- Today I went to Pioneer Park Plaza (for the first time in several years) and felt like I used the Delorean and traveled back to 1960's. The Zehrs still has the old logo and the majority of the stores felt small and basically no room to walk. There were two garden centres in the parking lot for two separate stores.

- Whenever I go to Encore or the two Video Game stores in downtown Kitchener, it reminds me of the late 90's, the days when music and video games were at it's best.

- Love that we still have a Drive-In Theatre in Guelph and hope it never closes. It's the only time i would ever pay $10 or more to watch a movie or two.

Music Videos

Here are two music videos that i remember seeing being filmed:

1) Hawksley Workman - Jealous of Your Cigarette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgxltDbSDec

2) Proclaimers - There's a Touch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCyZoWTf3RI

Movies and TV shows

Cambridge has a cool website that shows some of the movies and commercials that were filmed there and tons of pics and info:
http://www.cambridge.ca/economic_dev.../film_projects
I surprised they don't mention RED.

TV shows i remember watching that was filmed in Waterloo Region: Romper Room,The Oopsy the Clown Show and Camp Cariboo....everybody sing....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF38gMdGhYM

Current tv show in production:
13 episodes of Bitten (based on a novel by Canadian author Kelley Armstrong) in Hespeler for Space channel

I know we have several things that grow in the wild that you could eat like: strawberries, raspberries, stinging nettle, ramsons and fiddleheads. I use to know a spot that had blue berries but i stopped going. The only time i feel safe in eating something that i found in the forest is when I'm in the country or Germany. Do you ever pick wild herbs, fruit or mushrooms in this area or do you see anybody else doing it?

What do you folks think of the idea of implementing a fare zone system within the Region once we have Presto up and running? What do you think might be feasible?

I personally see fare zones as a good way of transit transit riders paying for distance which they can travel on one fare. You could set the base fare as something like $2.50 and then have it increase by $0.50 for each zone boundary which is crossed to a maximum of $4.00. $4.00 could also be the cash fare to encourage people to switch to the Presto system and to encourage people to tap off for shorter trips. To make it more fair for those living close to a zone boundary you could make the first zone crossing free.

The Outlet Collection at Niagara Fact Sheet: https://notl.civicweb.net/Documents/...y.aspx?Id=4046
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szjmC...ature=youtu.be


- located near the QEW at Glendale Avenue.
- 1,000 construction jobs and 1,500 people will work at the mall.
- Phase one will include eight, single-level buildings totalling 520,000 square feet of gross leasable space in a racetrack design
- Food court pavilion will feature Niagara food and wine
- Stores that are confirmed at this moment: Banana Republic, Bench Outlet, Brooks Brothers Outlet, Calvin Klein, Forever 21, Gap Outlet, Izod, Bass Pro and Michael Kors.

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1) Sportsworld - everything about it was perfect: location, water park, arcade,.....
2) Market Square - food court, best spot for the market, and Eatons.
3) Laurel Creek - when it was free anybody had a chance to use it.
4) Banditos - it was on the corner of King and Ottawa in Kitchener and if I remember correctly was the biggest store where you could rent movies.
5) Knob Hill Farms - man that place was huge and here's a commercial:
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=y_en9...%3Dy_en94UOBu4
6) Sam the Record Man - went every Tues.
7) Stanley Park Mall - when they had the lcbo, short stop and more in the mall.
8) Lulu's night club - the world's longest bar and i remember hearing about Wu-Tang, Janet Jackson, Sloan and more playing at Lulus and imagine if it was still around:RpS_sad:

Just came across a great TEDx video that covers a lot of ground on grassroots urban revitalization. The speaker's energy is amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntwqVDzdqAU

I don't think anybody has posted this yet, but the Record reported today that Waterloo Lanes is closing and the lot will be redeveloped as "a seven-storey apartment and three-level underground parking garage." Here's the article.

At this time i believe there are two parks that are free: Churchill Park in Cambridge and Waterloo Park

Remember when Waterloo Park had bears, tigers, porcupines, raccoons,.....? I have a feeling if they built the enclosures in the forest by the soccer field and baseball diamonds they would still have them at the park. The current layout is good for some animals like the birds and rabbits but the deer would probably be more active if they were in the forest and plus the city would save money on water since there are several streams.

- New Exhibit starting this June-September and it's called Torn From Home: My Life as a Refugee
- Village is open since May 1st
- Ecofest: June 1st - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m (FREE Admission)


I hope in the near future they decide to focus on the village and turn it into something like Black Creek Village by York University and add a brewery, restaurant and places to shop.

schedule: http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2013/time_zone/0
video: http://www.ticats.ca/video/index/id/83271
tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Hamilton-...efrom=CFC_KREC

- pre-season starts in june
- stadium will hold up to 14,000 people
- construction of new bleachers at Alumni Stadium should begin in early May
- single-game tickets will go on sale in mid-May
- 9 games will be played in Guelph

This will be the first time i will go to a professional football game and i can't believe this is happening.

The Race

The race will run from the Mill Pond and up the Speed River then return with the various classes doing loops to get to the 10K, 15K and 20K lengths.

First race starts at 10:30 AM. Onsite registration and sign-in from 8:30 – 9:45 AM
Food and award ceremonies for paddlers after the race.
Prizes and trophies from local sponsors.
The race is sanctioned by Ontario Marathon Canoe and Kayak Racing Association (OMCKRA).

http://feelthespeedriverchallenge.com/


Boat classes

Length: most classes 15 km; 10Km for recreational; 20K for ICF kayak
Canoes: Men C2, Mixed C2, Men’s Recreational, Mixed Recreational, Adult Child Recreational

Kayaks: Men’s K1, long Kayaks and short Kayaks
Note: class designation for K1 will be based on ICF specifications; canoes on OMCKRA specifications; long Kayaks are 14ft and greater; short Kayaks are under 14ft.

Sign in and awards will take place in the Crossfit Cambridge location of:

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54 Guelph Avenue at Milling Street near Jacob’s Landing.

Post your springtime pics, day or night. I'll start with night. Here's one I shot in Mount Hope Cemetery a few nights ago.

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