Inventory of Ideas

Gather around: Thomas Slee Park's resident-led seating project

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2019

In the neighbourhood of Doon South, Thomas Slee Park is a vibrant space used by people of all generations. It’s a place where neighbours meet and connect.

Besides all the kids who play there and tend to the parks’ pollinator garden, a large group of senior neighbours meet there every day to socialize. The park is so well-loved, that by the fall of 2017 it had become clear that there wasn’t enough seating to go around. A few neighbours raised concerns about the...

Students at Howard Robertson plant the roots of community in Kinzie Park

Posted Thursday, October 17, 2019

The morning sun shone brightly over Kinzie Park in Kitchener on Wednesday, September 25, as students from Howard Robertson Public School worked to transform the space and plant ten trees in partnership with Love My Hood and the City of Kitchener. The event, aligned with National Tree Day and National Forest Week, was the kickoff of the Tree Planting Pilot aimed at increasing the number of trees in Kitchener parks.

Brian Smith, a Grade 5/6 teacher...

Join in on the placemaking festivities taking place this weekend across Kitchener

Posted Monday, September 23, 2019

The 2019 Placemaking Challenge Weekend is just around the corner! This year, from Thursday, September 26 to Sunday, September 29, there’s a number of fun resident-led activities and events to check out across Kitchener, including: 

Gaukel Street Pop-up Park

From Thursday, September 26 to Sunday, September 29, Gaukel Street in downtown Kitchener will be transformed into a fun, people-focused space. Relax with friends at the patio tables, enjoy live music and theatre,...

Kitchener's First Neighbourhood Strategy: 3 Years in Review

Posted Thursday, September 05, 2019

In 2017, the City of Kitchener launched Love My Hood, Kitchener's first-ever Neighbourhood Strategy. With input from more than 5,000 residents and almost 3,500 hours of conversation, Love My Hood was developed with one guiding principle, three main areas of focus and 32 different recommended actions to be carried out over the next three years.

Since then, passionate residents from neighbourhoods across Kitchener have embraced Love My Hood - with street parties and community...

Over a decade of community gathering at the McKenzie Avenue Street Party

Posted Thursday, August 08, 2019

There’s an infectious feeling of neighbourhood pride shared by the residents of McKenzie Avenue. Every summer, for the past 11 years, a resident group consisting of nearly a dozen women carry on the tradition of organizing a street party for their neighbourhood, complete with a much-beloved balloon toss, a BBQ, and other games and activities.

“It is such a great way to be able to put names to the faces you see on a regular basis and provides an opening for conversation,”...