Traffic planners in the making: Student research on the Union Street Spurline Crossing
I am Jakob, I’m in grade 4. My brother Noah is in grade 2. We live near the where the Spur Line crosses Union Street and we cross at Moore Street to go to school and come home. I am sometimes scared and stressed trying to cross Union Street. At the lights there are a … More Traffic planners in the making: Student research on the Union Street Spurline Crossing
PARTS, revealed, at long last!
When I sent a ‘save-the-date’ notice at the end of March about the spring PARTS Midtown meeting, you rushed over to your calendar to mark the date, right? Right, I knew you would. If you need a refresher, here’s the ‘need-to-know’ details: PARTS is initiated by the Planning Department of the City of Kitchener and will … More PARTS, revealed, at long last!
Annual Heirloom Seedling Sale = BIG day in the Neighbourhood
One of the most exciting – and most anticipated! days of the spring gardening season. This is when hundreds of people descend on the neighbourhood in search of quality, locally grown organic seedlings. Hosted by Little City Farm and Fertile Ground CSA, this is the place to find 50+ varieties of heirloom tomatoes, as well as … More Annual Heirloom Seedling Sale = BIG day in the Neighbourhood
Free workshop: How to build a rain garden from start to finish
Our midtown Mount Hope neighbourhood is one of the project neighbourhoods for the RAIN Smart program through REEP Green Solutions. The project began in summer 2016 with a huge contest and two residents won big incentives towards front yard make overs designed to capture rain water on their properties. There are more incentives available to … More Free workshop: How to build a rain garden from start to finish




