These are the Pumpkin Patches you Should Visit in Waterloo Region
My favourite season has always been fall. Visiting a pumpkin patch is the best way to make the most of it. You can go for a walk, get lost in corn mazes and ma...
Urban Exploring
My Family’s Friday Night Dinners Downtown
“Since 2010, we’ve spent our Friday nights this way,” Sara* said.
Sara’s not her real name, but Sara and her family didn’t want to use their real names. Why? ...
Who Was Janet Metcalfe: Canada’s First Kindergarten Class in KW
In November 2017, trustees from public schools in the Waterloo Region District School Board were given the opportunity to name a new public school, which was th...
Back-To-School Without Going Back-To-School
Although it’s not the beginning of a new calendar year, September can feel fresh and new, even if your days of returning to the classroom are behind you. Tradit...
PiT Count Helps Gather Data On Homelessness
The Region of Waterloo is aiming to end homelessness with the push of the Ontario government and the encouragement of the Canadian government. “It’s not far...
BRIDGE-ing the Gap Between Galt and its Students
Cambridge, specifically Galt, has been misunderstood in Waterloo Region for quite some time. My goal as a writer is to expose and reveal what is truly happening...
What Kitchener Can Learn From Detroit
At the Queen Street Commons Café in downtown Kitchener, a standing-room-only crowd gathered to hear from Dr. Brian Doucet, an associate professor at the Univers...
Everything Sold Is New Again with RFB Development
RFB Developments uses a community-first approach when working with heritage houses...
Midtown Chalkboards Bring Low-Tech to High-Tech Community
A little love letter to the neighbourhood...
The Pressing Need for More Shelters in KW
Shelters are not a long term answer...