This year, the Heritage Day Workshop is sponsored by the Townships of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot, the Region of Waterloo, and the Grand River Conservation Authority.
The theme for the 2011 Heritage Day Workshop on February 11, 2010 is Culturally Created Communities: Rooted and Growing in the Townships.  The 2011 workshop, at the Breslau Community Centre at 200 Woolwich Street South in the heart of the new Riverland community, celebrates the unique facets of rural heritage in the Townships of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot and their contribution to ‘sense of place’ and prosperity.
Keynote speakers are Mark Reusser, Ontario Federation of Agriculture; Cheryl Peterson, Elmira Maple Syrup Festival; Bob Reid, Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival; Janice Harder, New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale; Vernon Erb, President and Chairman, The Erb Group of Companies; Rick Martin, General Manager, Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd.; Terry Davis, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Office, Home Hardware Stores Limited; and Dr. Marlene Epp, Conrad Grebel University College.  Entertainment will be provided by No Discernable Key and the Elmira Theatre Company.  A reception will be hosted at the Runways Café, Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre, Region of Waterloo International Airport.
Each year since 1998, the Heritage Working Group has organized a Heritage Day Workshop in various locations in partnership with watershed municipalities, heritage organizations, and the Grand River Conservation Authority. The Heritage Day Workshop and Celebration provides a forum for people to discuss opportunities to improve heritage planning, management and decision-making, raise heritage awareness and appreciation, and celebrate the national designation of the Grand River.
The workshop is free, although donations are always welcome. To make a donation, please visit the Grand River Conservation Foundation website at www.grandriver.ca