Category: Cat: Recreation

Great Day for 2015 Get Active Downtown Bike Festival

6/6/2015

It was a great day to ride walk or run to the St. Thomas Railway Corridor. There kids of all ages could learn about bike safety, take part in a bicycle parade, win prizes, listen to live music or enjoy a healthy snack. The third annual Bike Festival (and the second event held downtown) is organized through Elgin St. Thomas Public Health and a special organizing committee.

Downtown Bikefest 2015
Active Elgin Downtown Bike Festival, June 6, 2015. Find out about staying active In St. Thomas and Elgin County at www.activeelgin.ca.
Posted by Relish Elgin on Sunday, June 14, 2015

Going to Strawberry Fields

5/30/2015

Kite fliers and kite watchers alike come to enjoy the activities on and above the largest (and best) kite flying field in Southwestern Ontario for the annual Strawberry Fields Kite Festival. Thus year's event was the 24th and took place on May 30th & 31st. Video below is from Saturday.

Strawberry Fields Kite Festival 2015
May 30, 2015
Posted by Relish Elgin on Thursday, July 23, 2015

Do the BRIGHT THING ... when walking after dark

5/14/2015

St. Thomas, Ontario, May 14, 2015 – Citizens 4 Active Transportation (C4AT) with support from the Province of Ontario are launching a new campaign to remind pedestrians to "Do the Bright Thing when walking after dark".

Spring Walk at Corners Corner

5/9/2015

Trilliums carpet Corners Corner on Fruit Ridge Line in May.

On Track St. Thomas Receives Trillium Grant to Pursue Elevated Park Project

5/8/2015

The dream of an elevated park on the site of the Michigan Central Railroad bridge in St. Thomas is one step closer thanks to a $42,500 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The announcement was made on May 8th on the bridge. The grant will be used to fund a Master Plan for the project, an important first phase towards the eventual design and construction of the unique structure.

St. Thomas Honours and Awards Recipients for 2014 Announced

4/13/2015

St. Thomas Honours and Awards Recipients for 2014 have been announced. They will be recognized on Thursday April 23rd at a ceremony and banquet at the Memorial Centre. And the winners are ...

Sweet Season at Palmer's Maple Syrup

3/22/2015

Palmer’s Maple Syrup celebrates the running of the sap each year with a Maple Syrup Festival. Families are invited to tour the shanty and the woods to see maple syrup production methods old and new. Children can try their hand at log-sawing and maple leaf branding and then savour the sweet treat of a pancake breakfast prepared by Port Stanley Lioness members.

Heaps of Family Day Fun Found in Elgin County

2/16/2015

Photos by Mark Girdauskas & Relish Elgin

Families and friends bundled up and got out to Family Day events all around Elgin County on February 16th. You will find some of them ... Belmont Hub Kids Winterfest, STEPAC Family Open House, HUB Northside Rink Opening, Dotsy's Cabin Fever Event, Family Fun Day in Sparta, Port Stanley Beach and Our Little Farm's Wood Fired Pizza ... in the photos below.

St. Thomas Civic Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

1/20/2015

ST. THOMAS – Nomination forms for the 42nd Annual Honours and Awards Banquet are now being accepted at the Parks and Recreation Department, located at the St. Thomas Timken Community Centre, 2 Third Avenue. The deadline is 4:00 pm Friday March 20, 2015. This year’s banquet will take place at 6 pm at Memorial Auditorium on Thursday April 23, 2015.

Elgin Ballroom Dance Club Takes Steps to Help Local Children

12/12/2014

When it comes to taking steps to help the less fortunate, there’s a group in Elgin that knows that dance well.

The Elgin Ballroom Dance Club made a $5,000 donation to Christmas Care Thursday (Dec. 11) bringing the club’s total donations to children’s charities to nearly $60,000.

“Life isn’t a waltz for everyone,” said treasurer Linda Dekort, of Dutton. “We are proud to be able to share with the community.”

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