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In February 2004, an Environmental Enhancement Committee was created through a partnership between Woolwich Healthy Communities and the Township of Woolwich. The primary objective of the 11 member Committee is to improve the quality of the environment in Woolwich Township.

Photo: TWEEC and Clean Waterways Group volunteers work to stabilize banks of Canagagique Creek in Bolender Park, Elmira. November 2010.

View the Bolender Park Project Video

Key responsibilities

		Developing an Environmental Enhancement Plan
		Developing and managing a Reforestation Plan
		Mobilizing the community to implement the plans

Terms of Reference (click Here)

Possible Initiatives

		Promoting public awareness of and education in environmental enhancement
		Initiating environmental programs
		Providing comments to Council on environmental issues, as requested by Council
		Proposing and implementing work plans based on priorities identified by the Committee

Funding

$6,000 is available in the Township budget annually for projects implemented by the Committee

Reporting Procedure

		The Environmental Enhancement Plan, yearly work plan, budget and implementation measures must first be endorsed by the Woolwich Healthy Communities Coordinating Committee and then presented to Council for approval.
		Work project specifics, logistics and volunteer organization are considered and approved by the Committee.

Since its beginning in 2004 TWEEC has completed a variety of “green” projects in Woolwich:

Planted more than 800 trees at two locations in Elmira

Hosted a pesticide alternative work shop

Planted 40 trees in a new park in St. Jacobs

Organized 5 community clean-up days

Prepared an environmental enhancement plan

Planted mote than 250 trees as part of two roadside tree planting projects

Hosted three native plant sales

Initiated the Yellow Fish Road program in Woolwich

Partnered with GRCA to plant 80 trees at Snyder’s Flats near Bloomingdale

Supported the green house project at EDSS

Supported the region’s bale wrap recycling program

Initiated a tree nursery in Elmira

Supported school naturalization projects in Breslau and Elmira

Plant rescue at the Wal-mart development site

The Committee is comprised of four members from Woolwich Healthy Communities, fie members of the public, one representative from Township Council, and one Township staff member. Committee members are appointed on a four-year term co-incident with the term of Council.

Committee members appointed for the 2011 - 2014 term are:

Mark Bauman (Chair person)

Susan Bryant

Chris Chhatwal

Janet Cox

Matthew Hilbert

Dennis Martin

Inga Rinne

Art Woods (alternate Steve Racey)

Jason Scheirholtz

Nancy Stayzer

Ann Roberts (staff support)

Your thoughts and ideas are important to us!

The Committee is looking for ideas for environmental enhancement projects in Woolwich Township. We have some ideas, but we would very much like to hear from Woolwich residents. Please contact any Committee member with suggestions for project areas.

2011 Volunteer Work Parties:

Saturday April 30: Woolwich Community Clean-up Day. Hosted by TWEEC and Tim Hortons Restaurants. Please contact Ann Roberts at (519) 669-6027 or aroberts@woolwich.ca about a clean-up location in your area.

Photo: Plant rescue at the Wal-Mart development site. May 2008

For more information about TWEEC please contact Mark Bauman at 664-3318 or mark@mennosmartin.com.