Inventory of Ideas

Less Plastic, More Placemaking: Resident-led Recycling Program in Lakeside Park

Posted Monday, February 04, 2019

Invented in 1898, improved in the early 1900’s and popularized in the 1960’s, plastic is lightweight, malleable, changeable and easy to manufacture. Worldwide, we are now producing 300 million tons of it each year. Half of it is for single use. One tenth of it is actually recycled and nearly three times as much (over 8,000,000 tons) ends up in our streams, rivers, lakes and oceans.

It’s statistics like this that motivate the Lakeside Park Kitchener Group of...

Diving into the benefits of recreation at Cameron Heights Pool

Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Paul Troy has been swimming at the Cameron Heights Pool for decades. Over the years, the pool has become a special place for him – when you talk to him, it’s easy to see how much he loves being there.

Paul first dove in to the pool at Cameron Heights when he was in high school. He had joined the water polo team and started lane swimming for fitness. That was in 1991.

Towards the end of high school, Paul developed Crohn's disease, a condition that affects the digestive...

Volunteers create connected communities

Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2018

In celebration of International Volunteer Day, we’re sending a giant ‘thank you’ to residents in our community who give the greatest gift of all – time. Each day, volunteers across our city give their time and energy to benefit our community – making it a safer, more inclusive place for all of us to enjoy.

From our outdoor rinks to community events, groups of volunteers come together to make it possible for us to enjoy time in our neighbourhoods and...

Happy Diwali from Victoria Hills

Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2018

What does home mean to you? Is it a physical place? Is it being with loved ones, no matter where you are? Is it the traditions, food and culture?

For many, home is a mixture of all these things and more. But, if we’re away from our loved ones or the place where we grew up, it’s the holidays and special times of year that we tend to miss home the most.

In the Victoria Hills Neighbourhood, the residents want to make sure everyone feels at home and they do that by gathering...

People Make Great Places: A Community Workshop by LoveMyHood

Posted Friday, November 02, 2018

 “Great public places are those that show off the unique personality of the neighbourhood. When neighbours design and create these features for themselves, they are more likely to bring them to life with activities that make people feel safer and more connected to their neighbourhood.” – Juanita Metzger, LoveMyHood Project Team Member and Mount Hope Resident.

A few years ago, the Love My Hood project team led one of the city’s largest and most inclusive...