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Date: The 2nd Wednesday of every month Location: Wasaga Stars Arena/Library – ReMAX Room Please come and join us. For more information on becoming a Friend, email us at fotlwasagabeach@gmail.com, follow us on Facebook at Wasaga Beach Friends of the Library or call the Library at 705-429-5481 Date: Tuesdays at 7:00 pm & Thursdays at 12:00 pm Location: United Church, 380 Zoo Park Road For more information contact 416-829-8259 or email Francine0464@rogers.com. Visit website at https://brownbaggerssecularaa.com

Date: 1st Thursday of each month - 12:30 – 2:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach Public Library, Meeting Room.

All persons living with Parkinson's & caregivers welcome.

For more information contact Dwight at 705-795-6952 or Phil Bender 905-703-6248 or bender.philip@gmail.com

Dates: Every 2nd Thursday of the month via Zoom Location: Zoom meeting – register by Zoom link GBPC promotes the appreciation & enjoyment of photography, providing an opportunity for photographers to meet & exchange ideas, exhibit their work & advance their skills.

For more info please email: communications@gbpc.ca

Date: 2nd Thursday of each month – 9:30 am – noon Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street Social club for retired or semi-retired men to meet & have coffee, hear interesting & informative speakers, & have fun.

Monthly social outings to which partners are usually included.

For info call Rick at 705-351-2096 or email: mensprobuswasagabeach@gmail.com.

Date: Every 1st Tuesday of the month – 10:00 am Location: Wasaga Beach Recplex, 1724 Mosley Street Regular meetings for retired & semi-retired people who value & appreciate opportunities to meet others, enjoy hearing Guest Speakers & attending interest groups, visit places & organizations. For information please email: newsletter@beachcombersprobus.com

Date: Every 4th Thursday of the month – 10 am Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street Meetings for retired & semi-retired women who are looking for fellowship, friendship and fun. We invite Guest Speakers and have additional interest groups. Organized trips to various places or interest & organizations. More info email: probusatthebeach@gmail.com

Date: Thursdays 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – from October to April Location: Lions Den, RecPlex. 1724 Mosley St. Fun Night of Darts. Play as a spare or join a team. $5.00 per night To register or for more info email: marlwooddarts@gmail.com or call Ellen: 416-909-6229

Date: 3rd Thursday of the month – 10:00 am to noon Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex, 1724 Mosley St. Retired & semi-retired women are welcomed in order to socialize with others by taking part in activities such as trips, theatre outings, cards, book clubs, golf, walking & listening to different speakers each month. For more information contact: Barb Sutton – 705-429-9702

Date: 1st Thursday of each month – 10:00 AM Location: RecPlex, Oakview Room. 1724 Mosley St. Association of retired & semi-retired women from all walks of life looking for fellowship & friendship from like minded women. We invite guest speakers, have various outings & many special interest groups such as euchre, bowling, book club, dominoes & lunch group. For information email Sue Payne: nwpmembership@gmail.com

Date: Every Wednesday – 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm Location: Wasaga Beach Library, 544 River Road West For more information, contact: Mary at 416-356-4265 or Pat at pattig123.0@gmail.com

Date: Tuesdays – 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Location: RecPlex - Prime Time Club, 1724 Mosley Street All Cribbage players welcome. Please join us for a fun afternoon. New players, if you wish to learn how to play we, can make arrangements to teach you. Please contact Denise at 705-352-1305 for more information.

Date: Every Friday morning – 9:15 - 10:00 am Location: Wasaga Beach Community Presbyterian Church (meeting room) - 208 Mosley St. Please come and join us. For more info phone Sue: 705-606-0577

Date: Every Sunday – 1:00 pm Location: Legion Hall, Wasaga Sports Park, Klondike Park Rd. $5.00 buy in. Cash bar will be open however the kitchen will be closed. All are welcome.

Date: Every Tuesday – 10:30 am Location: 800 Sunnidale Road, Wasaga Beach If you are affected by someone else's drinking, Al-Anon can help. Everyone is welcome. For info call 705-730-3307

Date: Mondays & Fridays – 7:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach Presbyterian Community Church, 208 Mosley St. If you think you may have a problem with drugs/alcohol, come visit us. You can do it. We can help.

Date: See calendar on the Bayshore website Location: Woodland Beach, 2000 Tiny Beaches Road S. Ongoing events that will keep you active, including indoor Pickleball. See website for all the events and activities. www.bayshoreseniors.ca For more info email Bayshoreseniors@gmail.com or call 705-361-1331

Date: April 19 – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex Meet the Easter Bunny, get creative with the Wasaga Beach Woodworkers, and enjoy exciting activities like an Easter egg hunt, face painting, inflatables, a petting zoo, photo booth, and colouring contest! Plus, don't forget to explore the Easter Market for unique crafts and treats!

Date: Sunday April 27 – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Location: Beach Area 2 Make this event part of your Earth Day celebrations. Free parking at the 5th Street Municipal Lot Organized by Wasaga Beach Climate Action Team

Date: Saturday May 03 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Creemore Legion, 27 Wellington Street West, Creemore Fundraiser for My Friend's House. Over 40 Vendors, Gift Basket raffle. Frankie the Barber will be cutting hair with proceeds going to the cause.

Date: May 10 – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach United Church – 380 Zoo Park Road. $15.00 with Bake and Craft Sale

Date: Saturday, April 26 -1:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach United Church , 380 Zoo Park Road S. 10.00 per person. Share the Wealth . Coffee .Tea & Cookies.

Please call Mildred at 705-321-9991 or Jim at 705-429-9979

Check out Pages 13 & 14 of this issue for more local 'Good Stuff'.

Date: 3rd Thursday of each month – 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Prime Time Club, (RecPlex), 1724 Mosley St. Please come & join us. For more info: www.geobaycoinstampclub.com

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ince 1970, Earth Day has mobilized and inspired over a billion people to act in support of the health and prosperity of our shared planet. This Earth Day, we plan to show our appreciation for Georgian Bay's beauty and natural resources with a shoreline cleanup at Wasaga Beach #2 on Sunday, April 27th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm.

The philosophy behind Earth Day is to strengthen communities and effect change globally by empowering the individual. Each person's actions matter when it comes to environmental protection and advocacy, and when those individuals unite, their actions become that much stronger. Georgian Bay Forever shares this sentiment with the Earth Day movement. We believe stewardship is a universal objective, and global change is made possible through community education and individual understanding of environmental issues. That's why we encourage everyone to set small, achievable goals for saving the planet. Climate crisis can seem like an impossible-to-defeat threat, but the Earth is resilient, and small changes add up.

thousands of hours of volunteer time to date, our impact continues to grow.

Without these efforts, thousands of pounds of garbage would remain on public shores or be swept into the bay. Each one of our volunteers has done their part to prevent this outcome.

Join us this year for a special shoreline cleanup in Wasaga Beach to celebrate Earth Day if you want to make positive changes on a community level. We're excited to announce that we've partnered with LitterLotto to educate the public on issues of pollution, change the way people think about littering, and offer cash and other prizes while doing so. Turn trash into cash by downloading the app and logging a photo each time you bin a piece of public litter. Every entry is a chance to win, and there is no limit to the number of entries—the more photos submitted, the higher your chance of winning. Prizes include $50/week for entries within the Georgian Bay area, and a global prize of £500/month (this is a UK-based company) which is around $900 Cdn for all entries.

Download the LottoLitter app on Apple or Google store, or click on the poster QR code.

We look forward to another year of protecting and preserving Georgian Bay and its waters with the help of so many generous volunteers, and hope to see you all there at the April 27th Wasaga Beach Shoreline Cleanup. Also, we will be doing clean-ups every week of the summer. More information to follow. For more information about this event and future events: - Visit our website wasagabeachclimateaction.com - Email to Info@wasagbeachclimateaction.com WASAGA BEACH CLIMATE ACTION TEAM wants to thank the following sponsors: BEACH BOOSTER MEDIA – GEORGIAN BAY FOREVER JASON GEORGE PHOTOGRAPHY - THE TOWN OF WASAGA BEACH TIM HORTONS – WASAGA BEACH ROTARY CLUB

LOCAL ACTION - GLOBAL IMPACT Georgian Bay Forever's Shoreline Cleanup events have amassed a collection of approximately 1,000 pounds of garbage on average each year from several Georgian Bay community shorelines. These events started small, but with

Engage with Wasaga Beach Climate Action Team wasagabeachclimateaction.com info@wasagabeachclimateaction.com

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Steve Says...

Spring time in The Beach. That awkward season when you don't know whether to wear a winter coat or flip-flops - so you wear both.

The snowbirds are coming back, the cottagers are returning… quick, everyone act natural!

April means birds chirping, waves crashing… and someone muttering about raking the yard again.

Nothing says spring like geese taking over the park like they own the place.

It's 10°C, but the sun's out - break out the shorts!

Fries taste 10 times better when eaten outside… and 20 times better when stolen by a seagull.

The first sign of spring? Not flowers… but mosquitoes warming up for summer.

Wasaga Beach cottager's moto; “We're heading up to relax.”

Spends the entire weekend fixing things.

You know it's spring when you're eager to stand in line at Mr. Norm's Nephew for ice cream while still shivering.

Spring and the return of warmer weather. That special time of year when people rediscover their bicycles… and their lack of coordination.

Spring Work Out. Step 1: Walk to the beach. Step 2: Get sand stuck in everything you own. Step 3: Repeat daily.

Cyclists, joggers, and rollerbladers have returned to the streets.

Good luck, drivers.

When expected guests check in; "We'll be there in an hour" means "We're stuck in traffic on Highway 400.”

A priest, a rabbit and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender asks the rabbit “what'll ya have?' The rabbit says “I dunno. I'm only here because of Auto-correct”.

Ready for the first dip in the bay. Refreshing? More like an involuntary ice bath.

Wasaga Beach time distortion is like “Let's stay for a quick sunset” and somehow turns into midnight.

April Kayaking on the river is the fine line between “adventure” and “hypothermia.”