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Collingwood, ON – Thanks to a $6,000 grant from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (TD FEF) a new native pollinator garden and Monarch Waystation will be built at the entrance of the Collingwood Common Roof and Rotary Hub (CCRRH). The garden project, called A Home for Our Hardworking Pollinators, will add planters with native plant species that support pollinators, like native sweat bees and hummingbirds. “We’re thrilled to expand the Home for Our Hardworking Pollinat

February 17, 2026 – The Glen Newby Scholarship Fund, a collaboration between The Common Roof and New Path Youth and Family Services (New Path), is now accepting applications from youth in Simcoe County. A total of $5,000 in scholarship funding is available, including one $2,500 scholarship and two $1,250 scholarships to eligible applicants. This scholarship is designed to empower youth who have faced adversity by providing financial support to help them pursue post-second

Dear friends and partners, As we wrap up the year, I’m reflecting with gratitude on the incredible teamwork that drives everything we do. From our staff and board to our member organizations, partners, and community supporters, thank you for helping us stay collaborative, nimble, and responsive to evolving community needs. Together, we advanced key initiatives, strengthened our model, grew important partnerships, and celebrated meaningful milestones across our locations. N

September 29, 2025 - Children’s Treatment Network (CTN) and The Common Roof (TCR) have officially opened the new Trillium Room at the Barrie Common Roof. This new space was made possible through an $85,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday, September 19, 2025 with special guests including the Honourable Doug Downey, MPP for Barrie – Springwater – Oro-Medonte, James Thomson, President and CEO of TCR, Jim Harris, CEO