Monday, September 24, 2012 We do a fantastic job of thinking about, talking about, and celebrating the future being planned and made here in Waterloo. And that has led us to often struggle in reflecting on and celebrating our past. Reconciling both is, in my view, critical to our future success as a strong and […]
August 1, 2012 For the fourth year in a row, the City of Waterloo took the first place trophy for the highest Commuter Challenge participation in the over-500-employee category in the region. This is a challenge I have been pleased to personally participate in both of my years on Council – more on that in a moment. […]
July 7, 2012 The United Nations declared 2012 to be the International Year of Cooperatives and today was set aside for particular celebration. The UN describes cooperatives as “business enterprises owned and controlled by the very members that they serve.” I had the honour of joining the official celebrations at the Kitchener market this morning, […]
June 26, 2012 After 18 months of hard work and broad consultation, Council adopted a new plan for the Northdale neighbourhood last night. Last year, on the advice of our consulting team and a Northdale Special Project Committee made up of community members and other important stakeholders, Council adopted the following as the new vision […]
April 9, 2012 Last week, Council adopted a new Official Plan, which will guide our community’s development over the next two decades. Much has changed in our City since the last time we adopted an official plan in 1988: we have grown out to our borders, we have prioritized our natural environment, our economy has […]
January 29, 2012 The city has begun its work on our community’s new culture plan, which is looking at culture not through what buildings we have to house institutions but how we as a community express ourselves, in all of its different forms. This weekend in Waterloo has been true to the diversity of expression […]
January 19, 2012 In a first for Waterloo, perhaps in Canada, the City will be holding an All-Access Town Hall meeting on the budget this Tuesday, January 24, 2012. We will be taking questions via email before 7 pm and via Twitter, Facebook, and over the phone starting at 7. For more information on how […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
