July 31, 2013 I will be cross-posting my electronic newsletters as blog entries moving forward. If you aren’t already receiving them, I’d be happy to have you as a subscriber. Below is my second newsletter, emailed out on July 22. — In this edition: 1. Storm Clean-up 2. Community Financial report 3. Northdale Plan Approved […]
May 5, 2013 Yesterday, Northdale resident Christine Carmody and I led more than two dozen people on a Jane’s Walk through the neighbourhood that last year got a new vision and plan approved by Council. I posted in more detail about the history behind the neighbourhood and the walk last week. Several guests joined Christine […]
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 […]
June 8, 2010 Last night was one of those nights that remind all of us what local democracy looks like. For nearly four hours, delegations of individuals and organizations spoke to Waterloo City Council about what their hopes and visions were for the area between our universities, which is commonly called the Northdale neighbourhood. While […]
April 20, 2010 Last Friday, I attended the third annual Community Action Forum, hosted by the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo and sponsored by the Mayor. These are open space meetings where participants create the agenda around a broad theme, facilitate the break-out groups, and generally allow the side conversations usually reserved for coffee breaks […]
