Bring your family – and all your questions on our water, our lakes and the programs underway to protect them – for an entertaining and informative morning for all ages.

Watershed Discovery Day provides interactive exhibits and activities on the state of our local water resources, the challenges facing them, and the programs and plans available to address them – and experts from the area agencies managing our water resources.

Have you ever wondered about:
How safe is our water?
Should I be testing my well?
Is bottled water better to drink than tap water?
Where is the best paddling and camping in the area?
What are invasive species, and should I worry?
What is the status of blue green algae?
Are zebra mussels and loosestrife still a problem?
Are major changes underway in our lake and stream water levels?
What is being done with the Haggart and the Bobs Lake dams?

For the Children:
This is a fun and informative morning featuring our educational ‘fish pond’, the Perth & District Library story corner at 11:00 a.m., the microscopic water critters display, and the book and game draw. Also, take the opportunity to renew your membership, and enter the draw for a Maximilians Restaurant gift certificate and one of our popular T-shirts.

Date :
August 15, 2020

Event location :

Tay Valley Basin, Perth, ON

Contact :
Friends of the Tay Watershed Association
Phone contact: (613) 264 0094
E-mail: friends@taywatershed.ca

Website: www.taywatershed.ca

Date :
September 6-7, 2019 at 7pm

Event location :
63 Gore Street East, Unit 2, K7H 1H8

Perth, ON

Contact :
Grey Masson or call 613-267-7469

The Regimental Band of the Governor General’s Foot Guards will be returning for their fifth concert at St. Paul’s United Church in Perth on Labour Day Sunday, September 1 at 2:00 p.m

The band shares a close connection to the Governor General and provides music for many ceremonies in the Ottawa area, including the annual nationally televised Remembrance Day ceremony held at the National War Memorial. The band is immediately recognizable in their iconic scarlet tunics and bearskin hats.

The band will showcase its different small ensembles from the flute, clarinet, saxophone, and brass sections.  They will also perform “programmatic” music for the entire band: a musical fantasy depicting Godzilla’s attempt to take over Las Vegas, and other exciting tunes from the cinema.  The program will be rounded out with several gorgeous works written by Canadian composers.

Admission to the concert is free, but donations will be welcomed at the door with proceeds to St. Paul’s to cover advertising and promotion.

Celebrate Labour Day Sunday afternoon with the Regimental Band of the Governor General’s Foot Guards, in air-conditioned, accessible and acoustically-pleasing St. Paul’s United Church, 25 Gore Street West in Perth.

Date :
Sunday, September 1, 2019 from 2-3:30pm

Event location :
St. Paul’s United Church
25 Gore St. W.

Contact :
Barbara Guthrie at 6132640338 – Website: www.stpaulsperth.ca

On Saturday, April 30th, 2016, the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce presents the annual FESTIVAL OF THE MAPLES in Downtown Heritage Perth.

The grand finale to the month-long maple celebration takes place in downtown Perth on the last Saturday of April.

Maple products and taffy sales displays of maple syrup production maple awards entertainment midway pony rides petting zoo & children’s activities. Live musical entertainment over 100 Craft & Artisan Vendors Food Vendors Classic Antique Car Display Emergency Services Safety Demonstrations. Perth Jaycees Pancake Breakfast and much more!

Date :
Saturday April 30th, 2016, all day

Location event:
Perth & District Chamber of Commerce
66 Craig Street
(Inge-Va House Museum Building)
Perth Ontario
K7H 1Y5

Contact :
The Perth & District Chamber of Commerce at:

Phone: 613-267-3200
Fax: 613-267-6797
Email: welcome@perthchamber.com
www.perthchamber.com

On Saturday, April 30th, 2016, the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce presents the annual FESTIVAL OF THE MAPLES in Downtown Heritage Perth, a celebration of the maple season in Lanark County.

A celebration of the maple season in Lanark County, MAPLEFEST will showcase maple producers and their tasty wares, and feature a pancake breakfast, entertainment on the streets, food and commercial vendors and a kids’ area in the Tay Basin.

Distance: 5 km or 3.1 miles
Start/Finish:
Old Brown Shoe Building, 1 Sherbrooke St, Perth
Awards: Metals to top 3 in each Div.
Entry fee: Pre-registration $15, Race Day $20
All proceeds to the National Aerobic Gymnastics Team

Get your registration form at Saltos or the Perth pool. Support your local athletes and kick off your running season!

Mail entries:
Saltos Athletics
c/o 234 Bay Rd RR#1 Lombardy ON, K0G 1L0
(Cheques payable to: Saltos Athletics)

Date :
Saturday April 30th, 2016 | all day

Location event:
3 Sunset Blvd Perth, Ontario CA
Check us out in the former Stewart School Gymnasium, in the Perth Pool building, entrance facing the Stewart School bus lane.

Contact :
Website: www.saltosathletics.com
Phone contact: 613.267.7997
email: saltosathletics@aol.com

4-week program that is perfect for anyone who needs a great cycling refresher, or looking for a complete Saturday morning cycling workout!
It combines a 1-hour guided tour with cycling expert, Pete Wood, and a 1-hour “yoga for cyclists” cla1457646125348ss with Monica at Yoga Connection.

Session 1: April 23, 30, May 7, 14

Session 2: May 28, June 4, 11, 18

Price: $200 + HST per session

$150+ HST NO YOGA

**Save $20 when you book before April 6th

**Save $50 when you book both sessions

Each session includes:

–   a 30 minute Cycle Clinic reviewing one of the following: mini mechanic seminar, adjustments and quick fixes, gear selection, climbing, descending and peloton riding.
–    1 hour guided tour focusing on the techniques and information viewed in the clinic.
–   1 hour Yoga class introducing simple poses will help stretch your muscles and focus your breath for a better ride.

*Spaces are limited.

Date :
April 23rd, 2016 | 9.30 am to 12 pm

Location event:
We are located in the Perth Courier Building on the Corner of Gore St. E and Herriot St. in Perth ON.
Our main entrance is located down the alley beside Fall River Fashions.

Contact :
For further details, or to register please visit: www.heritagebikesandrentals.com/training/
email: info@heritagebikesandrentals.com
Phone contact: 613-200-7057

Date: Saturday, September 26th, 2015
Time: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Cyclosportif Perth – Cycle Tour Route through Perth and District

Welcome!

Late September brings with it the beginning of the beautiful fall colours in the Rideau Lakes Township and we want you to experience it firsthand.

Come join hundreds of cyclists on the roads in, around and between Perth, Murphy’s Point, Portland, and Westport.

Cyclosportif Perth is not a race–there will be no results and no timed sections. You can go hard if you want, or you can simply take your time and enjoy the scenery.

We’ve got something for most everyone, from “The Roadie 100k” to “The Roadie 100 Miles” to the even more adventurous folks who like a bit of dirt and gravel with “The Dirty Version”–100k on a mix of paved and dirt roads.

START/FINISH location:

Perth Fairgrounds, 50 Arthur St, Perth, ON
Event Day Schedule

7-9:30 AM–Registration/kit pick up and MANDATORY Rider Sign-in. We need to know who is actually riding, and what route they are riding. Please remember to SIGN OUT after your ride, so we know you made it back safely.

7 AM–exhibitor booths open (except the beer tent)
Road

8 AM—100 miles

9:00 AM—Dirty 100k

9:30 AM—100k Registration 2015

Registration Includes:
· Sponsor/supporter swag
· Beer ticket
· Separate bike and rider numbers
· Awesome post ride food
· On course support vehicles from Bushtukah
· Rest stops appropriately spaced
· Mechanical support before and during the ride (hopefully you will not need this)
· Great Directional signage
· Amazing scenery and memories
Post Ride Activities

11 AM- 5 PM Post ride fueling!!

Entertainment and food

Exhibitors and expo

Come and explore this great area on two wheels. There is so much to see!

Note: paid event

One of the oldest Roman Catholic parishes in Upper Canada, the first service was held in this historic building on Christmas Eve in 1848.