Welcome to the 59th 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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Cooking with Uptown West neighbours |
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The Uptown West Neighbourhood Association recently hosted two virtual cooking classes with Chef Nicole from Meals without Madness. A family-friendly class and adult-focused class were offered for neighbours to cook virtually together. The menus included garlic knots, homemade pizza, and Chinese dumplings with stir-fried vegetables and dipping sauce. Yum!
Thanks to neighbourhood volunteers (some pictured above with Chef Nicole) for organizing this new idea with support from a Neighbourhood Matching Fund grant.
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Waterloo's Senior of the Year nominations |
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You know them: caring, involved seniors who have spent their year going out of their way to make a difference in our community. Please take a few moments of your time to nominate that special 65+ resident for Waterloo's 2022 Senior of the Year. Learn about eligibility criteria and complete the online submission on the city's webpage.
Deadline for the 2022 nomination is March 31, 2022.
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New Year's greetings to Beechwood Villa neighbours |
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Beechwood Villas requested a mini grant to enable greater connection amongst residents. Using the theme of connection, organizers developed a New Year's card which included a postcard with a postage stamp to reach out to others, a couple of packages of hot chocolate and a small gift card for coffee when venturing out. The cards arrived in January just in time for a big snowstorm and received wonderful feedback from residents.
Do you have a great idea to promote community connection in your neighbourhood? Consider applying for a mini-grant. To apply, simply email neighbourhoods@waterloo.ca with details about your idea!
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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 in Action
Pat has been living on the street for over 20 years; she is a wonderful neighbour and always there to help. She shovels/snow blows the elderly neighbours driveways and keeps an eye out for them. She picks up flowers each spring for our neighbours who have trouble getting out. She organized the annual street party for over 20 years. She has always kept on eye on the street when people are away and if anyone needs help with anything she's the first to offer assistance. Thanks Pat!
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New exhibition explores the health challenges faced by astronauts in space |
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The City of Waterloo Museum is thrilled to announce the launch of Health in Space: Daring to Explore. Health in Space demystifies the health challenges — such as variable gravity, radiation, and isolation — that astronauts face while living and working in space. Through authentic artifacts and captivating interactive activities, this exhibition will engage visitors to better understand Canada’s role in advancing health research.
Health in Space also includes video interviews with Canadian astronauts, which offer first-hand insight into their experiences. A special section within the exhibition highlights astronaut David Saint-Jacques’ recent mission, from his selection and training to the experiments conducted while aboard the ISS.
More information on this exhibition can be found here.
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Practice home fire escape planning |
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Waterloo Fire Rescue urges families to practice their home fire escape plan. “Everyone needs to know how to get out of the home safely when the smoke alarm sounds, especially because most fatal fires occur at night when people are asleep,” says Fire Chief Richard Hepditch.
Simple steps for home fire escape planning:
- Install smoke alarms on every storey and outside sleeping areas. It’s the law. For best protection, install additional smoke alarms in every bedroom.
- Make sure you have a working carbon monoxide (CO) alarm adjacent to all bedrooms.
- Develop a home fire escape plan, discuss it with the entire family and do a fire drill.
- Show everyone two ways out of each room, if possible.
- Check that all exits are unobstructed and easy to use.
- Determine who will be responsible for helping young children, older adults or anyone else that may need assistance.
- Choose a meeting place outside, such as a tree or a lamp post, where everyone can be accounted for.
- If caught in smoke, get low and go under the smoke to the nearest safe exit.
- Call the fire department from outside the home, from a cell phone or a neighbour’s home.
- Once out, stay out. Never re-enter a burning building.
For more information on fire and life safety, please visit the Waterloo Fire Rescue website or follow on Twitter.
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City of Waterloo resources: |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion
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