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Township of Woolwich Committee of the Whole Meeting - December 7, 2021

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Township of Woolwich Council Meeting - October 19

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Township of Woolwich Council Meeting - August 31, 2021

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House fire in Woolwich Township, ON 5-5-20 by Gary Dinkel

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Touring Small Town Ontario: Elmira (November, 2020)

The Township of Woolwich is a rural township in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, considered as a municipality. A full ten small communities make up the Township which is located in the northeast part of Waterloo Region and is made up of 10 small communities, with Elmira, Ontario the largest and St. Jacobs, Ontario the second largest. The population at the time of the 2016 Census was 25,006, up slightly from the 2011 population of 23,145. Waterloo Region is still home to the largest population of Old Order Mennonites in Canada, particularly in the areas around St Jacobs and Elmira. They are often seen on the local roads using their traditional horse and buggy transportation; many also use horses to pull the implements in their farm fields.