dissimilarities to become a reason for racial separation.
Therefore, I, Bill Gordon, Mayor of the Town of Midland, do hereby proclaim the month of March 2026 to be “#ITSTARTS Month” in the Town of Midland and encourage everyone to take a stand and participate in and learn more about the #ITSTARTS campaign.
