• Mixing Cocktails and Canvases

    Taking place in a pub or restaurant, Paint Nite introduces social art to the masses with the motto “drink creatively”.

  • More than brick and mortar

    At Caroline and Erb Street, four uniquely crafted buildings bridge Waterloo’s history and innovation, landing national recognition. The CCE takes you inside WR’s Governor General Award winning buildings.

  • Looking behind closed doors

    Content courtesy Doors Open. Photos by Matt Smith. Doors Open Waterloo Region, a heritage architecture tour featuring the region’s special and pseudo-secret locations, is held on Saturday, Sept. 20. The CCE […]

  • Sexplanations with Stacey: Because I saw it on television

    Stacey Jacobs Stacey Jacobs is the Community Sexual Health Educator at Planned Parenthood Waterloo Region, ppwr.on.ca, and has taught sexuality classes at the University of Waterloo. I was talking to […]

  • Not your parents’ library

    Janine Prew CCE CONTRIBUTORS This isn’t your parents’ library anymore. The newly renovated downtown Kitchener Central Library features a brand new Digital Media Lab, introducing cutting-edge hardware and software that […]

  • WR on board with GO changes

    Justin Smirlies CCE CONTRIBUTORS Minor changes are being made to the GO train and bus schedules for Kitchener and Waterloo this September, a service that eventually hopes to see increased […]

  • Shape the debate: visions vs. speaking points

    Chris Hyde CCE CONTRIBUTORS It’s election time again in Waterloo Region and soon candidates will be reaching out to the citizens of the region to ask for our vote. While […]

  • Shape the debate: creating connected community

    Jim Tigwell CCE CONTRIBUTORS During the coming municipal election, it’s imperative we address the diverse disengagement of citizens. For a smallish city made larger by our neighbors, we have easily […]

  • Pure and Local: eating with the season

    Sasha Campbell Sasha Campbell is a Certified Life Skills Coach & Raw Nutritionist and Chef. She is the founder of Blyssful Health where she educates others on healthy eating, raw […]

  • Tri-city thrifty: bookstores

    Samantha Estoesta CCE CONTRIBUTOR The romantic reader: KW Bookstore  There is something about walking into a used bookstore and just seeing stacks and stacks of paperbacks that makes me feel […]