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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our radio magazine for this week. Promenade is heard every Monday -- at 5pm over the air at CKMS 102.7 Radio Waterloo, and -- at 7pm via www.midtownradio.ca Links for streaming on demand: Substack: nw1q04h.s.gy/gxgmqm Spotify+: nw1q04h.s.gy/kqYQ2A

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In Waterloo Region, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement at the University of Waterloo hosts a community calendar to help spread peace and connect people across the region. This will be the fourth time Home Range will be particpating. uwaterloo.ca/peace-week

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Matt Rodrigues @mattjrodrigues.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is no accident. Sustained investment in our paramedic staff and infrastructure have reversed course on worrying trends. This is great news for our community!

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Region of Waterloo paramedics report no Code Zeros and improved cardiac arrest response times

Region of Waterloo paramedics are reporting improvements in a few key areas.

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Please don't call me a 'customer' of the city. That's not the relationship I want with my city. clmarohn.substack.com/p/a-city-we-...

Text: When residents come to see their city as something they pay for and are owed in return, they start acting like customers. And customers don’t build anything. They make demands. They file complaints. They wait for service to be delivered to them. The agency that used to belong to a neighborhood gets handed over to a bureaucracy that, over time, learns to tend to its own survival before it serves the people who fund it.

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Index:
00:00 Intro; Laura Gorman, Queen Margaret Community Fair shepherdsway.ca
11:58 Alex Latta, VisionWR visionwr.org
27:09 Dorothy Wilson, Together For Nature Tour nvecoboosters.com

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Index:
00:00 Intro; Rumina Morris, Neila Long - Kitchener Newcomer Strategy kitchener.ca
14:21 Eva Hellreich, Teresa Perchthold - Kitchener Ward 10 All Candidates
31:31 Roz Gunn - Cambridge Elects cambridgeelects.ca

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here's a great list of considerations for defining a new leadership for Ontario. This is moving beyond the tired, old "left, right and centre" approach towards an emphasis on tomorrow over yesterday: It proposes moving from a mentality stuck in the 1970s into the 21st century. nw1q04h.s.gy/i7856L

therecord.com

12 ideas Ontario Liberals should be talking about during their leadership race

The Ontario Liberals have struggled to get off the ground with their past two leaders, so why not be bold?

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

images are for two features:
00:00 Intro; author Lori Wolf-Heffner - loriwolfheffner.com
27:32 Region of Waterloo Councillor Matt Rodrigues - mattrodrigues.ca

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

When we hollow out our local newsrooms, they too often are left relying on police reports as "news". That's a real problem.

Screenshot of a summary of local 'news' reports that are all basically just police reports.

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A Saturday Evening Muse post: the second installment in a projected series centred around the Gordie Howe International Bridge saga. bit.ly/3RDutaS

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Index:
00:00 Intro; Julie René de Cotret, ED Video 50th edvideo.org
24:37 David Marskell, Leonardo da Vinci: 500 Years of Genius themuseum.ca

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

"We increasingly want victory over relationship. We define people as enemies instead of neighbors because defeating enemies feels easier than understanding them. What strikes me is how often we search for shortcuts around the difficult work of building community." -Charles Marohn

clmarohn.substack.com

The Tuba Mindset

What Sam Quinones taught me about addiction, community, and the slow work of building strong towns.

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Index:
00:00 Intro; Hayley Lively, Miguel Bril - TenC Dance Art Centre tencdanceco.com
29:24 Nancy Silcox with Jeff Stewart fooddaycanada.ca

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Excellent introduction to why good planning is so important, providing evidence of how Waterloo once led the way and a warning about the damage that will be done if we allow single-minded provincial interference to continue unabated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvH0...

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Episode 7: Good Planning Makes Liveable Communities

YouTube video by Alliance for a Liveable Ontario

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Index:
00:00 Intro; Karl Kessler registrytheatre.com
11:02 Alex Bielak Food For Thought culinaryfederation.ca
21:50 Robyn E Schwarz Fairer Funding Summit dumbooctopusconsulting.com
31:21Nancy Silcox with Dylan Reibling princesscinemas.com

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

My latest Evening Muse offering: Decision '26 Post 1: Nomination Day bit.ly/3OTmPIk

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

For Waterloo Region residents, "come October you neither get to elect the head of your regional council directly nor indirectly through your own local representatives, and now that head of council is going to be more powerful than anyone you can actually vote for." #WRcouncil

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TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts

Bill 100 will let provincial appointees overrule democratically elected councils.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Fruit Shop, By-Ward Market, Ottawa Kathleen Moir Morris 1922-1929

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Our radio magazine for this week. Promenade is heard every Monday -- at 5pm over the air at CKMS 102.7 Radio Waterloo, and -- at 7pm via www.midtownradio.ca Substack: bit.ly/4mtBWo7 index with links in first comment

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

“Tirana Moons” temporary outdoor public space and library in Tirana (by Studio Precht and UDV Architects).

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

"Organizing things on a small scale in our neighbourhoods helps us build and maintain the muscles we need for organizing on a larger scale. It is building up our collective capacity in community, strengthening the web of connections and relationships that make change possible." -Leah Reesor-Keller

leahreesorkeller.substack.com

Play On! Midtown Playground Renewal Drive

What difference does a playground make? Cross-post with Citified

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Our radio magazine for this week. Promenade is heard every Monday -- at 5pm over the air at CKMS 102.7 Radio Waterloo, and -- at 7pm via www.midtownradio.ca Link for streaming on demand via Substack: bit.ly/4tgLBRc Index with more links in first comment.

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Sam Nabi @samnabi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I love Monica Tap’s larger-than-life “Road to Lily Dale I”. In a decentralized #WaterlooRegion with few unifying symbols, the Grand River is a common muse. Public art and publicly accessible galleries are not just a nice-to-have. They are part of what makes a neighbourhood worth living in.

Sam in a blue sweater with yellow and red stripes, standing in front of a painted canvas that takes up the whole frame. White, pink, brown and green impressionistic strokes depict the grand River valley in Monica Tap’s “Road to Lily Dale I”

Photo of land back camp, sun setting over a drum circle and tipi, which is printed on the side of a storage container in downtown Kitchener. Renovated office buildings, a brick heritage building, and a pedestrian are in the background.

Close up view of an undulating wall surrounding a garden, made of interweaved willow branches.

Side view of Aporia, a giant orange metal squiggly sculpture.

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It's happening! The Queen St. Commons is back! www.instagram.com/p/DV8sG3XCXS...

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Our radio magazine for this week. Promenade is heard every Monday -- at 5pm over the air at CKMS 102.7 Radio Waterloo, and -- at 7pm via www.midtownradio.ca Links for streaming on demand: Substack bit.ly/4bhr4FL Spotify + bit.ly/4r0AVV1 index in comments

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

What makes a longevity-ready city? Everyday movement is frictionless Nature isn’t a day trip, it’s on your street Housing is flexible and connected Social infrastructure is taken seriously Purpose is built into civic life

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Great Cities Don’t Just Acknowledge That We Age In Them — They Build For It. We Can Too.

We age in sidewalks, public spaces, transit stops, and community centers — not in hospitals. As populations age, the built environment will determine whether our cities thrive or struggle in the…

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Promenade radio magazine EXTRA feature: Martin de Groot in conversation with Tracey Frank, board chair, and Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor Wellington Wind Symphony. Online only: bit.ly/4bc02j5.

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

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