Wright Ward 7

☀️SUMMER CAMP DONATION CALL!☀️

Looking to de-clutter? Then drop off your cans, plastic containers, random trinkets, bubble wrap, cardboard, old toys, you name it!

If you have anything on this list below please consider donating to the button factory, where we’ll repurpose these materials into art during our summer kids camp!🎨✨

Do you have?
- Lego
- Old toys
- small odds and ends (keys, bolts, postal stamps, shells, jewelry, etc)
- Cardboard (thin and thick)
- Jars of different sizes
- Paper towel rolls
- Bubble wrap
- Recyclable materials (Styrofoam, plastic containers, cans, water bottles, etc)

Please drop materials off at 25 Regina St S, Waterloo!

Ward 7 really cares about its trees. If you have time, consider volunteering from May 24-27 at the 2026 Ontario Envirothon at University of Waterloo,. Sign up here! https://forestscanada.jotform.com/260645205729055

The Ontario Envirothon provides students with hands-on experience with forests, soils, wildlife, and aquatic ecosystems, while team-based activities are designed to develop critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills.

The program challenges students to showcase their environmental knowledge for a chance advance to the provincial competition. Hear teams of students put their hard-earned knowledge to the test for the chance to represent Ontario in the NCF-Envirothon.

2026 Provincial Envirothon Volunteer Registration Please click the link to complete this form.

is now open in Waterloo on Peppler St (at Erb). This little neighbourhood nook will be a favourite in no time! Just look for the pink house!

Hats off to Blondies for raising $3100 for as they settle into Uptown!

Events and Collabs Discover what’s happening next at KWFamous! From hands-on workshops to community events, this is your hub for all upcoming experiences in our space. Browse the lineup, grab your tickets, and join us for something fun, creative, and uniquely local. New events are added regularly—check back often!

Be flood smart

There’s still time to join a Jane’s Walk today!

Looking for an excuse to slow down and get outside? Join the Uptown West Flower Count! Take a walk through our neighbourhood this week and see how many flowers you can find along the way—gardens, planters, parks, balconies, and beyond.

How it works:
• Stroll through Uptown West at your own pace
• Count every flower you see
• Submit your final number and share a picture of your favourite flower

Make it your own:
Go solo for a mindful walk, or bring friends and family for a friendly challenge.

When: May 2-10, 2026
Where: Uptown West neighbourhood
Who: Everyone welcome

Submit your count: https://forms.gle/E1xnx7CGgf1riTp89

If you find a favourite flower, please send a photo of it to [email protected]. We will include a selection of favourites in our next newsletter.
Celebrate the beauty in the small things. Every flower counts.

ICYMI this guy… waded deep into municipal waters when none of us had any information, asked a lot of good questions, and wrote a series of informative articles in the to shed light on what happened to our water and why. And then he won a national newspaper award for it… the last big scoop of his career (he just retired). In depth local journalism matters. It is one of the pillars of a functioning democracy because it allows us to collectively ask questions and get answers. Congratulations Terry! Can’t wait to see what you do next.