At Queen’s Park for my first MOU Table meeting w AMO President Robin Jones, executive board colleagues & the Hon Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing, Associate Minister Graydon Smith & MMAH staff.
Looking forward to constructive and collaborative discussion.
#onpolitics #munipoli
Sending good vibes today to our new PM Mark Carney as he meets with the US administration.
Team Waterloo, Team Waterloo Region, Team Ontario and Team Canada 🍁 are with you.
Always neighbours. Never neighbors.
#elbowsup🇨🇦
shade, passive use of public space, opportunities to linger so neighbours/ residents to connect, for connections between/ among park spaces, “more grass stains, less skinned knees”.
Lots more ideas too!
#accessibility #leadership #neighbours #neighbourhoods
THANK YOU to the engaged, thoughtful, uber-community minded Waterloo residents & community organizations who spent Saturday morning sharing ideas to continue to make Waterloo’s neighbourhoods, residents of all ages, abilities and incomes more connected, accessible and vibrant.
More 🌲🌳 🌳
It was a look to the past, present, and future for the City of #Waterloo, with Mayor @mayormccabe.bsky.social giving her annual State of the City address.
@citynewskit.bsky.social
#Politics #Kitchener #WaterlooRegion #OntarioNews
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It was a pleasure to talk with new Minister Flack & to meet his staff.
I look forward to continuing our discussion & working together on behalf of Waterloo & Waterloo Region.
Thanks for hosting us in Markham, Mayor Scapetti.
Fantastic job.
#teamOntario #municipalgovernment
#elbowsup🇨🇦
At last week’s Ontario Big City Mayors AGM, Premier Ford, new Municipal Affairs & Housing Minister Rob Flack and other key ministers joined us for a reception and the meeting.
Thank you Premier for standing up for Ontario in the tariff & trade nonsense. OBCM stand shoulder to shoulder.
#elbowsup🇨🇦
and community, contact Spectrum.
www.ourspectrum.com
Waterloo’s Council and staff team are working to build a community where everyone - EVERYONE 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ - feels safe, welcomed and where they belong.
our friends in the 🌈 community.
Spectrum’s work supporting youth, young adults, families and seniors in the LGBTQ2IA and trans people continues particularly in these challenging times.
They’re also looking for volunteers and donors!
If you have time to give, are looking for information, support
Thank you Suzie, CEO, Spectrum for meeting to discuss the myriad of programs and services Spectrum has provided for years across the region.
Spectrum runs a variety of important Peer to Peer groups, community and family events and provides various training programs for organizations including
Did you know there's a whole documentary talking about how and why Waterloo Region — an urban-rural mix of half a million people at the time — built itself a modern light rail line?
Game 4 to the KW Titans!
Game 5 in Windsor.
Let’s go, Titans!
www.kwtitans.com
🤔 although our population increased from 2015 to 2024 not counting students. Families are still living and moving to Waterloo.
Friday night’s KW Titans game was excellent basketball. 🏀 The Titans are now down 2 games to 1 in a 5 game playoff series.
Make or break on Sunday - 2pm.
Let’s go, Titans.
Tickets here: www.kwtitans.com
🧵 Let's talk about the Grand River Transit business plan! We'll be participating in next week's public input session on Wednesday, April 16, and maybe you should too!
We'd like to see even more, but this is an ambitious plan with a lot to be excited about. Here's why:
Not true in Waterloo. Councils 15 to 20 years ago focused on densification. Waterloo’s past and present strategy of “up and in” continues. We’re committed to countryside boundaries for residential growth. Increased urban sprawl is poor financial mgmt for already greatly stressed municipal finances
Located in Conestoga Mall, I encourage everyone to take time to see, read, ask questions & learn more.
I am on a journey of relearning. Council and the city of Waterloo are committed to this journey.
Find out more about this exhibit here: www.waterloo.ca/en/museum/in...
#truthandreconciliation
“Killing the Indian in the Child: Generations Lost”
Learning & unlearning our true history.
Thank you to all involved with researching @ curating this important exhibit at Waterloo’ Museum.
Located in Conestoga Mall, I encourage everyone to take time to see, read, ask questions & learn more.
Thank you, Steve for your legendary contributions to Special Olympics Basketball teams in Waterloo and Waterloo Region!
For 25 years, Steve has coached Special Olympics athletes and has been a mentor, leader and friend to hundreds of athletes and their families!
#basketball 🏀⛹️♀️⛹️♂️
There's much more in the GRT business plan, but this alone is incredible and would be transformational
Waterloo Region runs the transit service. And yes, 10 minute frequency will be a game changer!
Let’s continue to stand together Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Team Ontario and Team Canada.
Together is how we have to respond.
#elbowsup 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
My family has belonged to Community Health Centre for years - it’s wonderful. Usually we see one of the Nurse Practitioners rather than a Dr. We have access to social workers, chiropodist, dietitian, nurse, lab techs too.
More investment in cross disciplinary healthcare practices please 🙏
A short trip to St. John’s provided some timely reminders that Canadian are united across our big, vast and beautiful country 🇨🇦, we share important values and that we should always continue to dream big and to work hard. 🇨🇦
#elbowsup 🇨🇦
#pride
#iamcanadian🇨🇦
#dreambig
Correction - over 100 volunteers created this amazing event!!
Waterloo is excited to receive $1.3M in additional Housing Accelerator Funding! We’re one of the top performing municipalities in 🇨🇦
Council & staff are focused on building more homes, faster for residents & future residents!
#teamWaterloo #teamCanada #elbowsup
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Youth, teachers and volunteers pour hours into building, testing & re-testing their robots
These competitions are critical for enhancing kids’ education opportunities & launching their potential as an entrepreneur & innovator
And they can compete and contribute globally from right here in Waterloo!
