Social Justice
Health is about more than having access to doctors, drugs and hospitals
I’ll have a lot more to say on this topic soon but for now I love this video so much I want it to stand on its own. Watch it and you’ll understand why I am so passionate about the potential for the City of Kitchener’s Safe & Healthy Community Committee. Making The Connections: Our […]
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How should we dispose of our garbage?
The Region of Waterloo is in the process of developing a master plan for waste management. I’m on the stakeholders advisory committee so I’ve been meaning to let you know about the second round of consultations already underway. Here is a PDF of the report from the first set of consultations on reducing and diversion of […]
Top 10 posts of the last year
In my last post, I shared my 7 most read posts of all time. Here I am sharing my top 10 read posts from the last 12 months which covers the 3rd complete year for this blog. The bolded posts are ones that do not appear on the all-time list. You’re looking in the wrong […]
Let’s Start a Conversation About Health. Not Health Care.
When sharing my post with the video that explains health is about more than health care, I was introduced to another video that helps to put this perspective on health into context. Created by Wellington Dufferin Grey Health, it looks at the financial implications of only dealing with health through health care with a side helping […]
#KitchenerEats lunch at 271 West
Kitchener Eats is a joint initiative of Andrew Coppolino of Waterloo Region Eats and myself. It’s an ever changing informal group interested in exploring Kitchener’s restaurants. We especially enjoy the culinary adventures available downtown including the diversity of cultural food available. We encourage you to come on out and join us! We do lunches, dinners and breakfast about once every […]
Be a friend of Crime Prevention
You can play a role–big or small–in helping to make Waterloo Region safe. By doing so, you can prevent crime. More importantly, you can help Waterloo Region to be “Smart on Crime.” Maybe you’re already doing your part and don’t even realize it. If you are, you may be making our communities safer but possibly […]
Playing the Rapid Transit name game
The name for Waterloo Region’s planned rapid transit system has become a hot topic since three possibilities were revealed last week. Having the most fun are the people who vehemently oppose rapid transit especially light rail transit. No matter what name is selected, these folks are not going to change their opinion. If they ever […]
Help plan #KitchenerEats
Please help Andrew Copplino of Waterloo Region Eats and I to plan future outings of Kitchener Eats and take this very short survey! Click here to take survey The result The greatest interest was to have lunch on a Tuesday or Wednesday at 271 West. Look for more details soon. There was strong interest in […]
City seeks members for “Safe and Healthy Community” committee
updated Jan. 11 I am inviting you to consider applying to be a member of the City of Kitchener’s “Safe & Healthy Community Advisory Committee.” If you are not interested but know someone who would be a great addition, please share this post with them. The official word Here is the official blurb about the committee from […]
Police have enough budget. We need to shift our thinking.
North Dumfries Mayor Rob Deutschmann wants to give the Waterloo Region Police Services an additional $500,ooo on top of the expected 7.3% increase. I should note here that I’ve known the good mayor for most of my life as we attended St. Jerome’s High School together and were politically active together. But I must disagree […]
No internet voting for Kitchener
If you wanted to vote online in the next municipal election, you’ll be disappointed in Kitchener. A report by Reg Gosse, City Clerk, recommends against it for three reasons in a report to Council’s Standing Committee on Finance and Corporate Services: a large additional cost to holding the vote concerns over safeguarding the democratic process (i.e. […]
