Press Release Archives

June – Pride Month – Diversity, community and unity Press release Welland, June 2 2025 Diversity, community and unity This week, we are renewing our commitment to the 2SLGBTQI+ community through Franco-Pride flag-raising ceremonies. At the CSCHN, we stand against hatred, all forms of violence, oppression and exclusion and proudly declare that we are there for everyone. Let’s work together to continue to advance […] https://www.cschn.ca/june-pride-month-diversity-community-and-unity/?lang=en National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Welland, February 22, 2025 On this day of awareness, it is essential to remember that human trafficking remains a growing plague, including in the Niagara region. According to Statistics Canada, Ontario recorded an average annual rate of 1.6 cases of human trafficking per 100,000 inhabitants between 2012 and 2022, a figure higher than the national […] https://www.cschn.ca/national-human-trafficking-awareness-day-2/?lang=en The CSCHN becomes a Seniors Active Living Centre for Francophones in the Niagara Region MPP Oosterhoff Announces New Seniors Active Living Centre in Niagara French-Language Programming in Welland to Keep Local Seniors Fit, Active and Socially Connected NEWS January 23, 2025 WELLAND – Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West, today, announced the approval of a new Seniors Active Living Centre at Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara in Welland. This […] https://www.cschn.ca/the-cschn-becomes-a-seniors-active-living-centre-for-francophones-in-the-niagara-region/?lang=en International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara (CSCHN) is calling for greater mobilisation to tackle all forms of violence suffered by women and girls, emphasising the need for immediate responses tailored to the realities of our region. Faced with the worrying increase in feminicide and […] https://www.cschn.ca/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women/?lang=en No to hate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: November 13 2024 Response from the Community Advisory Council (CCC) of the Welcoming Francophone Community of Hamilton and its Francophone partners following the Jackson Square incident : A strong condemnation of hateful remarks and a call for community solidarity The CCC and its partners express their outrage over acts of hate […] https://www.cschn.ca/no-to-hate/?lang=en Dignity, equality and security for all Press release Hamilton, June 28, 2024 To renew our ongoing commitment to the LGBTQ2s+ community, the CSCHN family held Fierté-Pride flag-raising ceremonies in Welland and Hamilton. These events represent our promise to the community, but also state that we stand against hatred and all forms of systematic violence, oppression and exclusion. It is essential […] https://www.cschn.ca/dignity-equality-and-security-for-all/?lang=en The CSCHN celebrates a new partnership to tackle gender-based violence Press Release The Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara is delighted to share the new pilot project : Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM), a province-wide gender-based violence prevention program that promises to have a significant impact in our province. Led by the Ministry of Education and supported by our valued partners, including the Ontario Association of […] https://www.cschn.ca/the-cschn-celebrates-a-new-partnership-to-tackle-gender-based-violence/?lang=en International Women’s Day Today is International Women’s Day, March 8. It’s a day to recognize and celebrate, on a global scale, the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls. It is also an opportunity to raise public awareness of the progress that has been made in achieving gender equality, and of the work that remains […] https://www.cschn.ca/international-womens-day/?lang=en CSCHN celebrates $266,400 in funding from the Government of Ontario Press Release Welland, ON – Last Friday, Jeff Burch, MPP for Niagara Centre, met with the team at the Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara (CSCHN) to celebrate $266,400 from the Government of Ontario through two Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) grants. “I remain a strong supporter of the staff and volunteers of the Centre de santé […] https://www.cschn.ca/cschn-celebrates-266400-in-funding-from-the-government-of-ontario/?lang=en National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Press release For immediate release On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, we reaffirm our commitment to raising awareness and addressing this plague that continues to affect millions of people around the world. This year, as we mark this important day, we pay particular attention to the need to support not only women and young […] https://www.cschn.ca/national-human-trafficking-awareness-day/?lang=en