VIBE (Vermilion Is Being Empowered)

03/05/2026

🍓🥦 Fresh vegetables and fruits can seem to spoil before you get a chance to use them. The good news is that there are many simple ways to use them instead of throwing them out!

❄️ Our top tip – freeze them! Freezing vegetables and fruit that are about to go bad can preserve them to be used later. You can add your frozen vegetables and fruit to yogurts, cereals, oatmeal or smoothies.

🔗 For more tips check out:https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/nutrition/if-nfs-reduce-food-waste.pdf

03/04/2026

03/03/2026

🌟❤️ Join us for FREE Family Connect & Play TOMORROW @ 10:00 AM! ❤️🌟

Looking for a fun (and FREE!) way to spend time with your little ones? 🧸👶 Join us for Family Connect & Play — a free weekly drop-in for families with children under 6 at the Kiddie Oasis Indoor Playground in the Vermilion Regional Centre.

📅 Runs weekly until March 25, 2026
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 AM
📍 Kiddie Oasis, Vermilion Regional Centre

✨ Enjoy:
• Fun indoor playtime
• Snacks and activities for kids
• A chance to connect with other families
• Weekly door prize draws! 🎁

No registration needed — just drop in and play!

03/02/2026

🌱🥗 March is Nutrition Month! This year the focus is on Protein Foods.

The following resources have been developed with practical ideas and information about what protein foods are, why they are important, and when and how to include them in meals and snacks:
• Tip sheets for families with children (https://together4health.albertahealthservices.ca/47257/widgets/217557/documents/164989), adults (https://together4health.albertahealthservices.ca/47257/widgets/217557/documents/164988) and older adults (https://together4health.albertahealthservices.ca/47257/widgets/217557/documents/164990)
• Newsletter content (https://together4health.albertahealthservices.ca/47257/widgets/217557/documents/164992)
• Display materials (https://together4health.albertahealthservices.ca/47257/widgets/217557/documents/164991)
• School Announcements (https://together4health.albertahealthservices.ca/47257/widgets/217557/documents/164993)
• Tip sheet for schools

🔗 All of these resources are available on the Nutrition Month landing page: Nutrition Month 2026 | Together 4 Health (https://together4health.albertahealthservices.ca/nutrition-month)

Also attached is the March newsletter, that shares about the upcoming classes and connects to these nutrition month resources.

02/26/2026

Thank you ATB

02/25/2026

🩷 Today, Wednesday February 25th, 2026 is Pink Shirt Day! 🩷

👚 This year’s design for CKNW Kids’ Fund Pink Shirt Day reminds us to ‘Sprinkle Kindness’, encouraging everyone to share kindness, inclusion and support to create safe, bullying-free environments. The artwork shows a child sharing an umbrella with friends as hearts fall like rain from the sky. A playful reminder that kindness grows when it is shared.

02/23/2026

🎨✨ Level Up Your Creative Skills!

Looking to sharpen your marketing or tech skills? The Vermilion Public Library is offering two fantastic professional development workshops this March:

📱 Using Social Media Effectively
🗓 Wed. March 4 | ⏰ 2–5 PM

🤖 Introduction to AI
🗓 Thurs. March 19 | ⏰ 5–7 PM

These free sessions are open to all experience levels (AI session 18+), with laptops available if needed. Learn practical tools you can start using right away to streamline your daily work!

📍 Held in the Vermilion Library basement
📧 RSVP: programs@vplibrary.ca
🌐 More info: www.vplibrary.ca

Please note: We are sharing this opportunity on behalf of Vermilion Public Library and are not hosting this event.

02/22/2026

🌟 Take a look at a great opportunity with Alberta Family Wellness - Palix Foundation’s Resilience Scale Masterclass. Please see the attached poster for details. Registration links below.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🔗 Parent registration link:
https://forms.gle/CDdw8xgsWk1i1osZ8

👩‍⚕️🔗 Professionals link:
https://forms.gle/ZYWvBSSnLquafHhq5

02/21/2026

❤️🔗 Here is the February 2026 edition of the Recovery Alberta Mental Health & Addiction Parent Newsletter, which focuses on Promoting Kindness in Children.