There are a wide variety of local businesses that offer charcuterie style boards and platters. You may be surprised by how many make reference to cattle grazing in their name. The French term chacuterie refers to a branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products. “Grazing boards/platters/boxes” may be more accurately defining terms for these…
The Provincial Offences Offices in downtown Kitchener used to be the site of the city’s Courthouse. In order to establish a county in the 1850s, a gaol (a jail) and court house had to be built. In deciding the seat of Waterloo County, a seat for which Berlin and Galt were both competing, the presence…
Several decisions emerged from discussion in Kitchener Council’s meeting yesterday. As previously discussed, the council has approved zoning by-law changes that now allow tiny homes to be built on some properties. New decisions discussed within the meeting include the reinstatement of Slow Streets and food trucks. Fo’Cheezy Food Truck City Council approved reinstating the Slow…
Local Brewery’s Top Beers We’ve tried to compile some of the best beers currently available online from KW breweries. We welcome you to provide your input on KW’s best local beers, and we will use the results to help form an article on our region’s favorite local brews. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to…
Check out this collection of Kitchener / Waterloo soap vendors that have online platforms! Just click on the photo or heading to check out the creator’s page. Thompson Soap Co. Thompson Soap Co.’s Luxury Mini Soap Gift Box TriQuility Soaps Handmade Including Olive Oil and Sunflower Oil Bar of Soap Cocoon Apothecary Vegan Natural Lavender…
KW’s Online Handmade Jewelry Shops By KWMotion, April 23rd 2021 The Kitchener/Waterloo Region is filled with inventive jewelry shops. If you’re interested in shopping local and need to get your jewelry fix, or just interested in creative designs, you’ll definitely want to check out these local creators. Just click on the artist’s name or artwork…
The Waterloo Regional Council has approved $149,992 in funding for 18 projects under the Community Environmental Fund (CEF) grant program this year. Applicants receiving funding include 15 community organizations and three schools, with projects ranging from Kids Cutting Carbon and community gardens, to reusable takeout containers. (The full list of recipients and projects is included…
As the province’s covid case numbers increase yet again, the particular parts of society that are most influenced by the pandemic’s long term social influences are becoming more apparent to some. One of these individuals taking a keen eye toward inequalities that are emphasized by an increase in case numbers, and an increase in demand…
The Waterloo police service’s occurrence mapping software has provided a visual representation of their crime records in relation to the areas of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. On their website you can also find and display the approximate locations of recent calls for police service for listed date ranges and occurrence types. The mapping tool provides…
Waterloo Region Critical Infrastructure Repair Programs Get Funding By: KWMotion, April 9th 2021 Today the federal and provincial governments collaborated in announcing funding being provided for 10 different community based infrastructure projects throughout southwestern Ontario. Among these projects are two critical infrastructural projects in the Waterloo Region, the repair of the West Montrose Covered “Kissing”…
