Tag: Walk Leaders

Kitchener: Then, and Now

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When: Sunday May 7, 2023.  11 am – 12 noon Will be cancelled if it’s raining

55 Bramm Street, Kitchener, ON (Free Parking)

Walk Leader: Tim Willcox

We explore former Down Town Kitchener locations, using vintage photos of yesteryear, and compare the old photos to what those locations look like today. Kitchener – Then, and Now

MidTown Green Walk: Climate solutions in your backyard

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Time: Sunday May 7, 2023, 1-2:30 pm

Meeting Place: George Lippert Park, 204 Ahrens St. W (near the playground)

Walk Leader: Ryan Fobel

Many in our community are deeply concerned about the climate crisis. We know that we need to make deep lifestyle changes to reduce our carbon emissions but we feel powerless and intimidated by the scale of the challenge.

Come get inspired by a host of innovative, climate solutions right here in MidTown, including solar power, heat pumps, green driveways, active transportation, urban agriculture and more…

You’ll catch a glimpse of the green transformation that’s well underway in our city. As William Gibson famously said, “The future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed.“

Brewers, Taverns, Hotels and Saloons: Drinking in Berlin/Kitchener History

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Time: Friday May 5, 2023, 6:30 – 8 pm

Meeting Place: TheMuseum, 10 King Street West, Kitchener

Walk Leader: Todd Bowman

Walk through downtown Kitchener exploring the theme of alcohol in its history. Discover the locations and people behind Berlin’s earliest breweries and the various establishments where people gathered to socialize over a drink. Meet interesting people in Berlin history, like the blacksmith who opened the city’s first tavern. Discover places you’ve walked past before or never knew were there, like the hotel whose name changed more times than the city’s did, the brewery that made Canada’s first lager, and the city’s first LCBO that opened after Prohibition. Finally, find out which city accused Waterloo County’s brewers of a major tax evasion scheme that threatened the whole industry!