October 30 2017
Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate News Update
October 30 2017. In today’s news: Kitchener’s coming construction boom, green bin usage, museums, the Trans Canada Trail, HongKongers becoming Taiwanese
Kitchener braces for construction boom
Developments in downtown Kitchener are currently exempt from paying both regional and city development charges, but that exemption disappears at the end of February 2019, and city officials are expecting a rush of applications from builders hoping to start their projects in time to avoid the extra charges.
Green bin use up 124% in six months
Amount of recyclables collected also up while trash is down
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Smooth Rock Falls, Ont. is looking to boost its population. Smooth Rock Falls saw its population cut nearly in half and its revenues tumble 40 per cent since the 2006 closure of the pulp and paper mill
Waterloo Region Museums
Waterloo Region is an old place. Not old like Athens or Tokyo, but old like Vancouver and St Louis. As such, we have a lot of history here and what better way to catch a glimpse of how things were than to spend a couple of hours in one of our local museums. Most of our museums are either free or very very reasonable.
World’s longest hiking trail finally completed in Canada
After 25 years in the making, Canada has finally completed world’s longest hiking trail, known as the Great Trail or Trans Canada Trail. The path is 24,000 km of connected urban, rural and wilderness, greenways, waterways, and roadways.
Why are so many HongKongers moving to Taiwan?
A familiar culture with a higher quality of life, lower living costs, and the odd cha chaan teng, what’s not to like about Taipei for Hongkongers? Well, apart from fewer jobs and lower wages…
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9 things you should know about fengshui
Fengshui is about the balance and flow of energy. Feng means wind, shui means water. It’s about wind and water. Feng shui is important because good feng shui will bring positive energy and good fortune, bad feng shui will attract bad energy and bring bad luck. (Energy is called chi.)