It’s official! After careful consideration, meeting with dozens of community leaders and consulting with people who read this blog and follow me on Twitter…I am […]
Why everyone benefits by building the LRT
A very important angle is missing from the ongoing debate about the LRT in Waterloo Region. The LRT benefits everyone. Even if you never step […]
1 in 1000 Conversations on Building Community
I couldn’t believe it a week ago. I arrived at an event where I knew there’d be lots of great content on building community without […]
Day 5: Building healthy, sustainable communities benefits us all
When we hear the word health, we automatically think of physical health or maybe psychological health. We think: doctors, hospitals, dentists. We think working out, vitamins […]
Say no to a casino in Waterloo Region
Updated: May 5 On Tuesday night, I spoke at the second meeting held by Kitchener City Council to help it decide whether the city is […]
My best posts (you may have missed)
If I am known as a blogger, it’s likely due to my all time most read posts–or possibly my most read posts from the last […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]