Better Transit for Ward 6

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December 29, 2011 Grand River Transit has announced that, due to demand along Columbia St., two new stops will be added for the 201 iXpress on January 2, 2012, outbound from Laurier: one at Columbia at Hazel and Columbia at Albert. In conversations with regional transit planners, we discussed the volume on this route and […]

Rental Housing License Application Workshops

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December 20, 2011 The City of Waterloo is offering a special workshop to assist landlords in applying for a residential rental housing license under the new by-law at fifteen different times/days. These sessions will help people understand what documentation is required and how to complete an application, but will not answer any question about a specific […]

Getting on the GO

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December 18, 2011 (Written from onboard the GO) The first GO Train left the station in Kitchener today with free service to and from Guelph. Excited passengers packed the platform and filled the seats. Hopefully the enthusiasm people had today will carry forward and provide solid ridership, convincing GO to make the investment in track […]

Reflections: Council, One Year In

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December 6, 2011 One year ago today, I was officially inaugurated as the Councillor for Ward 6. In my first address to Council, as a male engineering graduate I reflected on the tragic events of December 6, 1989 at Ecolé Polytechnique and the need to work hard to promote inclusion and diversity in our community. […]