Welcome to the 57th edition of Neighbours helping Neighbours, a newsletter from the neighbourhoods team, with a focus on good news stories, important community updates and an ever growing list of support resources.
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Supporting neighbours with snow clearing |
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There's a lot of snow across Waterloo this month! If you have a neighbour that could use extra help to clear snow, or even a neighbour that could simply use a smile, consider reaching out to offer support when you can.
A shout out to all the neighbours that helped someone in their community during the big snowfall last Monday. Thanks for showing your neighbourhood kindness Waterloo!
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Outdoor rinks continue for winter recreation |
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Outdoor rinks across Waterloo are an important part of neighbourhood recreation this winter. Learn more about locations, rules, and schedules at waterloo.ca/outdoor-rinks.
Outdoor rink volunteer teams at Eastbridge Green, Carriage Way Park, Clair Lake Park, and Stillmeadow Park are recent recipients of mini grants to help further support neighbourhood enjoyment on the ice this winter.
A big thanks to all rink volunteers across the city. If you see volunteers out at a local park, share a kind message of support!
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Great neighbourhoods start with you and some money from us! |
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Fun park features, murals, community gardens, message boards, little libraries, and virtual events are neighbourly ideas that address social isolation, support community wellbeing and build neighbourly connections in safe ways. Tell us about your idea so we can help!
Your ideas may be eligible for up to $7500 from the Neighbourhood Matching Fund. Reach out to neighbourhoods@waterloo.ca to chat about your idea and apply online before Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.
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In December, the Uptown West Neighbourhood Association collaborated with the Grand Philharmonic Choir to enjoy some holiday songs in the park. Neighbours enjoyed the peaceful early winter feeling in the park with beautiful harmonies of the choir floating over the children at play.
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Is there someone doing awesome near you?
The City of Waterloo wants to recognize people who do something great, big or small, in their neighbourhood. Nominations will be accepted year-round and every nominee will receive a thank you package.
How can you get involved?
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Submit a quick and easy nomination to describe your kind neighbour’s contributions
- Help spread the word about this new program
- Be a caring and kind neighbour!
Spotted: Neighbourhood Kindness!
Dorothy shares, "The Jagiellowicz family is amazing. Always there if you need anything. The girls are often found spreading love with chalk drawing messages, or dropping off baked goods to some of the seniors in the neighbourhood - especially during this pandemic. They are amongst the many amazing people of our neighbourhood."
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Winterloo is this weekend! |
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Saturday is the annual, FREE for all ages winter family festival, Winterloo! There is also plenty of fun to discover around Waterloo, at home, and online, all on your own time!
Highlights include:
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Official Plan - Shopping Patterns survey |
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As part of the Official Plan review, the city is taking a closer look at the commercial and employment related policies of the plan. We are working with an external firm, urbanMetrics, to complete this review, including a survey that will help us make informed decisions that will strengthen the shape and character of our commercial areas, including shops, services and restaurants.
We need your help to understand how you access goods and services, either in person or online. Please take 10 minutes to complete the survey and help us to better understand how we should be planning for commercial areas. We will be doing 5 draws for $20 in Uptown Dollars from all survey entries. The survey will be open through January 31, 2022.
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Source: Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion
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