Many are on issues that face Kitchener City Council or have in the past. All of them share how James carefully considers issues and thoughtfully proposes pragmatic solutions and next steps.
I’m writing this column the day after we learned that Doug Ford’s government planned to slash the size of Toronto City Council by about half. This change is…
Are we building a downtown Kitchener for everyone? A place where people from a wide range of demographics feel comfortable? At the rate that condo developments…
May 2018 – The start of May marks the start of not one, but two, elections. As the provincial election is kicking into high gear, nominations are opening for this fall’s municipal…
Given all the fuss to get people to use the green bin, you might wonder why you’re throwing your apple core and kitty litter into the garbage at your apartment …
Recently Deloitte Canada opened its new office in Kitchener with great fanfare. But not long ago, the Hide House was a forgotten part of the Lang Tannery comple…
Think nutrition. Think protein. Think diversity. That’s how we described our most needed food items when I worked in communications for Toronto’s Daily Bread…
How often do you find yourself walking down the street and staring at a phone, or other device? The simple distraction could now warrant you a ticket according …
OCTOBER 4, 2017 – Can a tweet make your city better? Yes. Absolutely. Definitely. At the first Kitchener City Council meeting that I ever attended, a senior staff member told…
The recent sale of 48 Ontario Street in Downtown Kitchener brings attention back to the undecided fate of the empty lot left behind after the Mayfair demolition in 2015.
All the politicians elected to serve the people of Kitchener at city and regional council had a website for the 2014 election—except for John Gazzola who…
A grocery store is at the top of the list of retailers desired in downtown Kitchener. Waterloo’s core has one, as does downtown Galt. The new J & P Grocery…
In 2016, 1,851 people were injured on the streets of Waterloo Region. That includes drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists. Six died. Over each of the...
Usually when city council makes a decision, it settles an issue. But when Kitchener City Council considered a report on its role in clearing snow off sidewalks,…
With all the national attention paid to electoral reform lately, you may have missed the news that Waterloo council had its own chance at electoral reform but chose to stick with the status quo.