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Save the Date: Neighbourhood Summit

Our annual Neighbourhood Summit will be hosted on Thursday, November 7, 2024.

Time 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavilion

Registration and more information coming soon!

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join a community planting event!

Help expand the urban forest and create healthy habitat for pollinators.

Dig in and plant native wildflowers and shrubs within natural areas in city parks this fall!

September 14: Bechtel Park

September 21: RIM Park Bike Park

September 28: Laurelwood Park

October 5: Waterloo Park

Learn more about Community planting

Get inspired

Trivia night

Game on! Beechwood Bridlegate neighbours came together for a fun trivia night for adults in the community.

To help make this event happen, they applied for a mini grant.

Inspired? Reply to this email to explore a grant to do something similar in your neighbourhood.

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Five Fun Days program

Neighbours in Sunnydale ran a 'Five Fun Days' program filled with fun and free crafting.

Sessions included refreshments and snacks to create a welcoming atmosphere.

Want to plan something fun like this with your neighbours? Check out our planning a neighbourhood event guide.

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Get in the know

Envision Eby: Farmstead Engagement

Eby Farmstead has been an integral part of Waterloo Park for over 80 years. As we look towards the future, we need your help to make decisions about the future of Eby Farmstead.

Take the Envision Eby: Farmstead Survey by Sept 9, 2024.

New Programs coming this Fall to Albert McCormick Community Centre

Mondays:

Karate programs and fitness games for ages 4 to 13 years

Classes starting at 4:45 pm and onwards.

Tuesdays:

Bollywood dance classes for ages 4 to 8 years, 8 to 13 years & 13 years+

Classes starting at 5 pm onwards.

Thursdays:

Jazz Jr for 3 to 8 years old, Fitness for teen girls from 13 to 17 years old, and Interval training for 18 years old and up.

Classes starting at 5 pm onwards.

To register for a class please go to ActiveNet or go in person and speak to customer service at AMCC, WMRC or RIM Park.

Fall 2024 Guide, Active Waterloo, waterloo.ca/activewaterloo, The City of Waterloo

More things to know!

Sept 9: Deadline to apply to the WRCF's Racial Equity Fund for projects that improve the social infrastructure in Waterloo Region.

Sept 11: Newcomer Information Night

Sept 21: Save the date for the 2024 Lumen Festival.

Have new students in your neighbourhood? Share this resource with them: New students in Waterloo

Waterloo is considering making changes to the zoning bylaw to allow up to four units and four storeys per property.

The ActiveWaterloo Guide is now available! Qualified residents can also apply for fee assistance.

Share your thoughts on the Kitchener-Waterloo Sports Parades of History.

Looking for a place to host your event? Check out our gathering space map to find the best location for you.

Check out the Waterloo Public Library's website for details on upcoming programs, activities and events.

The Clay and Glass Gallery offers different events and programs for the community to participate in.

Spectrum Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community space offers a variety of programs and services, check out their website for more information.

Learn more about reporting Hate Incidents or Discrimination: involving Islamophobia, Racism, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.

Waterloo Region has a long history of welcoming refugees and refugee claimants. Immigration Waterloo Region shares information on community support for refugees living in our region.

September Diversity Calendar

September 2: Labour Day

September 5: International Day of Charity

September 7: Ganesh Chaturthi

September 7: Ukrainian Heritage Day

September 8: International Literacy Day

September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day

September 8 – 14: Mennonite Heritage Week

September 16: Mawlid al-Nabī / Eid-Mauladun-Nabi

September 17: Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Cake Festival)

September 18: International Equal Pay Day

September 21: International Day of Peace

September 22: Fall Equinox

September 23 – 29: International Week of Deaf People

September 23: International Day of Sign Languages

September 23: Bi Visibility Day

September 22 – 28: Gender Equality Week

September 25: Franco-Ontarian Day

September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day

Source: Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion's Diversity Calendar

If you have ideas for resources to share or shareable stories of kindness, please send them to: neighbourhoods@waterloo.ca

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