ION LRT set to launch this spring
I encounter Kitchener-Waterloo’s new ION LRT on my morning rounds.
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Opportunity and adventure: moving to Waterloo
It might look peaceful enough, but this living room is the scene of a recent dramatic transition. My partner and I have just…
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A passion for places
It’s something many people take for granted, but it shapes who we are. Why We Live Where We Live is a new book…
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Environmental measures around a new condo development
On Monday night Guelph City Council gave a developer permission to begin clearing a site at the corner of Gordon Street and Arkell…
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Sibelius’s music of cities
In a biography by Glenda Dawn Goss, Sibelius: A Composer’s Life and the Awakening of Finland (University of Chicago Press, 2009), I came…
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Living in Transition
Guest post by Tracey Arial “I’m also involved in starting a Transition Group in my neighbourhood.” “What’s Transition?” This mini-conversation took place with…
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Green space makes happy place
How much value can you put on green space? One of the things I love about the city where I live is its…
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Phone app draws attention to urban wilderness
Two artists from University of Rochester have designed a mobile phone app that encourages users to explore urban wilderness. Indeterminate Hikes (IH+) plots…
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Ending alienation from nature
Eighteen months ago, living in an apartment without direct access to personal green space, I felt woefully disconnected from nature. It hit me…
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Digging For the Story in Urban Nature
My weekend retreat brought a burst of creativity. It has been many months since I did so much pen-and-paper writing in the space…
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