Tec-We-Gwill Women’s Institute

04/02/2026

Working hard kneading dough at the Sourdough Workshop with Tec-We-Gwill Women's Institute.

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

The Sourdough Bread workshop has ended and now I have 10 litres of sourdough starter leftover to freeze for the future!

It was great fun, the bread baked up nicely, and there were lots of sourdough breads, desserts and appetizers to sample while we kneaded and baked.

Everyone took home their own loaves to bake, made cinnamon rolls at the Hall, and took home a sampler jar of sourdough starter so they could join the "sourdough movement" with us.

02/06/2026

🎶 Live Celtic Music in Bond Head!
Join us March 1, 2026, 2–4 PM at Bond Head Memorial Hall for an afternoon with The Flailing Shilaleighs — a high-energy East Coast & Irish style band you won’t want to miss!
Hosted by the Tec We Gwill Women’s Institute in support of community outreach.
Admission:
• $5 W.I. members
• $10 non members
• Free for ages 16 & under (seat booking required)
📌 Registration is required for all attendees.
Contact Sally: 416 402 7530 or [email protected]
Come for the music, stay for the community spirit!

02/01/2026

Come and join us!

12/15/2025

After a busy year, the Tec-We-Gwill Women's Institute ladies sat down to an excellent, catered, chicken dinner, followed by a rousing musical bingo game called by Mark Burchell. The gift exchange got a little exciting when the amaryllis got stolen twice, and Andrea's pottery dish made the rounds as well. Marlene Battle got to pick 3 different gifts because her first 2 were stolen. Lots of fun!

11/30/2025

WE DID IT! Tec-We-Gwill Women's Institute raised $9,766.00 for the Community in 2025!
Congratulations to this wonderful group of caring, community-minded ladies.
Thank you to our wonderful community of Bradford West Gwillimbury, New Tecumseth, and all our surrounding towns that supported our events.
Looking forward to an excellent 2026!

11/20/2025

Canadian Forces Base Borden (affectionately called Camp Borden)

Establishment and World War I
Camp Borden was established during World War I to train Canadian Expeditionary Force battalions. Land was acquired in 1914, and clearing started in April 1916. Officially opened on July 11, 1916, it housed around 32,000 troops and featured extensive training facilities.
In 1917, an air training program led to the construction of the first Canadian military aerodrome. The air training station, one of five operated by the British Royal Flying Corps, was located here. A line of 18 Edwardian-style timber-framed hangars, including Hangar 11, were built as temporary structures for training recruits.
Camp Borden is recognized as the birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), officially formed in 1924. Hangar 11, which still stands today, is Canada's oldest known surviving aircraft hangar and is a National Historic Site.
Inter-War Years and World War II
Between the wars, Camp Borden grew as a permanent army and air force centre. During World War II, the hangars, including Hangar 11, were essential to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. They housed the first Service Flying Training School and trained thousands of Allied pilots.
Post-War Era and Unification
After World War II, flying instruction temporarily ceased, and the base focused on technical and trade training for the air force. On February 1, 1968, the Canadian Armed Forces were unified, and the facilities were grouped under Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden, becoming an integrated training base.
Modern Role
Today, CFB Borden is the largest training establishment in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Base Borden Military Museum features a restored First World War aircraft hangar—the Hangar 11 Air Annex—that preserves the base's aviation history with numerous artifacts.
Picture:
Tim Grant, Bob Woolley (our guide), Ingrid Grant-Elliott, Cathy Nebel, Marlene Kell, Donna Jebb, Nanci Forefellow, Sally Sainsbury, Dave Sainsbury
Tiger Moth airplane
Women's Uniforms: Green, one of the first uniforms for women, changed to blue for Royal Canadian Air Force.

11/03/2025

What are you doing this Saturday? Come out and see the vendors Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Free Entry. Bring lots of cash - there are multiple choices to pick from.
Got holiday and Christmas gifts to buy? One of a kind choices plus lots of baked goods (without having to go all the way to Toronto!)

10/12/2025

Join Tec-We-Gwill Women's Institute for a special screening of "WE LEND A HAND", the forgotten story of Ontario Farmerettes, teenage girls who helped keep the farming industry going during World War II when all the young and old men went to war.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025, 1:00 P.M.
Tec-We-Gwill W.I (Newton Robinson) Hall, 4380 Line 10, Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Contact Sally 416-402-7530 or [email protected] to book your seat.
Cost: $10.00 for non-members (at door or e-transfer [email protected]
(Tec-We-Gwill W.I. members free, membership is pro-rated, annual $65/year)

10/01/2025

October? It's an uplifting month with Thanksgiving, and Tec-We-Gwill W.I.'s Bra Amnesty Month!
Give us your support!

Gently used bras (put in plastic bags please) can be deposited into the Bra Bank bins located in the Ladies Change Room, Bradford, and Tottenham Community Centres and the women's washroom at the Alliston Recreation Centre.

The bras are weighed and physically donated. The total bra weight, in Canadian Dollars, is donated by Tec-We-Gwill Women's Institute to our local mammogram departments in Alliston and Southlake hospitals. For more information, contact [email protected]

Ooh La La, Ladies!
What are Lynne Kunica, Nanci Forfellow, Donna Jebb, Diana Dundas, Sally Sainsbury, and Ingrid Grant Elliott doing?

They are recreating our original picture, hanging out at the fence in support of Bra Amnesty month!

Good thing it was warm on September 29th!

Bring those bras in, Ladies! Let's break the (bra) bank!

09/29/2025

A great trip to the Holburne Mushroom farm, today, Monday, Sep. 29, 2025.
Did you know that a peaked mushroom tastes like a flat mushroom. The only difference is that a peaked mushroom is fresh and the flatter the mushroom, the older it is. There are some interesting videos.