Passport Community Developer Team - Central West Region

12/20/2025

Skate Night Date Night is BACK! 🤩❄️ Grab your ice skates and head to the Waterloo Public Square ice rink every Wednesday in January and February to skate along to amazing tunes spun live by DJ King Kadeem or get warm with delicious treats from Hissing Goose Coffee Roasters. ☕️

Each week will feature a different playlist theme, so bring your skates and get ready to have some winter fun in uptown! 🎶

📆 January & February (Wednesday's)
⏰ 6-8 p.m.
📍 Waterloo Public Square ice rink (75 King St S)

Want to join but don’t own skates? ⛸️ You can rent just a short walk away from McPhails Cycle and Sport or borrow a pair from Waterloo Public Library. Visit their websites for details.

Find more upcoming events: www.waterloo.ca/events

12/20/2025

12/20/2025

12/20/2025

If you use MyDirectPlan to submit your Passport claims, you can now keep a mileage record right in your account!

The Mileage Logbook lets you keep track of your travel to admissible activities, so you have a clear record for reimbursements and audits. The new feature is available on the MyDirectPlan Web and mobile app for easy access.

Watch this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr5eGXar2cY

12/20/2025

Palmerston Lions Club, Blessings To You Centre, Minto Fire and Town of Minto are back to bring the heat and light up the sky at our spectacular family New Year's Eve Celebration 🔥FIRE & ICE! ❄️

Join us at the Palmerston Arena on December 31st from 6pm-8pm for a jam-packed evening of fun, leading up to a SPECTACULAR Firework display at 8pm!

6:00pm - 7:30pm
⛸ Public Skating

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
🎶Rockin' Tunes by DJ Cody
⚒️Blacksmithing Demonstration with Ryan Leis from QD Scrapworks
🎩 Magic Tricks with the Magic Man
✨ Glitter Tattoos & Face Painting with Makin' Faces Face Painting
🍔Food Booths by Palmerston & District Kinettes and Palmerston and Maitland Traditional Scouting
🔥Fire Pits
⭐ A Fire Performance with Steve Goodtime

8:00 p.m.
🎆 HUGE FIREWORKS SHOW

Donations Welcome!!

12/10/2025

Join us for a FREE Winter Ornament Decorating workshop! Each person will have their choice of ceramic ornament base to decorate with underglaze. Our instructors will teach you some techniques to create a unique piece. Each ornament will be brought back to the Gallery for firing in our kilns, when firing is complete, we will return the items to each branch for you to take home!

Make sure to register through the 's website, we can't wait to see you!

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12/10/2025

🎬✨ Zootopia 2 is held over for ONE last weekend! If you haven’t seen it yet, now’s your moment — don’t miss your chance to return to the wildest city around! 🦊🐰🌆

12/10/2025

Next Step Socials | Thursday in Milton | Dec 11th
• A new social for beginners to dance, connect, and have fun!
• ⁠21 Charles Street, Milton
• 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
• No lessons, just music, movement, and good vibes.
Info: fdcommunity.com/next-step-socials

12/03/2025

Get ready to register for winter classes and courses with LEG Up! next Friday at 9am! Sign up for some really great things like:

🥫 soup club
🎨 painting
🧪 science
🧑‍🎨 crafts
💸 money matters
AND MORE!

LEG Up! is a learning and skill-building program that provides education and training for adults who benefit from a supportive, engaging and interactive style of learning. Anyone is welcome to sign up for LEG Up! classes.

12/03/2025

It’s December! ☃️

We have lots of exciting programming throughout the month at The Grove Palmerston!

Save this post and mark your calendars 🗓️

Exciting news 👉 The Grove Palmerston will be open on Saturday, December 6th for Drop-in from 4PM - 8PM! Don’t miss this exciting opportunity in December to visit The Grove Palmerston on a Saturday! 🎉

We have a variety of supports available for walk-in or appointment all month;

✔️Primary care/Nurse Practitioner

✔️Addiction Support

✔️Mental Health Clinician

Visit thegrovehubs.ca/palmerston for a printable calendar 🔗

We can’t wait to see you there! 🙌

11/28/2025

Please note that our monthly virtual drop-in scheduled for December 3, 2025, has been cancelled. Please check this page for updates on when sessions will resume. In the meantime, you can check out the following resources available that might help answer your questions:
For current guidelines:https://files.ontario.ca/mccss-passport-guidelines-april-2023-en-2023-03-06.pdf
For general passport funding information & resources: https://passportfunding.ca/
My Direct Plan Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqs4DarSGId1Yephaq9fMQ
My Direct Plan Knowledge Base: Help - https://support.mydirectplan.com/mdp_help?_gl=1*8zlil4*_ga*MTAxNzUzMTM0OS4xNzYyMzYyODQ3*_ga_9JG85KBC32*czE3NjQzNDMzNzkkbzkkZzEkdDE3NjQzNDMzODYkajUzJGwwJGgw
Next E-claim session: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/k9gf9xt?fbclid=IwY2xjawOWnd5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFQanBYTU1STGhUNkNDVVNBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrAxffP_1OozJLIwCQy-3Sllq2MiAZLoTukLnqflNmRY_YakYTT7KcigCMS0_aem_WqsvchQlAD9MdTN5iR6Lyg