Woolwich Healthy Communities

09/05/2026

Free event! After the Harvest: come learn how to preserve your food.
Thursday Sept 10th at 7pm at Woolwich Memorial in Elmira.

📅 Save the Date!
After the harvest, learn how to preserve your food at home and make the most of your harvest!

Join us for an evening of practical tips and demonstrations on:
- Canning
- Freezing
- Drying
- Fermenting
- Vacuum Sealing
- Seed Saving
- Stretching Your Food Dollar

New this year! Fresh produce from Maryhill Organics will be available for purchase onsite. Cash sales only.

📍 Woolwich Memorial Centre
📅 Thursday September 10
🕖 7:00–8:30 pm
🎟️ Free Admission

Bring your questions and leave inspired to preserve the harvest all year long!

08/19/2026

Sweet idea!

Hey : Colour your way to a rain barrel!
We’re giving away TWO rain barrels to help you save water and make the most of rainy days.

Here’s how to enter:
1. Follow our account and like this post.
2. Colour the colouring sheet. We love your creativity! Please don't use AI.
3. Submit a clear photo of your completed colouring page by:
- Posting it to your public account using
- Commenting with your completed colouring page on this post
- Sending us the photo by DM

We’ll select four finalists to move on to a public vote from September 9–13. Then, you’ll help choose the two winners! 🏆
Winners will be announced in our Stories on September 14.

Need a physical colouring sheet? Copies are available at Region of Waterloo Library branches and regional service centers:
- 150 Frederick St, Kitchener
- 99 Regina St S, Waterloo
- 150 Main St, Cambridge

Full contest details and to download the colouring sheet: regionofwaterloo.ca/rain-barrel-contest

08/10/2026

Have you taken the challenge yet? Check out the Summer Scavenger Hunt Challenge. The Hunt is organized into categories by difficulty - easy to super impossible.
https://healthywoolwich.org/events/tweec-summer-scavenger-hunt-challenge

07/30/2026

The Woolwich Trails group has posted their 2026 Fall Hikes schedule. Mark your calendars!
https://healthywoolwich.org/events/2026-fall-hikes

05/15/2026

Music in the Park on May 31st, 6:30pm!

🎶 Music in the Park with TWEEC

Join us for a relaxing evening of live music at Gibson Park in Elmira!

📅 Sunday May 31
🕡 6:30 PM (Music from 7–9 PM)
📍 Gibson Park, Elmira

Enjoy great tunes, fresh air, and community vibes.
- Free event – rain or shine!
- Don’t forget to bring a lawn chair

05/01/2026

Have you considered getting a rain barrel?

04/25/2026

This Sunday in Bloomingdale!

Tree Pruning Workshop with arborist Mike Yost
Learn the essentials through a mix of theory and hands-on demonstrations.

📅 Sunday, April 26
🕐 1–3 PM
📍 Bloomingdale Park (1031 Snyder’s Flats Road, Bloomingdale)

Free event — registration required

04/25/2026

Woolwich Tree Giveaway in Maryhill!

🌱🌳 Tree Giveaway This Spring in Maryhill! 🌳🌱

As part of the Woolwich Township Greening Initiative, the Township and Trees for Woolwich are teaming up to grow our community’s tree canopy—and you can be part of it!

🌿 Free trees available for every Township of Woolwich household
🌿 First come, first served
🌿 3 trees for urban properties
🌿 10 trees for rural properties
🌿 Rural landowners may qualify for more (while supplies last)

Wednesday May 13, 5 - 7 PM
Maryhill Community Centre (58 St. Charles Street West, Maryhill)

Let’s work together to make Woolwich greener, healthier, and more beautiful!

www.healthywoolwich.org

04/19/2026

Many hands make light work!

This Earth Week help CLEAN UP in your community! Grab a bag and take 20 minutes to make your neighbourhood sparkle this spring.

Bags & gloves are available for pick up April 13 - 25 from the Woolwich Memorial Centre (Elmira) and the Breslau Community Centre.

All full bags can be left for clean up at various park locations around Woolwich.