Guest post from: Kim Knowles, Alexis Motuz & Sarah Anderson In September, we shared news about an outdoor fall potluck event with guests and friends from White Owl Native Ancestry and the Faculty of Social Work Indigenous Field of Study Due to several scheduling conflicts it had to be postponed and now the weather is less than ideal … More Outdoor fall potluck moved to spring
More specifically, our neighbourhood chalkboards, Midtown Messages, has been included in the People’s Choice Award as part of Kitchener’s Great Places Awards program. Vote to win! But, that’s not all…. They are also a finalist for the Placemaking category! A neighbour in our community nominated the chalkboards because they felt “it makes me feel like my … More We’ve been nominated for an award!!
The weather will clear up for the weekend… I promise! In which case you can safely and happily wander about the neighbourhood taking in walks and catching up with neighbours. I’m highlighting walks taking place in the Midtown section of our Mount Hope neighbourhoood – either the walk route goes through the hood, or a … More Jane’s Walk in the neighbourhood this weekend, May 3-5
Have you been to KW Library of Things lately? It’s right in the middle of our midtown Mount Hope neighbourhood at 91 Moore Ave, co-habitating with Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region. Drop by this Saturday, April 27th between 10 – 11am to celebrate the grant recently received for a supported employment project. This grant has allowed the … More Celebrating supported employment at the Library of Things
If you live on the east side of King Street, the sound of chainsaws, chippers, grinders and trucks has been the sad and depressing soundtrack of the past two weeks. Dozens of tall, mature, breathing trees have been cut down, which will take decades to replace. Several lots have been cleared for redevelopment and it’s … More Not a good week to be a tree in Midtown
