Active Living Centre

Located on the main level of the Wilmot Recreation Complex, the Active Living Centre is a gathering place for older adults (55+) featuring a billiards area, lounge area, gaming area, and lending library. It also offers a variety of programs to promote healthy and active lifestyles.


Hours

Monday to Friday, 9 am - 12 pm and 1 - 4 pm 


Upcoming Closures

Monday, September 7

Active Living Centre Card

All participants are required to have an Active Living Centre Card to attend programming. Get your free card at the Active Living Centre inside the Wilmot Recreation Complex at 1291 Nafziger Road in Baden or gain more information by calling 519-634-9225 ext. 9340#. 


Daily Program Schedule

Browse through the daily schedule to see what programs are offered throughout the week. Click the name of the program to view a program description

You can also download our monthly activity calendar or visit the Active Living Centre to pick up a hard copy. 

Monday, September 14

9 - 9:45 am | Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am | Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club

1 - 4 pm | Billiards | Monday Movie and Chat


Monday, September 21

9 - 9:45 am | Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am | Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Marlene from Let's Tree Wilmot - Guest Speaker

1 - 4 pm | Billiards 

1:30 - 3:30 pm | Milk Bag Mats


Monday, September 28

9 - 9:45 am | Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am | Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club

1 - 4 pm | Billiards | Monday Movie and Chat

Tuesday, September 1

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee ClubBilliards | Creation Circle | Scrapbooking

11 am - 12 pm | Garden Club

1 - 2 pm | Learn Together Workshop

2:15 - 3:30 pm | Music Bingo: Broadway Tunes


Tuesday, September 8

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club & Billiards | Creation Circle | Scrapbooking

1 - 2 pm | Learn Together Workshop

2 - 3 pm | Jeopardy

3 - 4 pm | Games and Cards: Boggle and Skipbo


Tuesday, September 15

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee ClubBilliards | Creation Circle | Scrapbooking

11 am - 12 pm | Garden Club

1 - 2 pm | Learn Together Workshop

2:15 - 3:30 pm | Music Bingo: Around the World


Tuesday, September 22

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee ClubBilliards | Creation Circle | Scrapbooking

1 - 2 pm | Learn Together Workshop

2 - 3 pm | Jeopardy

3 - 4 pm | Games and Cards: Scrabble


Tuesday, September 29

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee ClubBilliards | Creation Circle | Scrapbooking

1 - 2 pm | Learn Together Workshop

2:15 - 3:30 pm | Music Bingo: 90's Music

 

Wednesday, September 2

9 - 9:45 am | Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am | Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club

1 - 4 pm | Billiards

1 - 3 pm | Summer Student Goodbye Party


Wednesday, September 9

9 - 9:45 am | Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am | Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Andrew from Warm Embrace - Guest Speaker

1 - 4 pm | Billiards

1 - 4 pm | Tech-Know (Registration required)


Wednesday, September 16

9 - 9:45 am | Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am | Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club

12 pm - 2 pm | Congregate Dining

1 - 4 pm | Billiards

1 - 3 pm | Show and Share


Wednesday, September 23

9 - 9:45 am | Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am | Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club

1 - 3:30 pm | Billiards

1 - 4 pm | Tech-Know (Registration required)


Wednesday, September 30

9 - 9:45 am | Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am | Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club

1 - 4 pm | Billiards

1 - 3 pm | Intro to Artificial Intelligence Part 3

Thursday, September 3

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee ClubBilliards | Creation Circle 

11 am - 12 pm | Garden Club

1 - 4 pm | Euchre & Card Games

2 - 4 pm | Colouring Club


Thursday, September 10

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee ClubBilliards | Creation Circle 

1 - 4 pm | Rummikub

2 - 4 pm | Colouring Club | Lego Building


Thursday, September 17

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee ClubBilliards | Creation Circle| Birthday Club

11 am - 12 pm | Garden Club

1 - 2 pm | Book Club Discussion

2 - 4 pm | Colouring Club


Thursday, September 24

9 am - 12 pm | Coffee ClubBilliards | Creation Circle 

1 pm - 4 pm | Puzzle Club | Lego Building

2 - 4 pm | Colouring Club

Friday, September 4

9 - 9:45 am |  Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am |  Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club

1:30 - 3:30 pm | Craft: Recycled Magazine Collaging


Friday, September 11

9 - 9:45 am |  Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am |  Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Coffee Club

1 - 4 pm | Billiards

1:30 - 3:30 pm | Craft: Friendship Bracelets


Friday, September 18

9 - 9:45 am |  Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am |  Gentle Exercises

1:30 - 3:30 pm | Craft: Step by Step Painting will Jill Bossence


Friday, September 25

9 - 9:45 am |  Gentle Exercises

10 - 10:45 am |  Gentle Exercises

11 am - 12 pm | Jenn from Community Support Connections - Guest Speaker

1 - 4 pm | Billiards

1:30 - 3:30 pm | Craft: Fall Bean Mosaics

Program Descriptions

Billiards

Drop in throughout the week for billiards or snooker at no charge. 


Birthday Club

Join us for this series where we will celebrate all of the birthdays of the month. Come if it's your birthday or to celebrate everyone else's. Treats and coffee will be provided and you are welcome to bring cards or gifts for the birthday individuals if you wish. 


Book Club Discussion

Join us on September 17 as we discuss Broken Country by Clare Leslie and receive our next book for October.  Book sets are provided through the Region of Waterloo Library and are distributed to members every month. Drop by the Active Living Centre for a more information and to register for upcoming books! 


Coffee Club

Drop in for coffee, tea and treats weekday mornings at no charge. This program can occur during other morning programs (e.g. Billiards). 


Colouring Club

Come and connect with friends new and old as we relax through colouring adult colouring books. We provide the colouring pages, just bring yourself! No registration required. 


Congregate Dining Program

Join us on September 16th for a delicious meal of Garden Salad, Chicken, Roasted Potatoes, Bean and Carrot Medley, Apple Crisp with Ice Cream, and Tea & Coffee. This lunch will be held the third Wednesday each month going forward, and pre-registration is required by noon September 11, 2026. To sign up, call 519-664-1900 or Toll Free: 1-855-664-1900. The fee for this meal is $15.


Creation Circle

Calling all creatives! This is time for you to work on your knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or any craft you love.


Crafts

Get crafty with us as we create a variety of different projects. All materials are provided. Registration in the ALC, through email at alc@communitycareconcepts.ca, or over the phone 519-634-9225 ext. 9340#. See flyers in the Active Living Centre for visual examples. 

September 2026 Crafts
  • September 4 | Recycled Magazine Collages - Use your imagination to create a new image out of old magazines.
  • September 11 | Friendship Bracelets - Join us with your best friend to make friendship bracelets for each other!
  • September 18 | Step-by-step watercolour painting: Join us as we create a beautiful watercolour landscape.
  • September 25 | Fall Bean Mosaics - Join us in creating fun patterned moasaics using dried beans and legumes!

Games and Cards

Step right in for exhilarating card and board games, the fun never stops! Beginners and pros are welcome here. 


Garden Club

Join us for indoor gardening. Grow houseplants, herbs, microgreens and vegetables that you can enjoy at home.


Guest Speaker

This month we have Andrew from Warm Embrace (Sept 9) and Jenn from Community Support Connections (Sept 25) joining us. No registration required. 


Homemade Home

Looking for ways to make things around the home made by you? Come join us as we DIY practical projects for the house. Learn new skills, create useful handmade items, and add a personal touch to your home. No experience needed! This month we will be making pickled yellow and green beans!


Lego Building

Have you ever wanted to try out building a LEGO kit but couldn't justify buying one? Do you want to try a new hobby? Do you want to experience a different kit than one you already have? Come to the ALC and build some LEGO kits with us!


Learn Together Workshop

This series gives us the opportunity to learn about pieces of history we may be unfamiliar with as well as learn different skills, if desired. If you have a skill or topic you’d like to teach or learn, email us at alc@communitycareconcepts.ca. Topics this month will include “Fall of the Berlin Wall” (September 1), “The Mandela Effect” (September 8), “The Life of Jane Austen” (September 15), “History of Origami” (September 22), “Early Women of NASA” (September 29).


Monday Movies 

Come and enjoy a movie with some refreshments among friends new and old! This month's movies are The Intern (September 14), The Sheep Detectives (September 28).


Music Bingo

Join us as we revisit some old favourites and discover some new songs. 


Puzzle Club

Join us for our social puzzle time as we work through different puzzles together.


SMART Gentle Exercise Program

Community Care Concepts invites you to attend a FREE 45 minute gentle  exercise class for seniors, to aid in the daily tasks of stretching, lifting and reaching. Each class has a capacity of 25 participants on a first come, first served basis.


Scrapbooking

Bring your scrapbooks and have a ball scrapbooking with friends new and old! We have plenty of supplies so bring your books and pictures and come here for the rest.


Tech-KNOW

Sign up for guidance with your technological troubles! Register in advance in the ALC on the clipboard for a timeslot with a general description of assistance needed. 


Unfinished Craft Projects

Do you have many crafts on the go? Come and join us as we take the time to finish some of those! Bring any unfinished projects and we will provide supplies to help you complete these crafts.


Wii Sports

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at some of the newer video games? Here is the place to give them a try! Feel like a pro athlete with Wii Sports, or try other games that we can discover together. 

The Active Living Centre is managed in partnership with the Township of Wilmot and Community Care Concepts of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot who oversee and deliver programming. 

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