Community Calendar

Regardless of a person’s age or health status, serious accidents and sudden health changes can happen. Imagine you are unable to make your own healthcare decisions…who would decide for YOU?

Join us as we look at health care decision making in Ontario and how Advance Care Planning conversations can help you and your loved ones. This session is all about how the law in Ontario sets up Substitute Decision Making, and what you need to know about choosing your Substitute Decision Maker (SDM). This is essential information you need to know about Advance Care Planning in Ontario. Advance Care Planning – the gift you give each other! 

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Monday, Sept. 15, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Location: Allan Reuter Centre, 507 King St. E., Cambridge

This session is open to the public. There is no cost to attend.

Hosted by the City of Cambridge.

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Registration is required at www.cambridge.ca/coral activity #59552

We invite you to join us for our 4th Dying to Know event to be held Saturday Sept 27th, 2025 from 10-4pm in the auditorium of St Andrews Presbyterian Church. Hospice Waterloo and St Andrews Presbyterian Church are committed to providing relevant information and conversation with dynamic and expert speakers.

Hope For The Best Plan For The Rest

This year we are focusing on a topic that keeps coming up – navigating the health care system and advocating for oneself or a loved one with a serious illness . To this end we ware partnering with the best and are thrilled to announce the return of the very popular and engaging duo, Dr Hsien Seow and Dr Samantha Winemaker, authors of the very successful book “Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest” .

On September 27th they will be returning to our Dying to Know event with a brand new workbook and their shared passion to help all of us move from “in the dark to In the know” when it comes to navigating our health care journey. With their clever banter as presenters , these health care experts, Hsien and Sammy, will walk us through the key elements of the workbook, exploring actionable and practical steps that can empower us to navigate with confidence, make informed decisions and have more choice and control.

Registration will include a copy of the new workbook and lunch. Copies of the book Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest will also be available for purchase .

Registration

Registration closes September 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM 

$50.00

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Includes a copy of the workbook & lunch

Note: Upon completion of the Pre & Post Surveys, during the event, attendees will receive a $50 gift card!

Most people really don’t know what hospice palliative care is and/or how we can support someone who is dying and their loved ones.

We invite you to join us as we explore what hospice palliative care is and what Hospice programs and services look like in the Region of Waterloo and surrounding townships. 

ABOUT HOSPICE 101

For close to three decades, Hospice Waterloo Region has been supporting people and their loved ones through life-limiting illness, death and grief through a number of community programs. However, most people really don’t know what hospice palliative care is and how we can support someone who is dying and their loved ones.

We invite you to join us as we share what Hospice’s community outreach looks like, how we have expanded our support to include a 10-bed residence, and what we can do together to help residents and their loved ones to LIVE WELL.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025

Time: 11 a.m. – noon

Location: This is a hybrid session; you may attend virtually over Zoom or in-person at 10 Parkside Drive, St Jacobs.

This session is open to the public. There is no cost to attend.

Hosted by Woolwich Community Health Centre.

REGISTER

Registration is required at https://wchc.on.ca/product-category/health-promotion/

Most people really don’t know what hospice palliative care is and/or how we can support someone who is dying and their loved ones.

We invite you to join us as we explore what hospice palliative care is and what Hospice programs and services look like in the Region of Waterloo and surrounding townships. 

ABOUT HOSPICE 101

For close to three decades, Hospice Waterloo Region has been supporting people and their loved ones through life-limiting illness, death and grief through a number of community programs. However, most people really don’t know what hospice palliative care is and how we can support someone who is dying and their loved ones.

We invite you to join us as we share what Hospice’s community outreach looks like, how we have expanded our support to include a 10-bed residence, and what we can do together to help residents and their loved ones to LIVE WELL.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Location: Ted Wake Centre, 31 Kribs St., Cambridge

This session is open to the public. There is no cost to attend.

Hosted by the City of Cambridge.

REGISTER

Registration is required at www.cambridge.ca/coral Activity #59611

“The problem with not talking about death and dying is that we now have no idea what to say or what to do, or how to act when this inevitable part of our lives approaches, whether for ourselves or someone we love”

— Katie Duncan, Nurse Practitioner

In this session, we will explore the idea that dying is a normal part of living, and it will impact us all. We describe, in very gentle and understandable terms, the dying process. We clear up common myths that surround symptom management and the dying process. Most importantly, we give participants tips and strategies to provide comfort and support to a person who is dying, as well as their caregivers, so that if/when you are faced with this situation in the future, you will feel safe and comfortable providing support. 

Who is this for? For adults.

Trigger warning: this session will explain the dying process and may not be suitable for individuals who are recently bereaved.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Location: 101 Father David Bauer Dr. Waterloo, ON Community Pavilion

This session is free and open to the public. There is no cost to attend. This is a drop-in session.

Hosted by the City of Waterloo’s “Empowered Learners” program for seniors.

For more information, visit https://events.waterloo.ca/default/Detail/2025-10-17-1330-Empowered-Learners-Dying-in-Normal-FREE