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Woolwich Healthy
Communities Month
April 2010
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A Taste of Woolwich
Local Food Within Your Reach
When: Monday, April 12, 5-8 pm
Where: Calvary United Church, 48 Hawksville Rd., St. Jacobs
Cost: FREE! Donations welcome
Contacts: Carol 519-883-2004 ext. 5336 or Barb 519-669-3961
Discover why people are buying locally at our annual food festivity — expanded by popular demand!
- Purchase and learn from local farmers
- Relish tasty samples from local chefs and restaurants
- Enjoy savoury cooking demonstrations
- Take part in fun kids’ activities
Drop in to hear:
5:30 p.m. Helpful Hints for Preserving Foods, Edna and Melinda from Country Flavour
6:00 p.m. The Inside Story of Healthy Local Food, Kevin and Ann Snyder, Kevin Stemmler
6:30 p.m. The Basics of Preserving Foods at Home, Nancy and Jessie Gingrich
7:00 p.m. Why People Buy Locally Produced Food, Ellen Desjardins and Nina Bailey
Click here to view the event flyer.
Sponsored by:
Foodlink www.foodlink.ca
Region of Waterloo Public Health www.region.waterloo.on.ca
Woolwich Healthy Communities www.healthywoolwich.org
Green Living & Technology Fair
When: Saturday, April 17, 11 am - 5 pm
Where: St Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside Drive, St Jacobs
Ride the Grand River Transit bus route #21 to St. Jacobs
Cost: FREE! Donations welcome
Contact:
Mary 519-664-3534 ext. 241 or mcampbell@wchc.on.ca
At the Green Living & Technology Fair, you can:
- Learn simple ways to reduce your energy and water use
- Buy green products
- Talk with solar, geothermal and other green energy providers
- Learn about home energy audits and grants for home and business energy efficiently renovations
- Find out more about green cars and carsharing, bike repair, home insulation, landscaping and much more!
Bring your old bike to the Fair! You can donate it to support The Working Centre.
There is a FREE residential electronic waste drop off at the Fair courtesy of Greentec!
View list of acceptable and unacceptable e-waste items here.
Click here to view the event flyer.
Here are the vendors to date:
Advanced Geo-Thermal Systems Inc. www.agts.ca
Arise Technologies www.arisetech.com
Bostech Mechanical Ltd. www.bostech.ca
Bullfrog Power www.bullfrogpower.com
Bush Enterprise www.bushenterprise.ca
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW) www.crewzone.ca
Creative Landscape www.creativelandscape.ca
Elmira and District Horticultural Society http://www.gardenontario.org/site.php/elmira
Enerquest www.enerquest.ca
Foodlink www.foodlink.ca
Fritz Renewable Energy Services www.thefritzgroup.ca
GeoSmart Energy www.geosmartenergy.com
Grand River CarShare www.peoplescar.org
Grand River Transit www.grt.ca
Green Grid Solutions www.greengridsolutions.com
Greentec www.greentec.com
Habitat for Humanity Re-Store www.habitatwaterlooregion.on.ca
Home Hardware www.homehardware.ca
Infinitum Energy
Local Initative for Future Energy (L.I.F.E.) Co-op www.lifecoop.ca
Meritas Mutual Funds www.meritas.ca
Merlyn Power www.merlynpower.ca
Precision Bike Works
Renewable Energy Tech Power www.retpower.com
Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP) www.reepwaterlooregion.ca
RH20 North America www.ourh2o.com
The Region of Waterloo Community Gardens Network www.region.waterloo.on.ca
Sustainable Waterloo www.sustainablewaterloo.org
Vigor Clean Tech www.vigorcleantech.com
Volkswagen Waterloo www.vwwaterloo.ca
Waterloo Region Waste Management Services www.region.waterloo.on.ca
Waterloo Region Water Services www.region.waterloo.on.ca
Way-Mar Inc www.waymar.on.ca
The Working Centre – Recycle Cycles http://www.theworkingcentre.org/ct/cycles/cycles.html
Xenium IT Corp www.xenium.ca
YMCA Outdoor Centre http://www.kwymca.org/Contribute/camping/outdoorCentre.asp
Alternative Energy Tours
When: Saturday, April 17, 12:00 – 3:30 pm
Where: St Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside Drive, St Jacobs
Cost: FREE! Donations welcome.
Two exciting and educational alternative energy tours are being offered in conjunction with the Green Living and Technology Fair:
1. Solar, Geothermal & Strawbale Homes
Visit 2 energy efficient homes in Woolwich Township.
Ask your questions of:
a) Solar home owner, Paul Parker, and solar installer, Green Grid Solutions
b) Strawbale and geothermal home owner, Paul Psutka, and geothermal installer, Bush Enterprises.
Shuttle bus leaves approximately every 45 minutes 12-2:30 pm from the arena.
2. REEP House for Sustainable Living
Take the YMCA’s Veggie bus to get a sneak preview of REEP’s 90% energy efficient demonstration century home with super-insulation, R-7 windows, solar panels, geo-thermal, and more! Use the payback calculator to choose the best options for your home. Visit the website at: http://www.reepwaterlooregion.ca/prog_house.php
Can attend this tour by shuttle bus only. Bus departs from the arena at 12, 1, & 2pm.
Shuttle buses leave from St. Jacobs Arena. Space is limited.
Click
here to view the event flyer.
Ride the Grand River Transit bus route #21 to St. Jacobs
1st Annual “Try a Tri”(athlon)
When: Sunday, April 18, 1 – 4 pm
Where: Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira
Register: information, 519-669-1647 x7001
or in person at the Woolwich Memorial Centre
Woolwich Memorial Centre,
519-669-1647 ext. 7001
Start to plan now for the 1st Annual “Try a Tri” event! The triathlon is for any age group with all levels of ability.
Adult Divisions:
Competitive or Non Competitive—$20
3 Person Relay—$20
Bike… 3 laps (10 km) or 30 minutes
Run/Walk… 10 laps (4.5 km)
Swim… 10 laps or 10 minutes
Youth Divisions (14 & Under):
Free! Sponsored by the Optimist Club of St. Jacobs
Age Swim Bike Run
11 – 14 6 lengths 6.6 km 2.4 km
7 – 10 2 lengths 3.3 km 1.2 km
6 & under 1 length ˝ loop ⅓ loop
(leisure pool) (around arena floor)
This event is a fundraiser in support of Woolwich Memorial Centre Capital Fund and Woolwich Healthy Communities.
