Perimeter Institute is hiring a full-time Coordinator for its Training, Educational Outreach and Scientific Programs
Hybrid role in Waterloo with good benefits, pension, inclusive workplace:
https://apply.perimeterinstitute.ca/prog/coordinator_teosp_/
This week, I brewed up something tasty for the CBCKW food column!
Stratford’s Karen Hartwick is one of Canada’s first certified tea sommeliers! For more than 20 years, she’s been sharing her passion for, introducing people to, and blending teas at her tea bar, Tea Leaves. We talked about her journey, the different categories, ways to pair tea with food.
#LocalFood #SMBs #PerthCounty #WaterlooRegion #Tea #Mastonom
ICYMI: My latest radio column about Jacob Wilkinson and his Kitchener-based hot sauce company, Blowing Smoke is up!
You can listen here : https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w/clip/16145299-how-local-hot-sauce-maker-creates-fiery-recipes
When a chef I trust pulled me aside to tell me about someone who's fighting the odds to start a hot sauce company, I took notice. Jacob Wilkinson, who is visually impaired, turned a pandemic project into Blowing Smoke, featuring Ontario-grown produce with fantastic names like Devil’s Night and Yellow Snow.
Am so honoured he let me tell his story.
#EatLocal #WaterlooRegion #Entrepreneur #VisuallyImpaired #Accessiblity #SMB #Mastonom #Food
And remember to check out Kitchener Public Library's list of (loosely, in some cases) cycling-related books. There's sure to be an awesome read there for everyone!
#BikeTooter #Cycling #WaterlooRegion #Books #Bookstodon
https://kpl-kitch.ca.iiivega.com/library-list/list/0e9c8aab-dd42-4675-9c1a-522cfd123f5f
Hey, KW Peeps! The Knights of Columbus are doing their annual eWaste drive at St Anthony Daniel’s on Midland in Kitchener until 1pm! Dropped off my dead electronics and bought local maple syrup ($15)
Today's column was about Mexican foods and the shout-out was for Chef Eduardo Perez's pop-up at TWB tonight & tomorrow night. Ran over to get his Cochinita Pibil tacos with beans & rice for dinner. SO GOOD.
(Curtido from America Latina was in the fridge)
Ashley and Hayat from Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region were a ton of fun to work with at the Bike Rodeo today. And they had done all the prep work to make bike decoration with kids work smoothly. The bike rider on that sign just makes me happy!
It may be end of term, but for some Conestoga hospitality and culinary students, the training continues! I spoke with Dux Donyll Menil, Sanskruti Patil, and Emilie Duffin (and some of their profs) about training for the Skills Ontario Competition
No food column this week! Until the Easter Bunny hops on by, here are pics from this week's capstone by Conestoga College's culinary students. Loved the creativity they brought to the global flavours theme, incl rendang terrine, okonomiyaki-inspired danish, and a (sweet) cucumber sandwich entremet. The kids are alright.
As folks here may know — I've certainly mentioned it 
— version 2.0 of the @CyclingGuide mobile app is now available in the App Store for iPhone and the Google Play Store for Android. And now, much as I dislike listening to me going on and on, I’ll share this interview I did with Dan Kellar of CKMS FM. I think it’s a decent summary of the strengths of Cycling Guide
I have exciting news to share. Version 2.0 of the @CyclingGuide mobile app is now available in Google Play Store for Android and the App Store for iPhone. It has plenty of improvements. See the details here, and please try it out if you haven’t before. Did I mention that I'm excited?
Happy cycling! 
#BikeTooter #Cycling #WaterlooRegion
https://cyclingguide.org/2025/04/announcing-cycling-guide-2-0/
We have exciting news to share. Cycling Guide 2.0 is now available in Google Play Store for Android and the App Store for iPhone. It has plenty of improvements. See the details here, and please try it out if you haven’t before.
Happy cycling!
#BikeTooter #Cycling #WaterlooRegion
https://cyclingguide.org/2025/04/announcing-cycling-guide-2-0/
Since so many of us are choosing Canadian and local, maybe it's time to look at Ontario wines? Chatted with a couple of local wine experts and got some ideas about some ideas beyond what's on LCBO shelves.
#BuyLocal #Wines #OntarioWines #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #Food #Mastonom
The Friday edition of CKMS #CommunityConnections is hosted by Alexis Hammer, a Conestoga Radio Broadcasting student at Radio Waterloo. Tune in at 3:00pm to CKMS-FM 102.7, online at radiowaterloo.ca/listen, or YouTube Live: youtu.be/IiqmRon8AKw
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
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It’s my first columnaversary as CBC-KW’s food columnist! What better way to celebrate a year of exploring local foods than with maple syrup? Talked about terroir, this year’s harvest, and there’s a Salted Guinness Maple Caramel Syrup recipe that’s mighty good on ice cream!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/maple-syrup-season-jasmine-mangalaseril-1.7502007
GRCA Flood Message #4 – Flood Warning
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is issuing a Flood Warning message for the City of Kitchener and the City of Cambridge. The Flood Warning message previously issued for West Montrose is being upgraded to Flood Warning Zone 2. The Flood Warning messages previously issued for Grand Valley, Waldemar, Drayton, the Village of Conestogo, New Hamburg, and Ayr remain in effect.
yay! I have floated this balloon a few times, and finally got traction.
We've got a bonafide Signal group for anybody in the vaguely Guelph-ish area!
This is region-specific not mastondon-specific, btw. So if you know anyone not on fedi that would still be interested, DM me for a link to share. Open to anyone interested in building local community and connections - very #spoonie friendly, btw.
#Guelph #KWAwesome #WatReg #Waterloo #Kitchener #WaterlooRegion #CambridgeON
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