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Building Resilience: Brains!
No doubt 2016 will require us all to face periods of disorganization and disruption. But, by adopting strategies to build our brain resiliency, we will more quickly adapt and return to living well again, and find ourselves more resilient and able to enjoy more “sunny ways.”
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A Full House
My three millennial children are presently living at home. This has not always been the case, as they have come and gone for various periods of time, for school or work in other cities. We don’t know how long we will be living this way, but for now we are choosing to create a home…
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Poll Numbers Show Your Vote Matters
In 2008, the winner in what is now the Waterloo riding won by just 17 votes, and if you study the polling data, publically available from Elections Canada, you will see just how close most of the polls were. Many were tied or had less than 10 votes separating candidates. The significance of every vote…
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Building resilience: Over a century for Waterloo Park
The farmland for Warterloo Park was purchased from Jacob B. Eby’s widow, Elizabeth, in 1890 – making this year Waterloo Park’s 125th birthday. When’s the party?
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Building resilience: Curiosity is key
When I was about eight years old I wondered if I could jump across the creek that flowed along the side of our yard. I backed up a few paces, ran and leaped.
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Building resilience: The green bin blues
Mitigating WR’s challenge with waste management by highlighting international best practice.
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Building resilience: Strength in numbers
As challenging as it may be, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Kitchener are stronger together than as individual cities.
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Building resilience: On the politics of pollination
Agricultural and chemical advances often come with unintended consequences. In an effort to fight harmful insect infestation, honeybees are taking a hit, too.
