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As part of the Woolwich Township Greening Initiative, the Township and Trees for Woolwich are working to increase tree cover across the Township. To support this initiative, the Township and Trees for Woolwich volunteers will be hosting 2 tree giveaways this fall. Residents are asked to bring identification to show they reside in Woolwich Township.

Discover, Explore and Shape our Outdoors!

The Township of Woolwich is beginning to undergo an evaluation of the Outdoor Recreation Amenities. The goal is to create a strategy in which both community and council members begin to look at the aspects of developing, maintaining, replacing, and consolidating outdoor recreation amenities to meet communities needs in a cost efficient and sustainable manner. For additional information and to complete the survey, visit our Outdoor Recreation Planning page.

Woolwich, ON – Today, the Downtown Elmira BIA (“BIA”) and the Township of Woolwich are happy to announce that the Elmira Art Exhibit (“EAE”) is open for the public to enjoy! This outdoor art project aims to positively impact both the arts and culture industry and local business community by showcasing ten pieces of public art to the downtown.

Waterloo Region – Area municipalities across Waterloo region, remind residents to keep safety top of mind as well being a good neighbour when setting of fireworks this Canada Day.

View the Township of Woolwich's interactive Woolwich Patio Map. Select a restaurant name and be sent to their website to book your reservation today! Please continue to follow the advice of local Public Health authorities.

Woolwich, ON – Woolwich Township would like to provide an update following the additional discussion of the A Better Tent City (ABTC) proposal at Council on the evening of Tuesday, June 8^th, 2021.

Waterloo Region – The Government of Ontario has announced it will move the province into Step One of its Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 11, 2021.

Woolwich, ON – On June 1^st, Woolwich Council endorsed the TransformWR strategy, as the community climate change mitigation strategy for the Township of Woolwich. The TransformWR strategy identifies 78 actions to reduce our local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% by the year 2050.

Woolwich, ON – Woolwich Township would like to provide a status update following the A Better Tent City (ABTC) presentation to Council on the evening of Tuesday, June 1^st, 2021.

For information on the Region of Waterloo's Water Conservation By-law, lawn watering rules and additional information, please visit the Region of Waterloo Water and Wastewater webpage.