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Posted on 20 August 2022 by admin

It was a day for the dogs: local organizations host fundraising events across SW Ontario

On Saturday several local organizations kicked off fundraising events, all for a good cause.

The fifth annual dog festival was hosted at the Fox and Hound Canine Retreat in Sarnia, following a two year hiatus.

“It’s everything dog. The whole thing is to celebrate dogs and the relationships we have with them,” said Donna Pyette, the executive director of the Sarnia & District Humane Society.

The event is meant to encourage dog adoption and highlight the Coldwell Banker Homes for Dogs Project.

“For over 110 years Coldwell Banker has helped people find their homes and now we’re trying to help dogs find their forever home,” said Karley Chamberlain, the director of marketing at CB southwest realty.

“By partnering with Adopt-a-Pet.com, North America’s largest non-profit pet adoption website, the Coldwell Banker network has helped to find more than 40,000 dogs their furever homes.”

Amelia Humphries is one of several dog owners who adopted her nearly 2-year-old pup Fraya with help from the humane society.

“I saw her on the website and fell in love and knew I had to have her,” she said. “It was all around a good experience. We got to help out the humane society by helping them versus buying one.”

The donations raised from the event will go towards supporting the Sarnia & District Humane Society. According to the executive director, their goal is to raise $10,000 by the end of the day.

“Everyone has a spot in their heart for that organization and I think it really brings the community together,” Katie Fuller said.

In London, the Paws on the Green fundraiser by Leads Employment also kicked off this Saturday for the first time in Wortley village.

The event showcased pet-serving entrepreneurs and local craft businesses.

“It’s the first time for entrepreneurs to sell their services, their products, showcasing their talents to get into the labour market and into the gig economy, it’s very exciting,” said Wendy Lau, the CEO of Leads Employment Services.

According to Lau, proceeds from the event will go towards supporting lead’s clients with employment resources to support clients with disabilities or barriers.

“We need to support our small businesses and those that are dependent on the business they get from festivals.”

Posted on 14 August 2022 by admin

18 events to check out this week in Waterloo Region (Aug. 15 to 19)

Check out our events page for things to do.

STEM camp for Black youth

The weeklong camp will run from Aug. 8 to 22 with a different cohort each week: a week for kids in grades 4 to 6, then a week for grades 7 to 9 and the final week aimed at kids in grades 10 to 12. It will feature hands-on activities.

Location and Venue: Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (University of Waterloo Engineering and Science Outreach) Event date and time: Monday, August 15, 2022 12:00AM – 11:59PM Audience: Youth Price: Free

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Neebing Indigenous Art Fair

The Neebing Indigenous Art Fair celebrates the Grand River — an important natural feature for many Indigenous communities. But it also uses cutting-edge technology to give visitors a more in-depth experience. Aug 6-21.

Location and Venue: 425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener, ON, N2B 3X7 (Bingemans) Event date and time: Monday, August 15, 2022 12:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: $10. Buy tickets online

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Preston Lawn Bowls Opening

107 season of lawn bowls will begin Mon. at 6:45. Weather permitting it will run every Mon., Wed., & Fri. evening. Drop in and try it 3 times at no cost. All equipment and instruction provided. Open Houses coming in June, but don’t wait. Come out now

Location and Venue: 427 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, ON, N3H 3J9 (Preston Lawn Bowling Club) Event date and time: Monday, August 15, 2022 7:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market

Open year-round Thursday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open Tuesdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., mid-June to Labour Day.

Location and Venue: 1386 King St. N., Woolwich, ON, N0B 2N0 (St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market) Event date and time: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 8:00AM – 3:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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A new art exhibition: Relationship and Emotion

UpTown Gallery presents a new art exhibition “Relationship and Emotion” featuring works of Michael ManChoi Chow, Amy Stickney, and Ida Tong. This show runs from July 19 to Sept. 18. www.uptowngallerywaterloo.com

Location and Venue: 75 King St. S., Waterloo, ON, (Uptown Gallery) Event date and time: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 11:00AM – 6:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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Youth English Conversation Circles

Learn conversational English and vocabulary for everyday life, interviewing, and resume writing. Contact Esar at esar.aljuboori@ytr.ymca.ca for more information. Bus tickets and light refreshments will be provided!

Location and Venue: 800 King St. W, Kitchener, ON, (YMCA Three Rivers Waterloo Region) Event date and time: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:30PM – 4:30PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family, An Infectiously Funny Farce, By Ray Cooney. It runs August 11 to August 28. Frantic, funny and completely outrageous, this rib-tickling farce proves once and for all that laughter truly is the best medicine.

Location and Venue: 46 Grand Ave. S., Cambridge, ON, N1S 2L8 (Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge) Event date and time: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 2:00PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: See website for ticket info

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2SLGBTQ+ Newcomer Teen Peer Support Group

This virtual group is for youth living in Stratford-Perth County and Waterloo Region. Participants can range from those who are entering Grade 9 in September 2022 to those who graduated High School in June 2022.

Location and Venue: Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, (Zoom) Event date and time: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 3:30PM – 4:30PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market

Open year-round Thursday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open Tuesdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., mid-June to Labour Day.

Location and Venue: 1386 King St. N., Woolwich, ON, N0B 2N0 (St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 8:00AM – 3:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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Preston Towne Market

The Preston Towne Market runs Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. (Preston Town Market/Facebook)

Preston Towne Farmers’ Market

Drop by Central Park in Preston (corner of King and Argyle where the Cenotaph is) Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. Pick up some fresh, local produce, delicious baking, jams, jellies and spreads. New this season are crafters and artisans.

Location and Venue: 615 King St. E., Cambridge, ON, N3H 3N6 (Central Park) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 3:00PM – 7:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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Food trucks at New Hamburg Thrift Store

Food trucks at the New Hamburg Thrift Centre Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m.

Location and Venue: 41 Heritage Drive, New Hamburg, ON, (New Hamburg Thrift Centre) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 5:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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Uptown Night Market Waterloo

Uptown Night Market

Weather permitting, the Uptown Night Market will run every Thursday evening through August, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Waterloo Public Library (WPL) upper parking lot on Albert Street. It will host 26 vendors of food, art, retail, clothing and more

Location and Venue: 35 Albert St., Waterloo, ON, N2L 5E2 (Waterloo Public Library) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 7:00PM – 10:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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Movies in the Park

Free entry with non-perishable donation of food or cash to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Schedule: July 21 – Encanto, August 4 – Willy Wonka and The Choclate Factory, August 18 – Sing 2.

Location and Venue: 50 Young St. W., Waterloo, ON, N2J 4A8 (Waterloo Park) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 7:00PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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Castle Kilbride Concert Series

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy concerts on the front lawn of Castle Kilbride!
Shows start at 7 p.m. Admission by donation. Concerts will be cancelled due to inclement weather. Check www.castlekilbride.ca for concert status.

Location and Venue: 60 Snyder’s Rd. W., Wilmot, ON, (Castle Kilbride) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 7:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Admission by donation

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Outdoor Movie Nights

Join us every Thursday evening for a free family friendly movie on a giant inflatable screen. Movies selected are either G or PG. Movies start at dusk (Around 8:30 PM), weather dependent. Bring your own lawn chair, blanket and snacks.

Location and Venue: 50 Dickson St, Cambridge, ON, N1R 5W8 (Cambridge City Hall) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 8:30PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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#WalkQueen – Queen Street East

Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jun-Oct, we will be closing Queen Street East, Cambridge, from Guelph Ave. to Tannery St. for #WalkQueen; a celebration of Hespeler’s unique and intimate Village district, and featuring free, inclusive activities.

Location and Venue: Queen Street East, Guelph Ave to Tannery St, Cambridge, ON (Queen Street East, Guelph Ave to Tannery St) Event date and time: Friday, August 19, 2022 3:00PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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Friday night karaoke at Galt Legion

Friday night karaoke at the Galt Legion. Come on down every Friday night from 7 p.m. till close to share some good times and great company in a safe comfortable environment.

Location and Venue: 4 Veterans Way, Cambridge, ON, N1R 3K7 (Galt Legion Br.121) Event date and time: Friday, August 19, 2022 7:00PM – 11:00PM Audience: Adults Price: Free

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Sounds Good to Me Concert Series: Anthony Damiao

Sounds Good to Me is a brand-new performing songwriter series. It intends to showcase performers of mostly original music over a diverse array of performing voices, styles, and genres in an intimate performance space. Anthony Damiao performs Aug 19.

Location and Venue: 9 Princess St. E., Waterloo, ON, N2J 2H4 (Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre) Event date and time: Friday, August 19, 2022 7:30PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: $25

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Posted on 9 August 2022 by admin

Juno-winning singer/songwriter Susan Aglukark headlines Wainfleet Summer Games event

Juno-winning singer and songwriter Susan Aglukark will headline the special one-day Canada Summer Games event taking place in Wainfleet on Aug. 16

It’s not every day that a Juno Award-winning artist makes the trek all the way to Wainfleet, but ‘Fleeters will get to see a big-name Canadian act perform — for three, to boot — when the township hosts its 2022 Canada Summer Games 13 for 13 Cultural Festival event next week.

The Games, which kicked off Aug. 6 and have brought more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and managers, and volunteers from across Canada, are seeing each of Niagara’s 12 cities and towns hosting events. They will showcase the unique cultural heritage, entertainment, art and culinary experiences of different provinces and territories.

Wainfleet is hosting the Nunavut experience on Tuesday, Aug. 16, in Wainfleet Arena park at 31943 Park St. The event will feature headliner and Juno Award-winning Nunavut performer and songwriter Susan Aglukark.

The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with kids/francophone programming, followed by a performance by local artists Great Lakes Swimmers at 7 p.m. and Aglukark at 8:30 p.m.

Last fall, Wainfleet Township’s director of operations, Richard Nan, told township council that the regional Summer Games committee suggested each municipality establish their own Games committee to hold special one-day events. Nan, who sits on Wainfleet’s committee, said the committee lucked out by having one member with deep connections with the tourism and culture industry in Nunavut in the far north.

That helped pave the way for the township to land Aglukark.

Nan said the township was also moving its local farmers market from its regularly scheduled day to coincide with the 13/13 event on Aug. 16.

Posted on 5 August 2022 by admin

Dundas legion hosts August dining events

The Royal Canadian Legion, Valley City Branch 36, is hosting two more dining events in August.

The Royal Canadian Legion, Valley City Branch 36, has two dining events in August that are open to the public.

On Friday, Aug. 12, the Dundas legion is hosting a wing night from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy one pound of chicken wings in mild, medium, hot or honey garlic sauce, with veggies and dip, for $12.

Fries are also available for an extra $3.

On Sunday, Aug. 21, the legion is hosting a family barbecue. The branch opens at 2:30 p.m., with the barbecue running from 4 to 6 p.m.

Menu options include a steak dinner ($15); a chicken dinner ($12); and a hamburger dinner ($9).

Available sides are a hamburger ($5); a baked potato ($3); and coleslaw ($1).

The legion is located at 280 King St. W. in Dundas.

Posted on 18 July 2022 by admin

Bluegrass Festival’s success bodes well for more big events in Renfrew

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