You’re invited to the Opening Ceremony of the Indigenous Friendship Garden at Heartland Forest.

Join us in celebrating the opening and take part in planting the first seeds of the Three Sisters Garden. Whether you would like to participate in the planting or simply observe, all are welcome to experience this with us.

Location: Outside in the field near the Pollinator Trail.

Please dress for the weather and meet us at the garden.

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Heartland Forest is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Hatiwendaronk and Anishinaabek, including the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. The land is also under the Dish With One Spoon Treaty and the Upper Canada Treaties.

In partnership with the Niagara Aboriginal Area Management Board (NPAAMB), Heartland Forest created a Friendship Garden in 2021, highlighting the cultural importance of wet meadow species to the local Indigenous community. Native species were selected for their sustainability based on site conditions and also for their cultural significance to the Indigenous community. Through our partnership with NPAAMB, Louis Harris (currently on staff) is a member of the Six Nations with an environmental background. He spent the summer of 2021 collaborating on garden design and researching the traditional use of species native to Ontario by Indigenous peoples. A three sisters garden was planted in the middle of the design with heritage seeds donated by seed keeper, Terrylynn Brant from Six Nations. Native wildflower species, sage, cedars and staghorn sumac were purchased from Six Nations nursery – Kayanase Greenhouse.

For more information, please contact: info@heartlandforest.org

Bring mom to the library theatre and treat her to an afternoon of live music performed by local musicians

Saddle up for some fun!  Join us at the Thamesville Threshing Festival on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM to catch the amazing Canadian Cowgirls in action! 

Don’t miss out on all the excitement—head over to thamesvillethreshingfest.com for the latest updates on all the fantastic events lined up for the festival! 

 

Cornwall Quilters Guild will hold their next monthly meeting on  Monday, May 12th at 7pm.  In the St. Matthews Lutheran Church hall, 1509 2nd Street West.  Topic:  Annual General Meeting.  For more info call Barb 613-360-8079.

Registration is open now for Discovery Healthcare Camp, Chatham. 

High school students - do you have an interest in a career in medicine, nursing, dentistry, paramedics, kinesiology or other healthcare professions? Then Discovery Healthcare Camp is the perfect opportunity for you.

Open to high school students, it offers an exciting week of activities led by medical students from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University.

You will learn about career opportunities in healthcare, the requirements to pursue this path and develop an understanding of the unique aspects of healthcare in your community, as well as take part in:

• Clinical skills sessions (suturing, casting, stethoscope activities, wound dressing)
• Talks from healthcare professionals and opportunities for clinical exposure (job shadowing)
• Discussions involving the path to various healthcare professions (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, EMS, and dentistry)
• Stand Up for Health (teaching Social Determinants of Health)
• An introduction to case-based learning and sample diagnostic cases
• Recreation sessions incorporating fun and team-building activities

Run by current students at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, you are sure to have fun and be informed.

Registration is open now. Limited seats available.

More information or to register: https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/distributededucation/discovery_healthcare_program/campers.html