Category: around the neighbourhood

rain garden installation

Free workshop: How to build a rain garden from start to finish

May 12, 2017

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

Electrohome Building on Shanley Street

No successful bid for Electrohome building on 152 Shanley Street

May 8, 2017

We learned this information on one of the Saturday Jane’s Walks about development & change in midtown… and here it is, in print, from The Record. No successful bids in tax sale of contaminated Kitchener property There is uncertainty about what the next steps will be but the City of Kitchener is considering the options. The saga … More No successful bid for Electrohome building on 152 Shanley Street

Midtown neighbours & friends loves Jane’s Walk!

May 7, 2017

Traditionally, Jane’s Walks hosted in the Mount Hope & Breithaupt park neighbourhoods have been very well attended. Turns out, they are still well attend, even in terrible rainy weather. Mark you calendar for the first weekend of May 2018. More walks again next year! Dawn Parker, Wayne Miedema & Sarah Marsh led a new walk … More Midtown neighbours & friends loves Jane’s Walk!

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Potluck & Jane’s Walk = No need to leave the neighbourhood this weekend!

May 3, 2017

FRIDAY Start your weekend on Friday evening with the ever-awesome First Friday Potluck! Join your neighbours & Extend-a-Family friends for a shared dinner. Catch up on the week – heck! – catch up  with folks you are seeing for the first time since winter’s end! Friday May 6, 2017 6:00pm @ W.A.L.E.S portable building  – 19 … More Potluck & Jane’s Walk = No need to leave the neighbourhood this weekend!