A-10 | Friday, February 28, 2020 COMMUNITY www.WeeklyVoice.com Navneet To Captain Canada At MPP Anand’s Annual ICC World Cup Challenge League Family Paint Night TORONTO: Navneet Dhaliwal Ahmedzai with help from - Nit will captain Canada in the 2020 ish Kumar and Dhaliwal as well ICC World Cup Chal- as seamers Romesh Eranga and A Huge Success lenge League A tournament. Faizal Jamkhandi. The competition, part of the The -keeping duties will qualiication process for the 2023 be shared by Srimantha Wijeyer- World Cup, runs March 14-27 in atne and Armaan Kapoor. Malaysia. Canada will play 50- South African Amarinder Bhin- over matches against Denmark, der will coach the Canadians. Qatar, Singapore, Vanuatu and Canada Team: host Malaysia. Navneet Dhaliwal (capt.), Sha- Dhaliwal, an opening batsman, hid Ahmedzai, Nikhil Dutta, Ro- has averaged 39.5 runs in 30 50- mesh Eranga, Faizal Jamkhandi, over matches in Canadian colours Armaan Kapoor, Abraash Khan, with two centuries and ive half- Nitish Kumar, Salman Nazar, Va- centuries. Nitish Kumar, Abrash run Sehdev, Ravinderpal Singh, Khan, Ravinderpal Singh, Harsh Harsh Thaker, Srimantha Wijey- Thaker, Varun Sehdev and Sri- eratne, . Fun with colours. Participants at the Family Paint Night. mantha Wijeyeratne, will offer Head Coach: Amarinder Bhin- support to Dhaliwal. der. MISSISSAUGA: Mississau- MPP Anand’s Blessing Bag Ini- The bowling attack will come Manager: Carlos Ragoonath. ga-Malton, MPP Deepak Anand tiative, which began at the Christ- from Saad Bin Zafar, Nikhil Assisatnt Coaches: Surendra hosted his 2nd Annual Family mas Open House in December. Dutta, Salman Nazar and Shahid Seeraj, Daulat Khan. Paint Night on Sunday, February Since then, residents have donat- 16, at the Iceland Arena. The free ed over 500 pairs of socks, gloves, event was attended by over 200 scarves, mittens and undergar- United Way Backs Peel Social Infrastructure residents along with local elected ments to help keep Mississauga- PEEL REGION: United Way portunities to thrive. The are: a local network to build a social oficials and community leaders. Malton warm this winter. Some is aligning its community invest- • Caledon Community Services infrastructure strategy that will Paints, paintbrushes and other even knitted their donations them- ment strategy – the largest invest- • Dixie Bloor Centre help shape the area’s future. art supplies were provided and an selves. The collection was handed ment after government – across • Family Services of Peel • NUCLEUS Project – Malton art teacher was on site to guide over to community organizations Peel, Toronto and York to engage • Indus Community Services Neighbourhood Services will participants. to distribute to those in need. local communities in local solu- • Malton Services support the Malton Community- Residents of all ages took the MPP Anand and his team have tions to ight poverty. • Our Place Peel Building Project, a local network opportunity to display their cre- thanked those who helped with Two grant streams launching in • Polycultural Immigrant and that will focus on education, ative and artistic talents and took the event and those who contrib- Mississauga, Brampton and Cale- Community Services training and capacity-building to home their works of art. Some uted to the Blessing Bag Initiative. don will strengthen communities • Punjabi Community Health improve neighbourhood safety. pieces will also be displayed at For info on upcoming events, call in a part of the GTA where pov- Services • Healthy Neighbourhoods MPP Anand’s community ofice. 905-696-0367 or email deepak. erty is deepening, and commu- United Way is also expanding – The Journey Neighbourhood The event also marks the end of [email protected]. nity supports are working harder its Building Strong Neighbour- Centre will build a network of than ever to keep up with growing hoods Strategy to Peel Region, organizations and residents in need. United Way’s Anchor and with three new initiatives to help Ardglen and Orenda to develop Building Strong Neighbourhoods residents create the change they leadership capacity and relation- Strategy grants represent a $2 want to see in Malton, Cooksville, ships and build a network of com- million investment aimed at tack- and Brampton. These two-year, munity volunteers. ling the growing issue of poverty place-based grants will work to These two grant streams bolster in Peel Region. support neighbourhoods from United Way’s program funding Eight agencies across Peel Re- falling behind. across Peel Region. Since 2019, gion have been selected to be- • Cooksville Community De- United Way Greater Toronto has come Anchor agencies to address velopment Initiative – Indus launched additional new funding systemic solutions to poverty. Community Services will focus streams in Peel Region: expand- These agencies will receive en- on a highly diverse area where ing Career Navigator, youth em- hanced operating support over the new transit infrastructure will ployment program and launching next three years to help them do spur growth and development in the Community Food System what they do best: give people op- the area. The project will develop Grants in Mississauga. Elected oficials and community leaders at the Paint Night. Mississauga Streamlining Management Of City’s Feral Cat Population MISSISSAUGA: The City to feral cat colony operators. large part to the TNRM program.” to supporting veterinary clinics objectives and goals. We’re dedi- is making enhancements to its Jay Smith, Manager, Animal Mississauga Animal Services • Taking in young and/or so- cated to continue working with Trap Neuter Return Management Services said: “Over the last 10 support a number of colony oper- cialized feral cats for adoption them in an effort to decrease the (TNRM) program. The TNRM years, we’ve seen signiicant im- ators who trap feral cats for tspay- • Donating pet food/supplies feral cat population, while ensur- program helps manage the feral provements in the save-rate of ing/neutering and releasing them. Smith added, “We under- ing their well-being.” cat population (unowned do- domestic animals, including feral Some of the support through the stand the importance of working Consultations have been held mestic outdoors cats that avoid cats, by 90 per cent and a decrease TNRM program includes:· closely with colony operators, the with stakeholders and the en- human contact), improves their in the number of euthanized ani - • Setting up traps and bait community and our partners to hancements to the program will well-being and provides support mals by 96 per cent – thanks in •Transporting trapped feral cats better achieve the program’s main go to Council on March 4.

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