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Get Ready — Santa Claus is Coming to BWG!Celebrate the holiday season with one of Bradford West Gwillimbury’s favourite events – The Santa Claus Parade! Watch the magic of the holiday season unfold before your eyes on Saturday, November 15, 2025 starting at 6:00pm. Parade entries from local community groups and businesses light up BWG with families and friends gathering on the streets to enjoy the twinkling floats, music and entertainment.
Oct 20, 2025
Town of BWG Recognized with Watershed Heroes Award for Innovative Litter Trap ProgramLake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) again honoured the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury with a Watershed Heroes Award, recognizing the municipality’s leadership in reducing pollution and protecting water quality through the installation of stormwater litter traps.
The devices, known as “LittaTraps”, have been installed in more than thirty stormwater catch basins across town.
Oct 20, 2025
BWG Youth Council Advisory Committee Now Accepting Applications for 2025 TermThe Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury is excited to announce that applications for the Youth Council Advisory Committee are open now through November 12, at 4pm. BWG is looking for youth aged 12-18 who are eager to share their voice and champion youth initiatives within the community.
Oct 06, 2025
BWG Fire reminds residents: Know the risks of lithium-ion batteries this Fire Prevention WeekBradford West Gwillimbury Fire and Emergency Services is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW™) for more than 100 years — to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” It highlights how important it is to buy, charge, and recycle lithium-ion batteries safely.
Oct 03, 2025
Applications Now Open for BWG Youth Scholarship Program: $5,000 in Scholarships AvailableThe Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Youth Scholarship Program. Five scholarships, each valued at $1,000, will be awarded to local high school graduates and post-secondary students who are making a meaningful impact in their community.
Oct 03, 2025
All Aboard! Centennial Flotilla Launches This Sunday with over 100 BoatsHolland Marsh Centennial Flotilla – Setting Sail with over 100 Participants!
Bradford West Gwillimbury is thrilled to share that over 100 paddlers have registered to take part in the Holland Marsh Centennial Flotilla this Sunday, September 28 — a remarkable show of community spirit to mark 100 years of the Holland Marsh.
The flotilla will see kayaks, canoes, and other non-motorized vessels travel a 5km loop starting at the Portuguese Cultural Centre of Bradford.
Sep 26, 2025
Nightmare on Colborne Street – BWG’s Haunted House ExperienceThe Town of BWG Youth Team dares you to step inside the Nightmare on Colborne Street! From October 21 to 25, 4:00–8:00 p.m.
Sep 23, 2025
Come and celebrate all that fall has to offer at Pumpkin Fest!Leaves are falling, the air is getting cooler and Pumpkin Fest will ‘leaf’ you loving fall even more! The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury is hosting the ninth annual Pumpkin Fest on Saturday, October 18 from 11 a.m.
Sep 22, 2025
BWG Gets “On the Move” to Support Active and Safe Travel to SchoolThis fall, families across BWG are being encouraged to lace up their shoes and roll out their wheels as part of On the Move, a local initiative that promotes walking and wheeling to school for healthier, more active children and safer communities.
The BWG On the Move working group has been making great efforts to develop tools and resources to help make active transportation to school a success.
Sep 17, 2025
Fall Community Clean-up Week Returns for 2025Help tackle waste and support a clean and healthy community by participating in BWG’s Community Clean-up Week.
The Town of BWG is happy to share that Community Clean-up Week is back this fall! This is a great opportunity for residents to come together, help tackle waste, and support a clean and healthy community.
Sep 15, 2025
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