#kwawesome — Public Fediverse posts

The Kitchener Public Library Must Be Protected - RobertElderSoftware #kitchener #kwawesome #kitchenerwaterloo #waterlooregion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TznfFvlry48

Tentative agreement has been reached for Grand River Transit, so the buses will still be running tomorrow. Ratification vote on Sunday.

#WatReg #KWAwesome

This is the kind of important news I want giving me mid-afternoon notifications.

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/otis-and-ophelia-return-to-victoria-park/article_2d2c769f-d31d-5b79-b025-bf454391d3b1.html

#WatReg #KWAwesome

Kitchener Ontario Canada 8K | Breathtaking Cinematic Drone Tour 2026

This is delightfully cheeseball. Some dubious voiceover, strange choices of driving routes and ridiculous music, but there are some nice drone shots. And I don't get downtown nearly as much as I used to, so it's nice to see what's changed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_coqInlnPcU

#Kitchener #KitchenerWaterloo #WaterlooRegion #kwawesome

Knox Waterloo and the Waterloo Concert Band present:

Tutti 2026: All Together Now
a short, accessible concert for everyone

Sunday April 12, 2pm
Knox Waterloo (Erb and Caroline Streets)

Free admission

https://waterlooband.com for details

#WRawesome #KWawesome #WaterlooRegion #Waterloo #Music

How does housing and urban design affect our social connections? Fill out this survey from the University of Waterloo’s school of planning to help researchers find out! Participants can enter a draw for a $50 gift card.

https://tinyurl.com/UWConnectSurvey

#KWAwesome #Kitchener #Waterloo #CambridgeON

Hey there #kwawesome #knitters, just confirmed that 🧶 Sock School x2 🧦 is a go for this week/month!

Come join my class. Sock addiction has no downsides, you'll make friends, learn new crafty stuff and never have cold feet again.

Classes are sets of 3 weekly sessions, Tuesdays 4-6 pm (starts tomorrow!) or Sundays 10 am - 12 noon (starts Jan 11)

https://flyingsquirrelfineyarns.com/products/sock-school-with-johanna-january-11-18-and-25-10-00-am

It's been brought to my attention that while #BuyNothing groups are pretty useful, they tend to exist mainly on Facebook. It'd be nice to have such a group for #WaterlooRegion here on the fedi as well.

I'd be happy to set one up, but if there's one that already exists, I'd rather use that than start from scratch. Is anyone aware of such a group here?

#KWAwesome #WRAwesome #Kitchener #Waterloo #Cambridge #Guelph

I finally got to climb the Pioneer Tower thanks to #DoorsOpen

I feel like I’ve got to do a KW tradition.

#Kitchener #kwawesome

A little bit of a lineup for going up Pioneer Tower. #DoorsOpen #kwawesome

Meet the unicyclist who rides a toilet around K-W
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6868995

Cong Ta is a motorized unicycle enthusiast who has been bringing laughs to people across Waterloo region by riding a toilet with a poop emoji helmet. His peculiar style has been gaining attention on social media, where fans have been posting sightings of the electric toiletmobile from all around the region. He spoke to CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty about his creation.
#Kitchener #Waterloo #waterlooregion #kwawesome #cbckw

Pet water fountain - free to anybody local. Comes with a few filters.

It's this one:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CL4WMX6Z

#KWAwesome #KitchenerWaterloo #Kitchener #WaterlooRegion #Waterloo #FreeStuff

We're moving back to Waterloo next month 😂, so I've been looking for fedi accounts to follow. Searching for "Waterloo Mastodon" was a surprise though due to a large number of articles about mastodons roaming the area back the the day. 🐘

I've followed @WaterlooEvents , @ourwaterloopark , and @communityedition . Oh, and @cardamomaddict .

Any other interesting ones I should check out?

#UptownWaterloo #waterloo #waterloopubliclibrary #waterlooregion #kwawesome

Our friends in the Waterloo Concert Band (who organize the summer concert series at the bandshell -- Sundays @7pm) are hosting a Community Bandfest on June 22, from 1-8pm, featuring bands from across the Region. #Music #ConcertBand #KWawesome #WRawesome #Waterloo #WaterlooPark #WaterlooRegion

Followed hashtags don't migrate, and weirdly you can't find a hashtag to manually follow it if you haven't federated with enough instances yet for those hashtags to have been used.

So I'm writing a post with some of my hashtags so I can click on them and follow them.

#Kitchener #Waterloo #WatReg #WaterlooRegion #RTZ #WeTheNorth #WNBA #Drupal #PHP #WordPress #Mennonite #Anabaptist #H5P #CarryShitOlympics #Bloomscrolling #WRAwesome #KWAwesome #PowerPlatform #Microsoft365 #SharePoint

Followed hashtags don't migrate, and weirdly you can't find a hashtag to manually follow it if you haven't federated with enough instances yet for those hashtags to have been used.

So I'm writing a post with some of my hashtags so I can click on them and follow them.

#Kitchener #Waterloo #WatReg #WaterlooRegion #RTZ #WeTheNorth #WNBA #Drupal #PHP #WordPress #Mennonite #Anabaptist #H5P #CarryShitOlympics #Bloomscrolling #WRAwesome #KWAwesome #PowerPlatform #Microsoft365 #SharePoint

Followed hashtags don't migrate, and weirdly you can't find a hashtag to manually follow it if you haven't federated with enough instances yet for those hashtags to have been used.

So I'm writing a post with some of my hashtags so I can click on them and follow them.

#Kitchener #Waterloo #WatReg #WaterlooRegion #RTZ #WeTheNorth #WNBA #Drupal #PHP #WordPress #Mennonite #Anabaptist #H5P #CarryShitOlympics #Bloomscrolling #WRAwesome #KWAwesome #PowerPlatform #Microsoft365 #SharePoint

Followed hashtags don't migrate, and weirdly you can't find a hashtag to manually follow it if you haven't federated with enough instances yet for those hashtags to have been used.

So I'm writing a post with some of my hashtags so I can click on them and follow them.

#Kitchener #Waterloo #WatReg #WaterlooRegion #RTZ #WeTheNorth #WNBA #Drupal #PHP #WordPress #Mennonite #Anabaptist #H5P #CarryShitOlympics #Bloomscrolling #WRAwesome #KWAwesome #PowerPlatform #Microsoft365 #SharePoint

Followed hashtags don't migrate, and weirdly you can't find a hashtag to manually follow it if you haven't federated with enough instances yet for those hashtags to have been used.

So I'm writing a post with some of my hashtags so I can click on them and follow them.

#Kitchener #Waterloo #WatReg #WaterlooRegion #RTZ #WeTheNorth #WNBA #Drupal #PHP #WordPress #Mennonite #Anabaptist #H5P #CarryShitOlympics #Bloomscrolling #WRAwesome #KWAwesome #PowerPlatform #Microsoft365 #SharePoint

The bestest dog came out in defense of queer kids today in #Kitchener

#ProtectTransKids #ProtectQueerKids #KWAwesome

The bestest dog came out in defense of queer kids today in #Kitchener

#ProtectTransKids #ProtectQueerKids #KWAwesome

The bestest dog came out in defense of queer kids today in #Kitchener

#ProtectTransKids #ProtectQueerKids #KWAwesome

The bestest dog came out in defense of queer kids today in #Kitchener

#ProtectTransKids #ProtectQueerKids #KWAwesome

The bestest dog came out in defense of queer kids today in #Kitchener

#ProtectTransKids #ProtectQueerKids #KWAwesome

Saw this chonker tortie a block or so from Belmont Village in Kitchener. Well fed, clean coat, no collar or tags, very friendly.

Fell free to repost to appropriate places on other social sites. This is the only one I’m on.

#KWAwesome #WatReg #Kitchener #Waterloo #KitchenerWaterloo #CatsOfMastodon #LostPets #LostCat #BelmontVillage #LostPetsKW

Season 4 episode 8: Easing the Housing Crisis By Saying Yes, in My Backyard with Melissa Bowman

You’ve heard of NIMBYs and NIMBYism, and you probably are living with the consequences of neighbourhood planning or city policies influenced by landowners who say “Not in My Backyard” to new developments planned in their area. But what about YIMBYs? The name might be strange, but the homeowners who make up these groups say “Yes In My Backyard” to normalize the goals of affordable housing advocates, transit planning, tenants’ rights organizations and others who are working towards making the city a more liveable place to be for everyone.

Today on the podcast, Ariel talks to Melissa Bowman, cofounder of the group Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard (WRYIMBY) about what a YIMBY group is, what some actions are that it might take, the issues that it might address, and how to start up a YIMBY group in your area, if there’s not one already!

https://youtu.be/FYtPz9B3ZLs?si=oJH_n2eYl02rxKRY

#Episode #Season4 #YouTube #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #housing #HousingAccessibility #YIMBY #YesInMyBackYard #KWAwesome @WaterlooEvents @dtkmelissa @[email protected]

Season 4 episode 8: Easing the Housing Crisis By Saying Yes, in My Backyard with Melissa Bowman

You’ve heard of NIMBYs and NIMBYism, and you probably are living with the consequences of neighbourhood planning or city policies influenced by landowners who say “Not in My Backyard” to new developments planned in their area. But what about YIMBYs? The name might be strange, but the homeowners who make up these groups say “Yes In My Backyard” to normalize the goals of affordable housing advocates, transit planning, tenants’ rights organizations and others who are working towards making the city a more liveable place to be for everyone.

Today on the podcast, Ariel talks to Melissa Bowman, cofounder of the group Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard (WRYIMBY) about what a YIMBY group is, what some actions are that it might take, the issues that it might address, and how to start up a YIMBY group in your area, if there’s not one already!

https://youtu.be/FYtPz9B3ZLs?si=oJH_n2eYl02rxKRY

#Episode #Season4 #YouTube #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #housing #HousingAccessibility #YIMBY #YesInMyBackYard #KWAwesome @WaterlooEvents @dtkmelissa @[email protected]

Season 4 episode 8: Easing the Housing Crisis By Saying Yes, in My Backyard with Melissa Bowman

You’ve heard of NIMBYs and NIMBYism, and you probably are living with the consequences of neighbourhood planning or city policies influenced by landowners who say “Not in My Backyard” to new developments planned in their area. But what about YIMBYs? The name might be strange, but the homeowners who make up these groups say “Yes In My Backyard” to normalize the goals of affordable housing advocates, transit planning, tenants’ rights organizations and others who are working towards making the city a more liveable place to be for everyone.

Today on the podcast, Ariel talks to Melissa Bowman, cofounder of the group Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard (WRYIMBY) about what a YIMBY group is, what some actions are that it might take, the issues that it might address, and how to start up a YIMBY group in your area, if there’s not one already!

https://youtu.be/FYtPz9B3ZLs?si=oJH_n2eYl02rxKRY

#Episode #Season4 #YouTube #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #housing #HousingAccessibility #YIMBY #YesInMyBackYard #KWAwesome @WaterlooEvents @dtkmelissa @[email protected]

Season 4 episode 8: Easing the Housing Crisis By Saying Yes, in My Backyard with Melissa Bowman

You’ve heard of NIMBYs and NIMBYism, and you probably are living with the consequences of neighbourhood planning or city policies influenced by landowners who say “Not in My Backyard” to new developments planned in their area. But what about YIMBYs? The name might be strange, but the homeowners who make up these groups say “Yes In My Backyard” to normalize the goals of affordable housing advocates, transit planning, tenants’ rights organizations and others who are working towards making the city a more liveable place to be for everyone.

Today on the podcast, Ariel talks to Melissa Bowman, cofounder of the group Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard (WRYIMBY) about what a YIMBY group is, what some actions are that it might take, the issues that it might address, and how to start up a YIMBY group in your area, if there’s not one already!

https://youtu.be/FYtPz9B3ZLs?si=oJH_n2eYl02rxKRY

#Episode #Season4 #YouTube #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #housing #HousingAccessibility #YIMBY #YesInMyBackYard #KWAwesome @WaterlooEvents @dtkmelissa @[email protected]

Season 4 episode 8: Easing the Housing Crisis By Saying Yes, in My Backyard with Melissa Bowman

You’ve heard of NIMBYs and NIMBYism, and you probably are living with the consequences of neighbourhood planning or city policies influenced by landowners who say “Not in My Backyard” to new developments planned in their area. But what about YIMBYs? The name might be strange, but the homeowners who make up these groups say “Yes In My Backyard” to normalize the goals of affordable housing advocates, transit planning, tenants’ rights organizations and others who are working towards making the city a more liveable place to be for everyone.

Today on the podcast, Ariel talks to Melissa Bowman, cofounder of the group Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard (WRYIMBY) about what a YIMBY group is, what some actions are that it might take, the issues that it might address, and how to start up a YIMBY group in your area, if there’s not one already!

https://youtu.be/FYtPz9B3ZLs?si=oJH_n2eYl02rxKRY

#Episode #Season4 #YouTube #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #housing #HousingAccessibility #YIMBY #YesInMyBackYard #KWAwesome @WaterlooEvents @dtkmelissa @[email protected]

My profile photo was taken by my friend Bangishimo, who currently has a show at the Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery called “The Medicines We Carry.” Here’s one of their photos, of my friend Brittney, who is another excellent artist (primarily beadwork, quillwork, and leatherwork). Bangishimo is Anishinaabe and Brittney is Mi’kmaw. #IndigenousCreatives #Photography #IndigenousArt @waterlooregion @WaterlooEvents #KWAwesome #Anishinaabe #Mikmaw

16-04-2023: Day 106

American tree-creeper or brown creeper

#americantreecreeper #treecreeper #kwawesome #bird #birds #backyardbirds #art #birdart #birddrawing #natureart #artist #illustration #watercolor #drawing #sketch #ink #dailyart #sketchaday #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birdnerd #birdsofmastodon #artistsonmastodon #birdsofwaterlooregion #day106

Birds 101 to 104!

#americankestrel #kestrel #brownheadedcowbird #cowbird #eastenbluebird #bluebird #blackcappedchickadee #chickadee #kitchener #kwawesome #bird #birds #backyardbirds #art #birdart #birddrawing #natureart #artist #illustration #watercolor #drawing #sketch #ink #dailyart #sketchaday #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birdnerd #birdsofmastodon #artistsofmastodon #artistsonmastodon #birdsofwaterlooregion

09-04-2023: Day 99

Northern flicker, process time lapse video.

#NorthernFlicker #flicker #kitchener #kwawesome #bird #birds #backyardbirds #art #birdart #birddrawing #natureart #artist #illustration #watercolor #drawing #sketch #ink #dailyart #sketchaday #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birdnerd #birdsofmastodon #artistsonmastodon #wip #video #birdsofwaterlooregion #day99

09-04-2023: Day 99

Northern flicker

#northernflicker #flicker #kitchener #kwawesome #bird #birds #backyardbirds #art #birdart #birddrawing #natureart #artist #illustration #watercolor #drawing #sketch #ink #dailyart #sketchaday #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birdnerd #birdsofmastodon #artistsonmastodon #birdsofwaterlooregion #day99

07-04-2023: Day 97

White-throated sparrow

#whitethroatedsparrow #sparrow #kitchener #kwawesome #bird #birds #backyardbirds #art #birdart #birddrawing #natureart #artist #illustration #watercolor #drawing #sketch #ink #dailyart #sketchaday #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birdnerd #birdsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #instagood #birdsofwaterlooregion #day97

06-04-2023: Day 96
Eastern phoebe

#EasternPhoebe #phoebe #kitchener #kwawesome #bird #birds #backyardbirds #art #birdart #birddrawing #natureart #artist #illustration #watercolor #drawing #sketch #ink #dailyart #sketchaday #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birdnerd #birdsofmastodon #artistsonmastodon #birdsofwaterlooregion #day96

05-04-2023: Day 95

Belted kingfisher

#beltedkingfisher #kingfisher #kitchener #kwawesome #bird #birds #backyardbirds #art #birdart #birddrawing #natureart #artist #illustration #watercolor #drawing #sketch #ink #dailyart #sketchaday #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birdnerd #birdsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #instagood #birdsofwaterlooregion #day95

#gowolves #kwawesome

#gowolves #kwawesome

#gowolves #kwawesome

Danish beer giant Carlsberg Group is buying Kitchener-Waterloo's Waterloo Brewing Ltd. for C$144 MM.

Waterloo, founded in 1984 as Ontario’s first craft brewery and based in Kitchener, ON., was known Brick Brewing Co. until mid-2019.

#Beer #Ciders #ReadyToDrink #Breweries #Canada #Denmark #WaterlooRegion #KWAwesome #WRAwesome #MergersAndAcquisitions

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-carlsberg-is-buying-canadas-waterloo-brewing-for-144-million/

#Introduction

I'm Ryan. #Tech person, mostly #Drupal #webdev with an occasional side of #Microsoft365.

Christian, of the #Anabaptist with #LiberationTheology variety, and involved with a local #Mennonite church.

I talk politics/social issues, local/Ontario/Canadian and to some degree US.

Home is in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, part of the Haldimand Tract. #kwawesome #WatReg

First choice for transportation is my bike, followed by walking or taking the bus.

My cat is extremely cute and I post photos of her mostly on @[email protected].

I watch lots of movies and TV and share mini reviews mostly as ryanlr on Letterboxd.