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Oct 15, 2018

Election Day is Monday, October 22

Our local elected officials have the greatest impact on our day to day lives. Here's a whole bunch of info to help you for election day on Monday, October 22.

The awesome folks at CivicTechWR put together this site with detailed policy and issue information for every candidate in every race. Mayoral, city and regional council and school boards - all in one place - Waterloo Region Votes.

Transit around the region - walking, cycling, buses and rail - will continue to be a major issue for the next four years and beyond. TriTAG has a full breakdown of where the candidates stand on transit issues. Building Waterloo Region into the best place to walk, bike and take public transit benefits those of who call this home and will also help attract more people to live and work here.

Finally, here's links to city and township sites on where to vote on Monday:

Thanks for voting and reading.

What to do.

Dear Rouge play Maxwell's Music and Events on Tuesday, October 16 with special guests Modern Space and Ellevator.

PowerShiftWR is going to be at Partnering with Nature to Heal the Biosphere on Tuesday, October 16 from 6:30 to 9 PM at the Kitchener Public Library. A handful of leading-edge thinkers will be presenting their solutions at a public forum. All speakers have been involved in research and practices that contribute to the reversal of greenhouse gas emissions through natural agricultural approaches and tree-planting to restore land, and from environmental activists who see the need to encourage any and all methods to draw down existing carbon that will complement the technological methods of preventing future emissions.

Avocado Mixer 18: "Bringing Sustainability Home" is this Wednesday, October 17 from 6:30m to 9:30 PM at TWB Brewing. Join them for an evening to discuss and share ideas on how to bring sustainability home. Snacks from SevenShores, drink from TWB Brewing and WrouteInc will be there with one of their Tesla Model Xs.

Emily Slofstra, chair of CycleWR, will be at the CivicTechWR meetup this Wednesday, October 17 to talk about the advocacy and outreach work that CycleWR has been doing. How can the tech community help? Head over to Smile.io HQ and find out!

Over at your Kitchener Public Library on Wednesday, October 17, Kayleigh Platz hosts a 85 Queen event with international bestselling author Kate Morton as she launches her newest novel, The Clockmaker’s Daughter. (Available for purchase at Words Worth Books. -Ed.)

On Thursday, October 18, Taps and Apps - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region’s signature event -returns to the Walper Hotel. Join other like-minded individuals with an interest in tasty food, craft beer and networking. Grab a friend and come out to enjoy ten local restaurants, ten local craft breweries and live music.

The Kitchener Community Light The Night Walk is this Friday, October 19. Join them for a walk from the UW School of Pharmacy to Grand River Hospital to raise money to end blood cancer.

Rhapsody Barrel Bar is open on Sundays again! Check out their schedule of events.

Kitchener Public Library is open on Sundays again! They also have a schedule of events you should check out.

Saturday, October 20 is Music For The Masses - it's retro Saturday with DJ Good Dr at Jane Bond. No cover, DJs at 10 PM., 19+.

Jesse Weber is playing Descendants Beer & Beverage on Saturday, October 20 from 2 - 5 PM.

The Etsy Waterloo Region Bootcamp is this Saturday, October 20 from 9 to 4 PM. Experienced Etsy sellers will mentor you through how to optimize your shop for sales and give you the tools to run a successful Etsy shop. You’ll overcome your obstacles and tackle your questions on shipping, photography and how to get found on Etsy. You’ll work to complete actionable tasks that you will use to improve you shop right away. You’ll work with other Etsy shop owners to move your shop forward by supporting each other and maintaining accountability, setting monthly goals, and understanding your customer’s experience better though peer-to-peer shop critiques.

...and a Halloween-related event later in the month. Join PlugIn KW on Friday, October 26 as they reopen the doors of the vacated century-old Zion Church as they turn it into a Temple of Terror. As you wander this heritage site that dates back to 1893, will you feel the chills of paranormal activities? (Do not want. -Ed.) Will the paranormal demons skulk around as you dance the night away in their chapel? Will they interfere as you get your palm read in the rotunda? Will they argue against amalgamation? Who knows?!?!

Bearface Design presents Art, Design & Architecture - a documentary series exploring creatives and the creative world. Every Monday in October at 7pm at The Princess Cinemas. This Monday, Oct. 16 is "Graphic Means" co-presented with Studio Locale.

Celebrate the neighbourhoods of Waterloo Region with an evening of fun, live music, craft beer, street eats and more at Block Party on Saturday, Nov. 24 at Catalyst 137.

Benefiting Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, you'll experience an acid jazz/funk band, DJ Flash, food from Graffiti Market, beer from Descendants Beer & Beverage Co. , Bitte Schoën Brauhaus and Red Circle Brewing Co. and a whole bunch more - all for just $100 a ticket. Learn more here.