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Upcoming Events

What's Happening in Westport

May 24, 2025

10am - 3pm @ WTC Community Arena

Address: 31 Spring St. Westport Ont

Speakers in the Arena

10 Robert Dick, Astronomer and Dark Sky advocate. Shoreline lighting.

11 Mireille LaPointe, Grandmother, Community Helper. 2-Eyed Seeing.

Noon Britt and Alister; Dehydrating Your Harvest.

1pm EVCO; Mike Banks; Electric Vehicles 101 and 10 common myths busted.

2pm Claire Beach. Wild Edge Nature. The Power of Eco Therapy: Easing Stress Naturally

Performers at the Bandshell

Noon Darien Smith. Poet. Original works.

1pm Rideau Canal Cloggers. Amazing percussive feet!

2pm Rob Rainer and Mary Lou Carroll. Folk, bluegrass, light classic rock, jazz, and bossa nova tunes.

Voyageur canoes

Launch at the ramp by the Cove on the hour.

Walking tour

Through the Village of Westport. See our business community's green initiatives and sample their delights.

Our sponsors

We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors.

Westport Blooms

Life is Good

Westport Lion's Club

the Cove Inn Westport

the Village of Westport

this list is under construction and we regret any omissions.

EcoFest 2025

Orange Shirt Day

Date: September 30th, 2025

Location: Lockwood Park, Westport.

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Orange Shirt Day was inspired by Phyllis Webstad, a residential school survivor, whose new orange shirt was taken away on her first day of residential school. This story has become a powerful symbol of the experience of many indigenous children.

Ongoing Events

BTC has joined The Canadian Library (TCL) Project https://www.thecanadianlibrary.ca/ to honour and bring attention to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and TwoSpirit (MMIWG2S). This national project, launched in 2021, consists of communities creating an art installation together as a memorial to the 8000 murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls and 2S. The TCL project supports the building of micro galleries of books bound in Indigenous-designed textiles, with the names of those lost in gold on the spines of the bound books. Some books will remain nameless to represent those who may never have a chance to tell their story. The project, guided by Indigenous elders, reflects our shared commitment as Canadians to teach the truth about our history and move towards healing. The names that will be placed on the books have been shared by elders and families with the desire to have the stories told and the lives honoured. Our micro galleries will be displayed publicly and locally until all the micro galleries come together in a prominent place for permanent exhibition.

We invite you to sponsor the purchase of fabric, at $30/m

We invite you to host a bookbinding event and or a microgallery in your public place to honour and raise concern for those missing or murdered. We can provide posters that support the exhibition.

Please contact us to sponsor, register or host at bettertogethercircle@gmail.com