event · Oct 3, 2026
Storytime with Bridget George
Hear author Bridget George read It’s a Mitig! at Commonplace Books. The event introduces young readers to Ojibwe words through a forest story.
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Coming up
event · Oct 8, 2026
Read it, then talk about it
Join the Oxford Reads discussion of Claire Cameron’s How to Survive a Bear Attack at Commonplace Books.
event · Oct 10, 2026
A new picture book, read by its creators
Author Bethany Friend and illustrator Megan Lewis launch Butterflies Strong and Free at Commonplace Books.
Places, people and local businesses
community-project
A campus needs roads and services too
The 2026 budget separates the recreation building from Clark Road upgrades and internal servicing. These works prepare the land for recreation, a school and long-term care.
service
Follow the recreation centre as it takes shape
The Town’s dedicated recreation-centre page is the place to find construction updates and project information for the planned community campus.
business
Heavenly Sweets
Heavenly Sweets is a downtown Ingersoll shop offering ice cream, custom ice cream cakes and retro candy.
organization
Make and see local art in Victoria Park
Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre at 125 Centennial Lane offers classes, exhibitions and creative groups.
service
Try making something at the library
Ingersoll Library’s MakerSpace brings shared creative technology to the Town Centre at 130 Oxford Street.
Downtown Ingersoll · August 2026 · Adamweatherlocal-route
Make a day of Ingersoll
Tourism Oxford’s 2026 Ingersoll itinerary links five cheese, food and heritage stops over a 5.1-kilometre route.
Smith’s Pond, Ingersoll · 2015 · Francine Pallisterplace
Start a walk at Smith’s Pond
The Thomas Ingersoll Scenic Trail connects Smith’s Pond, Victoria Park, the Creative Arts Centre and the Cheese Museum area. Enter from Canterbury Street.
Ingersoll Cheese and Agricultural Museum · 2019 · Elgaardplace
The story behind the cheese capital
The Ingersoll Cheese and Agricultural Museum at 290 Harris Street connects the town’s dairy history with a recreated cheese factory and other historic buildings.
organization
The volunteers behind kids’ fishing
Ingersoll Rotary’s annual children’s fishing day at Smith’s Pond supplies rods, reels and bait, with volunteers on hand to help.
Local help
Useful services
Who’s actually in charge?
Ingersoll council
Municipal services, local roads, recreation, zoning and the local budget.
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