January 16, 2011 As an update on my last post, News in the New Year, I have spent the last week listening to the concerns of some of those involved in rental housing in our community. On Monday, January 10, Council received a draft Rental Housing Licensing By-law and suspended the issuing of new lodging […]

January 9, 2011 I enjoyed the New Year’s Levee hosted by the City earlier today at RIM Park. I want to thank the K-W Community Orchestra quartet, the WCI Strings, the Waterloo Chinese Philharmonic Chorus, WLU Singers, the Happy Space Clowns, and the K-W Skating Club, for volunteering their time and talent to the event. But […]

November 21, 2010 The last four weeks after Election Day have passed quickly. Too quickly, it often seems. I have been very appreciative of the kind words of congratulations that are still coming in, but I have been even more appreciative of the dozen opportunities to participate in community events so far and that hundreds […]

Fellow Community Members, Thank you for your trust and your support in this past election. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve you, the residents of Ward 6, and to work with Council and the whole community to make Waterloo even stronger. When I began this campaign on April 8, 2010, I set out […]

October 24, 2010 After more than six months and six thousand doors, tomorrow is Election Day. This campaign has been a great experience, and it is better because I have met and talked to so many of you. While we have often talked about the referenda on the ballot and the light rail transit plan […]

October 20, 2010 Knocking on doors and talking to residents about their hopes for Waterloo and what they would like Council to do better has been energizing. As we get closer and closer to Election Day, more and more people have been comparing my campaign with those of my opponents as they try to make […]

October 13, 2010 Students are an important part of our community, though we do not always talk that way. We hear more about the problems attributed to students in our community than the positive differences that many more students make in our community. From the students raising money to support Habitat for Humanity at Laurier […]

October 6, 2010 Last night, the Waterloo Voter Support Committee hosted a debate for the Ward 6 candidates. It was well attended by residents, who were looking to make an informed decision on or before October 25. I was pleased with the thoughtfulness of the questions asked by both the moderator and, through him, by […]

September 17, 2010 This week, we heard a lot about the Barn Raising spirit as an essential part of what this community is about. This spirit is taken from the Mennonite tradition that requires and expects a community to come together to build important and lasting things. On Monday, the seven year saga of the […]

September 12, 2010 This week saw an infusion of energy and enthusiasm into the City. Thousands of new first year students arrived and spent the week learning mostly about their campuses. Full of hope and anxiety about what this next phase in their lives will hold, they capped the week raising money for Cystic Fibrosis […]