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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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/fPfvAQ Spotify+: nw1q04h.s.gy/EvEuZb

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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 · 14/09/2026

Cleared sidewalks should be a service that kicks in when a precinct reaches a certain level of density, along with various other measures to increase walkability and general liveability. The costs are covered by the increase in tax revenue that comes with density.

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Index: 00:00 Intro; Specialized Outreach Services … and the folks they walk with episode 1 17:24 Adam Qualter, author Foundations for Faith qualterbook1@hotmail.com 42:23 Keenan Reimer-Watts, Solo Piano Concert, Musical Flora St Johns DTK

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Note: The launch party for Adam Qualters Foundations For Faith happens TODAY (Sept 14) at 7pm at the Edelweiss Tavern, 600 Doon Village Rd. Kitchener.

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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!

ctvnews.ca

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

P.S. The advice offered here could be as useful for the Dems and the Greens as it is for the Grits. If there any actually Progressive Conservatives left in Ontario, they could find some encouragement here too.

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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...

youtube.com

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 · 01/06/2026

Index: 00:00 Intro; Andrew Teminski - Kitchener Musical Society band 150th kmsb.org themuseum.ca/events/150-years-of-the-kitchener-musical-society-band 11:30 Richard Burrows - Open Ears 2026 openears.ca 31:09 Jordan Kalist - linktr.ee/jordankalist

kmsb.org

Home | Kitchener Musical Society Band

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

00:00 Derek Alton - Civic Punks Waterloo Launch 07:46 Andrew Jacob Rinehart - Drone Day 2026 14:01 Peggy Nickels - How to Host an All Candidates Meeting 19:55 Alex Latta, Diane Stanley Horn - VisionWR update 39:43 Nancy Brent - Preston Arts Collective 51:58 Andrew Teminski - KMSB 150th

civicpunks.com

Civic Punks | A Movement for People Reimagining Government

Stories, practical ideas, and belonging, from the front lines of change. Join the movement of people making government work better.

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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

Index: 00:00 Intro; Áine Belton,Jude Akrey- Garden of Resilience kwag.ca 23:52 Scott Knarr, Sherry Coman - Organ and Spoken Word Recital, St Matthews Centre Apr 8 2026 stmatthewscentre.com

kwag.ca

Homepage | Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

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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

buff.ly

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 · 20/04/2026

Index: 00:00 Intro; Peter Mansell book launch, petermansell.ca 17:30 Mary D’Alton, Citizens of the Year Penny & Manfred Conrad kitchenerlionsclub.ca 35:19 Nancy Silcox catches up with Randy Steinman

petermansell.ca

Exciting Young Adult Fantasy Adventure Series | The Winkleys

Explore Canadian author P L Mansell's young adult fantasy adventure series with captivating magical stories featuring the Winkleys.

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Marinus de Groot @marinuspdegroot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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

Index: 00:00 Intro; Nancy Silcox with Margaret Walker ckuwkw.org 16:14 Becky Stark, Hepcat Swing Dance hepcatswing.com 34:03 Rebekah Churchyard carefarmscanada.com

ckuwkw.org

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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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