Community Edition

Our March Edition is out now! Be sure to check us out in person or online at communityedition.ca

On Feb. 9, 2026 during the public city council meeting, officials approved major updates to urban policy. Read more at communityediton.ca

Recently, I was chatting with a friend about the joy of living in a walkable city. Read more at communityedition.ca

Rock This Town: A New Wave premiered Friday, Feb. 26, 2026, to a sold-out crowd at The Princess Original Cinemas in Uptown Waterloo. Read more at communityedition.ca

It was author Emily Urquhart’s pup June that brought us out to the Bechtel Dog Park on a grey Saturday afternoon. Read more in person or online!

A Brief Overview of the Stuntman Economy that Governed Society Between 2247-2651 AD Followed by a Relic is the full title of a collaborative project by local artists Lauren Prousky and Jacob Irish.  Read more at communityedition.ca

Waterloo Region now has its first risograph print shop, thanks to the team behind Dirty Work Studio.   Read more at communityedition.ca

The playground at Lakeside Park in Kitchener provided a convenient meeting spot for my walk with labour organizer, library advocate and bird enthusiast Joseph Brannan, but it made for a snowy trek to the ploughed path.   Read more at communityedition.ca

If you’re looking for an affordable way to explore in Waterloo Region this winter, look no farther than your local library. Read more online at communityedition.ca

On May 22, 1974, two teenage boys went on a petty crime spree in Elmira, Ontario. Over the course of one night, they smashed windows of cars, homes, and businesses, slashed tires, and even removed the cross from a church. Read more at communityedition.ca

The Working Centre’s Queen Street Commons Café in downtown Kitchener is set to reopen this spring after a six-year hiatus. Read more in person in your favourite local cafe!

Even an extreme cold warning on a blustery January afternoon could not keep pizza lovers from grabbing a slice at Willibald Pizza in downtown Galt. Read more at communityedition.ca

As of January 2026, the Region of Waterloo reached a critical bottleneck. Severe water capacity constraints within the Mannheim Service Area, which encompasses Kitchener, Waterloo and parts of Cambridge, forced a temporary halt on all new development approvals.  Read more online

At Kollective Studios, community is among their core tenants alongside creativity, choreography and just a little bit of chaos. Read more at communityedition.ca

On Jan. 9, 2026,  the Region of Waterloo council amended By-Law 25-021. This deferred the possession date for the Kitchener transit hub site until Apr. 1, 2026. Read more at communityedition.ca

Our February Edition is now out, find us out in the wild or online at communityedition.ca

The melodies of HouseCat returned to Maxwell’s Concerts and Events on Jan. 23, 2026, to recognise the professional legacy of Shannon Lee, a local musician and Laurier alum.   Read more at communityedition.ca #housecat #waterlooregion

There is within me an orange ball. I hold it with two hands as it expands, a bright lung it pulses softly, feeling orange.   Read more of this poem at communityedition.ca

When I was a kid, making friends felt a lot easier because it all boiled down to those who lived closest to me. Read more about making friends as an adult at communityedition.ca

The originally published version of this infographic in the January 2026 issue of TCE was inaccurate, it portrayed numbers for all but WRPS fields in the thousands, rather than millions. This is the updated and correct version, to be published in print in the February 2026 issue