Cord Community Edition: November 2014

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Waterloo Region’s independent monthly • Volume 3 Issue 2 • november 6, 2014 • community.thecord.ca

A SHIFT IN THE

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NIGHT\SHIFT, KITCHENER’S NOCTURNAL ART PARTY IS CHANGING THE CITY. PAGE 8.

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IN this issue FEATURE Night\Shift PAGE 8 The CCE walked the streets of Kitchener’s nocturnal art festival. Check out what we found. Page 8 NEWs 3 4

Top ten election moments In brief

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NEWS highlights of wr votes The CCE highlights the top ten moments of the 2014 election season.

By Anna Beard, Juliana Gomez and Tegan Thuss.

1. 10th term

3. voting options

Ken Seiling throws his hat in the ring for a 10th term, as of January 2014. Seiling was first elected to Regional Council as Regional Chair in 1985, and was the first directly elected Regional Chair in 1997. His pet project, light rail transit, becomes basis for many debates.

Hoping to improve voter turnout, the City of Cambridge announces it will have the option of voting online or by telephone, for the 2014 municipal election.

The 2010 municipal election saw a voter turn out of less than 29 per cent. The total cost is $60,000, but means easier, faster and more efficient voting.

2. mayor zehr On Feb. 4, 2014, Kitchener Mayor, Carl Zehr announces he will not be seeking re-election. Mayor Zehr has held the position of Mayor since 1997, and the longest serving Mayor in the history of the city.

This means a new face heading Kitchener City Hall, come 2015.

4. aissa enters After a failed lawsuit against the Region of Waterloo in March 2014, local business owner and anti-light rail transit mogul Jay Aissa filed his papers to join the race to become the next Regional Chair. Aissa ran on the platform of reduced government spending – primarily focusing on cancelling the $818 million rapid transit project.

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News beat y google’s Gmail Redesign Focused in Kitchener Ten years after the birth of Gmail, Google has created Inbox as a means of reinventing the way their popular email service works.

This new program, Inbox, is being marketed as an opt-in service, and will not be forced on current Gmail users. The new service is available through Apple’s App Store ,the Google Play marketplace and on the web at www. google.com/inbox, although it only works with Google’s Chrome browser. Inbox is currently operating as invite-only, but early adopters can request access to it by sending a message to inbox@ google.com. Matthew Izatt, product manager, says all the work for the Apple iOS Inbox app was done in Canada, including Google’s Kitchener office, which is the hub of Gmail development.

y New Brewery opening 7. negativity

5. expense mistake

2014 brought big party politics to the municipal level. With lawsuits filed for libel, robocalls painting candidates as tax-hungry wolves and attack ads, this year showed that some will do anything to win. Long-time Kitchener mayor Carl Zehr, was so ‘disturbed’ with the negative tone of the election that he penned a poignant op-ed in the Record, encouraging voters to choose candidates with high levels of integrity.

Discrepancies in Woolwich Mayor, Todd Cowan’s expense claims for 2013 and 2014 led Woolwich Township council to ask Waterloo Regional Police to investigate. An apparent mistake, which Cowan repaid, leads to a new process for cross-referencing expenses for council members and the Mayor.

6. Brewer drops out Cambridge Regional Councillor and former Mayor Jane Brewer drops out of the regional council race due to illness.

Just days after the end of the nomination period, long time Cambridge Regional Councillor Jane Brewer withdrew from the Regional Council race due to illness. Expressing concern that she would be unable to fulfill her duties, Brewer decided to bow out of the race rather than have to resign. It’s worth noting that even after withdrawing, she received over 4,700 votes.

9. LRT keeps going In what some are calling an unofficial referendum, Waterloo Region voters finally closed the question of whether or not the Region should move forward with LRT – despite the fact that many public forums approved the project and that construction had already started. “There were no members of council elected who were in favour of cancelling the project” said Regional Chair, Ken Seiling.

10. voter turnout

8. rahimi email The morning of Oct. 14 was marked by news that Kitchener Mayoral candidate Dan Glenn-Graham had allegedly sent Kitchener Ward 2 candidate Wasai Rahimi an email asking him to step out of the race and support opponent fellow Ward 2 candidate, Dan Graham. The email was later found to have been sent to Rahimi by a GlennGraham volunteer.

Despite best efforts to encourage citizen engagement, the 2014 municipal campaign saw stagnant voter turnout across Waterloo Region. In Kitchener voter turnout increased 2.5 per cent from 27.41 per cent in 2010 to 29.94 per cent. Waterloo saw a 5.2 per cent decrease in turnout, going from 41.16 per cent in 2010 to 35.93 per cent this year. Woolwich, North Dumfries township and Cambridge kept numbers around the same mark as 4 years ago while Guelph and Wellesley saw 2 digit increases, 11.07 per cent and 17.81 per cent respectively.

A new brewery is opening in Waterloo. Abe Erb will be opening their doors on Nov. 9. Located at 15 King St. S, in uptown Waterloo, this location is ideal for a new brew pub. If you haven’t been keeping tabs, make sure to follow @abe_erb and #AbeErb for more details.

yUniversity of Waterloo Students Shortlisted EyeCheck, (founded by Waterloo engineering students Ashutosh Syal and Daxal Desai), and Suncayr, (created by Waterloo nanotechnology students Derek Jouppi, Rachel Pautler, Andrew Martinko, Chad Sweeting and Hayden Soboleski), are two of 20 international finalists in a worldwide competition that encourages university and college students to design something that solves a problem. EyeCheck is an app that shines two different kinds of light into the eyes of people using the device to analyze the reflections that come back. This will be a big help to common eye maladies that lead to blindness in third world countries. Suncayr is a colour-changing marker that identifies when sun protection is wearing off. Winners receive $46,000 to develop their project and their school received $10,000.

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On Oct. 27, Berry Vrbanovic was elected as Kitchener’s first new mayor in 16 years. Following election, Vrbanovic celebrated with supporters at McCabe’s.

• MATT SMITH PHOTO EDITOR

CITY OF WATERLOO | OUR COMMUNITY A Message From City of Waterloo Mayor Brenda Halloran ...

It’s hard to believe that November is already here!

With all of the excitement of Oktoberfest and the municipal election last month, time seems to have flown by. Now that October is behind us and the weather is getting a little chillier, it’s time to start looking forward to winter and the holiday season.

Join me on Tuesday November 11, 2014 as we gather to honour our veterans and troops at the annual Remembrance Day service and parade, which will begin at 10:15 a.m. at the Waterloo Cenotaph. It‘s always one of the most meaningful events of the year and a true testament to our community’s support for the brave men and women who stand up for this country.

Speaking of the holiday season - don’t forget to mark your calendars for the K-W Santa Claus Parade. This year it’s on November 15, 2014 beginning at 10 a.m. on King Street.

Arrive early and remember to bring hot chocolate to keep warm!

Waterloo’s municipal election took place at the end of last month, and I would like to extend my congratulations to the in-coming City of Waterloo Council and Mayor-elect Dave Jaworsky. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to serve the City of Waterloo for the past eight years, and I’m happy to pass the baton to Mr. Jaworsky. I look forward to seeing what exciting new directions he will take this already great community.

As always, I’m open to any questions or comments you have. Please send me an email or call 519-747-8700 to get in touch. And be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Visit us online and join in the conversation at

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Sexplanations with Stacey GONORRHEA: NOT A CLAPPING MATTER A joke I recently heard made me laugh.

Two people are having sex and one person asks the other to wear a condom. The person replies, “I don’t wear condoms, they irritate my sores?” I like how the joke implies that not wearing a condom can lead to an STI infection, however, the problem is that many STIs do not show any symptoms and therefore there would be no sores.

Many people still think they can tell if someone has an STI just by looking at them.

However, many people have sex in the dark, without communicating and without taking a look below the belt. And even on close inspection many vulvas, penises, vaginas and testicles will look healthy even if the person has an STI. This can be problematic as many people do not get tested and treated and they pass the infection on to others unknowingly.

It is a good idea to get tested on a regular basis (every 3-6 months) if you are sexually active. Even if you think you are in a monogamous relationship, it can’t hurt to get tested.

Especially now that testing for the most common STIs consists of peeing in a cup.

Gonorrhea, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), has been on the rise in Waterloo Region since 2013.

The Waterloo Region Public Health Infectious Diseases Surveillance Report shows a significant increase in the rates of gonorrhea between 2012 and 2013. The gonorrhea rate, previously much lower than the provincial average, is now almost the same as the province. There are no differences between genders and it is the most common in individuals 20-24 year olds, followed by 25-29 year olds.

In the past, gonorrhea could be cured with antibiotics. This is still the case; however, the bacteria are becoming resistant to medications, meaning that some people will not be able to cure gonorrhea once they contract it.

This could lead to increased cases of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (inflammation and infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes and/or ovaries) and epididymitis (inflammation and infection of the epididymis which is the tube at the back of the testicles in which sperm matures and is stored). Both of these can

many stis do not show any symptoms lead to discomfort, pain and fertility issues.

If gonorrhea shows symptoms they could include: painful urination, vaginal discharge, vaginal bleeding after intercourse or between periods, testicular pain or swelling and of course the thick, yellowish-green discharge from the penis. Of the 2013 Waterloo Region gonorrhea cases that reported risk factor information, the most common reported risk factor was not using a condom. So what does all this mean? It means have safer sex.

Wear a condom. Get tested. Get treated. Ask your partner(s) to get tested and treated. And don’t forget about safer anal and oral sex. You can contract gonorrhea in your anus and in your throat. That’s what flavoured condoms are for – oral sex. No need to decide to spit or swallow, just use a condom.

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.

Have a subject you’d like Stacey to discuss? Email us at communityeditor@thecord.ca.

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Urban beat y High Honours to Local Veterans Waterloo Region’s John Faulkner and Ronald Gross were two of 20 Canadians who received the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation, from Vaughan MP, Julian Fantino. This honour is awarded annually to individuals who have contributed in an exemplary manner to the care and well-being of veterans, or to the remembrance of the contributions, sacrifices and achievements of veterans. The two have volunteered together for several years in the Royal Canadian Regiment Association, Waterloo-Wellington branch.

y We Day WE Day returns to Waterloo Region on Nov. 20 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The event acts to empower young global citizens through an inspirational discussion and a year-long educational initiative called WE Act, which offers curricular resources, campaigns and materials to help turn inspiration into sustained activation. WE Act is the blueprint for young people to take action as agents of social change. Tickets cannot be purchased, instead they must be earned through actions that are part of the WE Act program offered through schools.

This year’s lineup includes Nikki Yanofsky, Kardinal Offishall, Shawn Desman, Mustafa the Poet and much more.

y After Hours @ The Library JENNIFER FREITAS CCE CONTRIBUTOR

I hate to burst your bubble, but the crazy amount of money we spend on teeth whitening (stats I came across are pegged at a staggering $1.4 billion!) can really be better spent - like on improving recycling initiatives!

Most over the counter whitening strips are made of polyethylene, a flexible plastic that molds to the tops surfaces, edges and crevices of the teeth. Plastic, plastic everywhere! Living more naturally often means we benefit the environment - we can reduce our dependence on plastic and even save money by simply adopting natural methods of achieving pearly whites.

Apples: An apple a day will also help keep the dentist at bay! Chewing on apples scrubs your teeth and scrubbing is a great way to remove stains. Apples also have a high concentration of malic acid, which is found in some toothpaste and increases saliva, which naturally cleans your teeth.

Pineapple: Did you know that pineapple is the only food that naturally contains bromelain – a compound with anti-inflammatory and cleansing properties? Eat some of this fruit and you will be stain fighting.

Strawberries: Like apples, strawberries also contain malic acid, and they have the added benefit of ellagitannins, antioxidants that can help reduce stain-attracting bacteria and inflammation in your mouth. Also, some research has shown that the high concentration of Vitamin C can help prevent gum inflammation and periodontal disease.

Water: Drinking water throughout the day promotes saliva production, which in turn helps keep your pearly whites, well – white! It also helps by rinsing your mouth after a meal and loosening any debris and plaque.

Coconut oil: This method is known as oil pulling and finds its origins in Ayurveda – an ancient healing system that has been around for thousands of years. Coconut oil contains lauric acid and it has been proven to be antimicrobial-

so it can help kill the bacteria, viruses and fungi in your mouth that lead to plaque, gingivitis and bad breath. So grab a tablespoon of this miracle butter and swish it in your mouth for 10 to 20 minutes daily.

Baking Soda: Similar to coconut oil, this gem seems to have a thousand uses! Baking soda is a mild abrasive, and that’s why it’s so effective for removing surface stains from your teeth! Just a little will do and like any whitening product, it is something you should incorporate only once in a while, not daily. Try using it twice a week.

Having a healthy smile is important - it contributes to how good we feel about ourselves, so put your best face forward. Holiday season is just around the corner, so go on and get prepared for the camera. Teeth whitening does not need to be expensive or toxic, it can be done using the very natural things found in your home.

Jennifer Freitas is the founder and president of The Truth Beauty Company.

After Hours @ The Library will be a dynamic, inspirational evening at the Waterloo Public Main Library (35 Albert Street, Waterloo) celebrating local speakers. Add delicious canapés from local restaurants, cocktails, raffle prizes, and you’ve got yourself an evening to remember! Guest speakers include: Jim and Jennifer Moss, Carrie Snyder, Laura Archibald, Terry Salmond, Chef Syd “The Jewel” Vanderpool Richard Hepditch , Mike Kirkup and more.

The $25 ticket includes one cocktail, food and admittance to the event. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online or in person at any WPL location.

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uber finds success in disruption

Uber, an app connecting drivers with ride-seekers has found its success in disruptive innovation. The popular startup plans to test business in Waterloo Region. MATT SMITH PHOTO EDITOR

jon johnson Juliana Gomez cce contributor Social Media Coordinator

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n late October, reports broke out that Uber, a popular ridesharing service, was testing the waters in Waterloo Region and seeking new drivers. According to reports at the time, the taxi industry and the head of the Region of Waterloo Licensing and Enforcement department were quick to shake their heads at the new startup in town.

Uber, an app which connects drivers with ride-seekers and facilitates online payment, started in 2009 in San Francisco and has gained world-wide popularity. However, it’s this same popularity that has stirred the startup and brings forward questions of sustainability in disruptive innovation.

Disruptive innovations are ones that

improve a product or service in ways that the market does not expect – designing for a different set of consumers in a new market and by lowering prices in the existing market. But businesses that are built on disruptive innovation can sometimes sit on unstable ground, waiting to be disrupted themselves.

Uber, among other startups that depend on the sharing economy, face hard realities as they grow, which they would not have faced had they remained unpopular.

In a region like Waterloo where residents are quick to lean on startup culture and the technology sector, Uber acts as a sort of case study for disruptive innovations and careful planning.

While Uber founders may be facing challenges in growth, startup founders in Waterloo get excited about disruptive innovation.

Carlyle Doherty, Founder of Concertninja, an app that hopes to disrupt the music industry, is a proponent of disruptive innovation.

“You can’t assume that a disruptive

technology is ultimately going to eliminate the need for anyone. For Uber, it’s not going to eliminate the need for taxis - it’s going to reorganize the structure of how that system functions,” Doherty said. “Disruption should be embraced because the result is based on improvements for the consumer.”

Doherty and his team came to Waterloo from Ottawa, especially because of Waterloo Region’s support of startup companies. One of the biggest supporters of technology in the region is Communitech, a hub for the commercialization of innovative technologies.

An advantage of having Communitech in the Region is that startups have access to various services to help them as they grow.

Chris Plunket, Director of External Relations explained that “we have lawyers and service providers here that are available for companies who want to work with lawyers to guide them as they grow, so they don’t run into any problems.”

It is always important to note who benefits

from decisions made. In the case of Uber, the taxi industry and the Region Licensing and Enforcement departments face a negative disruption. But many face a positive disruption, leaving the days of unsuccessfully hailing a cab or dropping $50 on a lengthy cab ride behind. It also shows that our Region is investing in a sector that, while sometimes volatile, offers something to the world in its ideas.

Waterloo Region might be put on the map for a startup that was successful enough for competitors to seek ways to shake the new competition. Or maybe the Region makes its name form a startup that is embraced world-wide for changing the way we look at an industry. Either legacy – ironically – finds its path in disruption.

Riley Donelson, co-founder of Pout, a beauty and fashion app, puts it bluntly, “If Pout ever faces the challenges that Uber is facing I’d be so happy. It means we finally made it.”

out of body: Exoskeleton in KW Julia Vasilyeva cce contributor

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ames Hobson, Kitchener’s Tony Stark in the making and local engineering graduate from Conestoga College, has built a fully-functional exoskeleton in his garage.

A self proclaimed hacksmith creating various tools from scrap metal, Hobson recently gained mass attention from a YouTube video demonstration of his exoskeleton featuring himself lifting 170lbs with ease. Published on Aug. 29 of this year, the video has racked up well over a million views.

“A lot of stuff like the Iron Man suit is still pretty outrageous —it’s never going to happen. It’s a bit too out there,” said Hobson.

“But when the movie Elysium came out, I saw that and it was kind of what I built the exoskeleton off of because it was one of the first exoskeletons portrayed in a movie that was relatively speaking feasible, minus drilling it into your bones.”

The exoskeleton prototype is an upper body contraption, which uses pneumatic air cylinders built into a steel frame to perform the powerful 170lb lift. However, at full pressure for the air cylinders, the suit is expected to lift 300lbs.

The total project costs approximately $180, because the pneumatic air cylinders — which are worth approximately $300 — were a donation. It also took a mere 30 hours to

complete.

With the attention of local media and millions of YouTube views behind him, Hobson’s exoskeleton prototype acquired enough votes online to win him a place as a finalist for 2014’s Boca Bearings Innovation Competition this past September. The grand prize winner, announced sometime in December, will be awarded $5,000 cash.

Companies and individuals have also reached out to Hobson and he has begun plans to develop a second exoskeleton.

“The current version I’m making is going to be more of a construction skills exoskeleton or a search and rescue skills exoskeleton,” he said. “It’s going to be big, bulky, but still flexible and will be able to increase your strength by a factor of three to four times your weight.”

According to Hobson, this is only the beginning. He plans to continue to build up his exoskeleton to look more like the one featured in Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise. Currently he is working on the design fully on computer software using his own dimensions that he recently obtained from a 3D body scan so the suit will fit him perfectly.

“If you can imagine, it’ll be standing there like a suit of armour and then you can walk in, strap it around yourself and take control,” Hobson said. He predicted to have a wooden model done by Christmas and a metal one by spring.

Down the road, he plans to consider work-

Hobson’s exoskeleton was voted a finalist for an innovation competition. WILL HUANG

ing towards developing a more flexible and functional exoskeleton or exoskeleton-type device to aid in medical research and human augmentation.

Hobson is also scheduled to appear in a short demo for his exoskeleton on Daily Planet.

“You really just have to try stuff. A lot of people don’t try because they don’t know how but really the Internet is an amazing resource, that’s how I learned everything, and if you never try you’ll never know,” he said.

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boathouse to open this december

The long-awaited reopening of the Victoria Park establishment, the Boathouse is on the horizon.

The CCE caught up with the joint’s owner, Bill McTavish for a tour of the tastes, talent and taps soon to grace the community pub. By Allison Leonard. Photos by Matt Smith.

TASTES AND TAPS Pointing to the Southwest corner of the space – much more airy than patrons would remember – McTavish explains the standard rotating taps he expects the soon-to-be bar to host. Some local, some not; the intent is on a good brew to pair with the pub grub Boathouse will be dishing out. “Think of food truck food, but not in a truck. Lots of fusion, big flavours,” McTavish offers as the only hint to the menu.

GRAB A SEAT, ALWAYS The Boathouse-of-old fought to seat 40 on a busy night. Renovations have opened the space, indoors and out to seat roughly 160 with an open patio. For dinner, for too many patio pints or for soaking up the tunes, customers can always expect to find a seat on the roomwrapping banquettes and feel comfortable in the updated wood and pipe style décor.

A ROTATING STAGE Rotating musicians, local and touring will find home in the Northwest corner, where a large stage takes root. Localites can anticipate all their favourites; regular appearances from Richard Garvey, Janice Lee and the Nerd Nite crew can be expected, with room for new artists and the occasional musician on tour. Boathouse pro tip: that piano in the corner? Rumour has it that it was once donated by Joel Plaskett.

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Kitchener’s second annual night\shift, a noc her experience with the event afte

I couldn’t tell if I was hearing the plastic bottle being swept by the wind across a sidewalk, allowing a ‘pop’ every time it breached a crease in the concrete, or if I was just imaging it. The echoing sound had filled recent hours as Night\Shift began to slow.

Attendees retreated and a clean up crew emerged. Sparring with the chicken wire that held together sea creature sculptures crafted entirely of single-use plastic bottles, Kitchener’s nocturnal art party was being dismantled to the tune of rogue water bottles rolling across Civic Square.

Mere hours earlier, people took up this space. They drowned in the projected image of water in the City Hall Council Chambers. They embraced a younger version of themselves, indulging in the arcade-of-old on Goudies Lane – ping-pong, kaleidoscopes and giant Lite-Brite lined the alley. They were challenged by critical demonstrations and felt their heartstrings being plucked like the Reggae, bass guitar strings reverberating in Café Pyrus. They spoke, to each other and to strangers, sharing stories of old Kitchener, of new family members, of the city’s growth – this is where I came in.

Situated between the sound of rolling water bottles and of bass guitars, were two armchairs, two microphones and a camera.

My layers did little against the icy air as I occupied one the aforementioned seats; the other seat, parallel my own was filled and emptied as those taking in the festival sat down for live-to-air interviews.

Like the sound of those water bottles slowly beginning to roll as a breeze caught them, people began their stories meekly, one word answers breathed quickly into the microphone, the whisper of a response carrying down King St. from the speakers. But as we went on, the proverbial water bottle began to gain speed, to bounce and rattle as it hit divots, barreling down the street. The answers became vibrant and lively like that of a new celebrity.

Most stories were about Night\Shift: the sugar skull face paint adorning their skin, the warm beverages they had sampled or the pub-crawl they had emerged from. But some stories went a layer deeper than face paint – they dug, instead to the core of Kitchener and how that core has changed.

“It’s something about this city, and it’s not just the people and it’s not just the size, but it encourages a kind of getting involved that I haven’t seen elsewhere,” said Tenille Bonoguore, founder of Grand Porch Party and one of the early guests on our pop-up set. “Whatever it is, though, it’s helping the city to grow.”

She spoke these words confidently as the small crowd that had formed clapped and nodded in agreement. In the flurry of

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cturnal art party, tooK place on saturday, nov. 1. editor-in-chief, allison leonard shares er the animations were dismantled and the city had gone to sleep. PHoToS by MATT SMITH.

interviewing, writing notes and working a soundboard, it wasn’t until the city had gone to sleep, and I aided in cleaning up the aftermath of Night\Shift that I could take these words to heart.

I was leaning over a massive, waterbottle crafted turtle, trying to lift it with Eric Rumble, Night\Shift founder and organizer, when the chicken wire frame became tangled in my knit gloves. We heaved at the structure, which was getting caught on the steel edge of the dolly we were using. Bottles fell from any area we grabbed, hitting the ground and rolling in every direction, we frantically chased them, leaving nothing behind. The sound carried remarkably on Kitchener’s 3:00 am silence as I followed Rumble to the City Hall storage area, sea-creature in tow.

Thankful that nobody was awake to witness the embarrassingly clumsy moment, I wondered what I was doing carrying bottlecrafted sea-monsters around Kitchener in the wee hours of the night. Bonoguore’s words rang through my mind – she was right.

It wasn’t just the people, or the size of Kitchener that put me in the peculiar situation.

There is simply something about this city.

Something that calls people to withstand the cold to serve coffee to neighbours drinking in the arts. Something that encourages families to attend public pumpkin carving parties. Something that echoes through the crowds of strolling patrons at Night\Shift. To me, it sounds an awful lot like that rattling, popping water bottle, gaining momentum as it meanders down King Street.

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A history of entrepreneurship

Schneider’s round of layoffs sheds light on the shift from factory culture in Waterloo Region to one of small-scale startup and technology industry • MATT SMITH PHOTO EDITOR

Lizz DiCESARE CCE Contributor

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ast year it was announced that the Schneider’s factory, located on Courtland Ave. in Kitchener, would be closing its doors after almost 100 years. Scheduled lay offs have been occurring for the past few months, and the plant will be officially closing its doors this December.

With its final closure, Kitchener will lose a small part of its history.

Schneider’s, which has become a household name for many, started out as a small family-run business in Berlin (Kitchener’s original name until 1917). John Metz Schneider and his wife, Helena, began selling homemade sausages out of their home in the early 1890s. During this time, Berlin was still a small town, but the manufacturing industry was beginning to flourish.

Much of the city’s industries still have some reminiscence throughout KitchenerWaterloo today. The Kaufman Lofts downtown used to be a rubber factory, and the Tannery building - which now hosts Google, Desire2Learn and Communitech - boasted the Lang Tannery. The Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI) is also where Seagram’s distillery once stood.

When these industries began, they all had one thing in common: they were German.

According to Kenneth McLaughlin, a local history, Germans were drawn to the area

because of the opportunities that local manufacturing businesses offered.

“Germany had failed to develop an industrial system,” he explained, while sitting in the former whiskey distillery. “And as a result of that, what we found leaving Germany were skilled craftsmen.”

According to McLaughlin, Germany, prior to unification in 1871, was still a system of city states and largely maintained an economic system based on guilds and tradesmen. But many apprentices and journeymen would never reach the position of master within their hometowns, so they looked for new opportunities where they could, and many found settlement in the colonial city of Berlin, Ontario.

“There was a real opportunity to come here [to Kitchener] and immediately apply their trade,” he continued.

A German-fueled manufacturing town was booming with many of the local factories supplying each other with necessary materials, rather than competing for domestic business. Current residents and newly-arrived German immigrants worked together to remain successful. Immigrants kept their German identity and customs, and were willing to help out others with similar backgrounds.

As a result, many of the factories supplied each other, and communities were formed.

In order to ensure that manufacturing groups could expand and help build up the city, policies were put in place that waived certain taxes.

“The town of Berlin, in 1873, developed a

factory policy to encourage people to start up their industries here,” explained McLaughlin.

“Usually [it was] a form of tax relief ... so that would give them an opportunity to get their business started.”

And once the Grand Trunk Railway was built, and connected Berlin’s factories with purchasers across the country, business started to boom. Goods manufactured within the city became well-known, and gained a positive reputation across the country.

As the manufacturing businesses grew, so did the city. In 1881, Berlin had a population of roughly 4,054, with nearly one quarter, or 896 people, working in one of the factories.

Just 50 years later, in 1931, the population had boomed to roughly 30,793, with roughly 8,759 people working in manufacturing - almost one third of Berlin, despite the onset of the Great Depression, was still employed in a respectable manner.

This trend continued and by 1971, over 32,000 of the 111,800 residents were still working in manufacturing. In the next few decades, however, Kitchener-Waterloo would begin to see a shift in industries. Rather than the traditional manufacturing organizations, technology start-ups began to appear.

This shift in industry has been massive.

While none of the original manufacturers still operate, their physical buildings exist, and many now host new tech-based firms. This transition has become an asset to KitchenerWaterloo’s heritage - while ever-changing, it still holds an important place within the city.

With the past still visibly present, the city

continues to move forward as it becomes a global competitor in many different markets.

Today, many refer to the city’s manufacturing past in order to explain the boom in the Region’s current technology industry.

But while the continuing pattern of economic change from manufacturing to technology makes sense of the surface, not everyone believes the transition has occurred so smoothly.

According to McLaughin, Kitchener-Waterloo’s basis as an industrial town does not necessarily mean that a tech-based industry was destined to follow; rather, he believes it happened because of the University of Waterloo’s co-op program. According to his research, saying that the industries grew from each other, is only a half-truth.

“The other half of the truth is [that] the University of Waterloo co-op program leads to a tremendously diverse range of innovation and technology,” he said. “And if you start thinking about the major companies that are here, they emerge out of the university’s own research ... So there is a tight relationship between technology and the University of Waterloo that is very seldom understood because people make the jump back to the nineteenth century and talk about the diversity.”

The impending closure of Schneider’s this December marks the end of another one of the city’s original industries; the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of the Region, however, remains.

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Arts & Culture

LIGHTING UP THE ECOSYSTEM

Arts beat yGrand River Film Festival celebrates another year

Visual story teller Darin White is helping build an artistic ecosystem in Waterloo Region • COURTESY DARIN WHITE

ANNA BEARD ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR

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aterloo Region is still finding its feet in terms of an established arts and culture scene but with a bright future ahead, the artists establishing their foundation are a force to be reckoned with. Somewhere close to the centre of that foundation is photographer, maker, and visual storyteller, Darin White.

“Art has been a lifelong pursuit in a variety of mediums,” explained White when asked how he got involved with the arts. “Communicating through art just made sense with the way I was naturally wired.”

White studied fine art at the University of Guelph for a time but moved away from the program because he “didn’t know how to be passionate and possessed.” Entering the field of computer science, White kept his passion for art on the back burner. In 2009, White was part of the group that founded Kwartzlab Makerspace.

“That was a ton of work, in part because the maker movement wasn’t yet in the more popular public consciousness. We had to explain we weren’t hackers trying to break into banking systems, but rather a cross-discipline group of creators banding together to support each other and extend new possibilities,” said White.

Using a talent for capturing experiences on film, White took to sharing the makerspace story through photos, video, and promotional items, with the hopes of making Kwartzlab an engaging, accessible, and public space.

Honing that skill eventually led White into the larger arts community. Eventually, White changed his focus from Kwartzlab to his storytelling project, makebright.

As of August, White has made makebright

his full time job and relies on the project as his only income – no small challenge.

“There are some interesting challenges figuring out how to make a living doing this thing I love and that I think offers a lot of value to the community, both in arts and tech,” explained White.

Using the makebright blog as a portfolio to show what’s possible, White works with organizations to tell a story that “connects with people in the gut, in a different way than pure facts and figures.”

White believes Waterloo Region’s cultural ecosystem is ripe for the molding – we just need to jump into the mix and push forward.

“Change is so simple. We are burning an incredible amount of time and money head scratching with nervous sideways glances waiting for the other guy to fund this cultural evolution. Make 200 events and fund them with $1000 each,” said White.

“I say enough talk; enough analysis and study and consultation and administration.

Put cash into content creator hands and say, ‘Go!’ Be a catalyst, an activator. To create this rich cultural fabric we need to do a lot of very pragmatic, non-glamorous things like establish a large and steady supply of venues for shows.”

White thinks that there is friction between artists and the community that is holding the Region back from having a vibrant arts scene and as a result, we’re losing potential and opportunity. “…in my wanderings I find all this cool cultural stuff that is just below the waterline that most people don’t know about. I shoot it and write it up and show my readers this cool thing in Waterloo Region. Hopefully they engage those gigs,” said White.

“More worrisome is the unrealized potential of our arts scene, which I whiteboard as a dotted line above the waterline. This represents all the lost opportunity because artists

cannot make a living doing their art, so they bail out of art production or never enter it in the first place.”

One way to increase exposure to art is by encouraging people to interact with it. White believes that showing up to cultural events and talking to artists is the first step to helping the ecosystem take shape.

“Show up, buy directly from artists, and repeat. Talk with artists. Visit artists in their studios. Keep an open mind. Ask questions.

Snack on art, which is to say, go to a show for a half hour instead of three hours. Bring a lot of friends with you. Go see art on your lunch break. Make some art yourself. But above all, show up.”

Support and interaction doesn’t stop there, White also believes that helping the arts inkind can be a huge help – regardless of the sector you work in.

“We need property developers and owners to open up cheap/free spaces for showing art, even temporarily – especially temporary. We need insurance folks who get what’s going on here and fairly balance risk with what is charged to insure art events,” said White.

“We are, in a sense, all participants determining the success of our arts scene. Want great art? Help make it possible with whatever toolset you have.”

An established arts ecosystem not only leads to a vibrant Waterloo Region but also, an economically diverse one. White advises however, that arts and culture cannot be handled the same way the tech, education, or insurance industries are.

“There has been a lot of so-called placemaking talk recently, and the economic development necessity and benefits of that,” he said. “I think that does a disservice to artists.

We’re not a tool to feed industry a workforce – we’re a channel to feed the soul.”

The 2014 Grand River Film Festival kicked off on Nov. 3 with an American documentary titled Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me. The festival, which runs until Nov. 8, is celebrating its eighth year running in Waterloo Region. The festival features six films from Canada, Spain, America, Australia, and the Netherlands to take to the screens at Landmark Cinemas in Kitchener and Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge. In addition to the screenings, each film will be accompanied by a special addon, including spoken word artist Janice Lee and director Chiemi Karasawa (Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me). The festival wraps up with a closing gala, featuring keynote speaker, human rights and peace activist, Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish.

y Fairytale classics come to Drayton Contrasting the usual Christmas sets of playhouses, princesses, ghouls, witches and monsters will take the stage at Drayton Entertainment this season. November brings new plays to Drayton, including on-stage takes of your favourite childhood Disney’s classics like The Little Mermaid and a traditional British panto of Snow White. The Little Mermaid takes over Cambridge’s Dunfield Theatre, while Snow White comes to life at St. Jacob’s Country Playhouse. Both plays run from Nov. 19 to Dec. 21. They promise enchanting entertainment for everyone.

y International Games Day brings local groups together The 20s and 30s crowd are being treated to an afternoon of gaming, thanks to collaboration between Kitchener Public Library, Nerd Nite KW, Games on Tap, and Adventurer’s Guild Café on Nov. 15. International Games Day @ Your Library, as it’s formally called, is an initiative run by volunteers across the world and supported by the American Library Association. While the event is geared towards 20 and 30-somethings, an open invitation is extended to anyone, regardless of age.

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BEARFACE ON BEER: AN APP FOR THAT

Phone in one hand and a pint in the other, Johnson explores the fusion of beer and technology JON JOHNSON CCE CONTRIBUTOR

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here are a vast number of beerrelated blogs, websites, and twitter accounts that can help you keep on top of what’s new in the beer world.

Below are two specific services I’ve found to be particularly beneficial.

DRINKVINE.COM

It’s all well and good to know about the new beers coming out, but getting your hands on some of them can be tricky. Even if a new brew does show up in your LCBO, you might not know it’s there before their stock is gone.

Enter Drinkvine. The LCBO’s website can tell you if a particular beer is currently available at your store, or if the beer you’re looking for isn’t in stock currently, but will be soon.

You can keep going back to their site to check, or you could add that beer to your Drinkvine list, and let Drinkvine do that work for you

Drinkvine searches the LCBO database, and tells you when the beers you’re looking for are available at the stores you prefer. They also have a news section, so you can stay on top of what the LCBO has coming soon.

Some items may not be in stores for months, but if you add them now, Drinkvine will let you know when they become available.

I only joined Drinkvine recently, and I’m looking forward to seeing what the future holds. It’s not perfect, but there’s a lot of potential. I’d love to see an app version.

UNTAPPD

Untappd has become a go-to app for many beer drinkers. Essentially Foursquare for beer, Untappd allows users to “check-in” to, and rate, their beer. For someone who is always trying new beers, keeping track of what you’ve had and if you liked it can be tricky - Untappd puts an end to foggy memories of your favourite suds.

If you add some “friends,” (my username is BRFC, let’s be friends!), you can find out what they’ve been drinking, and whether they liked it or not. You can add locations to your check-ins too, so your friends can know which bar you found that amazing one-off at,

untappd puts an end to foggy memories of your favourite suds. and go try it themselves.

If you’re interested in learning more about beer, and specifically alcohol laws in Ontario, The Princess Cafe is presenting a screening of Straight up - The Issue of Alcohol in Ontario at the Princess Twin on Nov. 12, a locally made film about our province’s alcohol laws.

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CREATING AN INDUSTRY OF THEIR OWN 12 Angry Filmmakers on track to produce a dozen short films and a filming culture in the Region KURTIS THOMAS CCE CONTRIBUTOR

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ork begets work and creativity fall side by side – that’s Duncan Finnigan’s mantra, leader of the filmmaking collective, 12 Angry Filmmakers.

The group (which actually contains over three times that many video creatives) has set out to create 12 original short films in only 12 months.

“12 Angry Filmmakers is about collaborators working in a like-minded environment; respect from those who respect the medium.

Our mission is to make films we want to make, and do a lot of [them],” explained Finnigan.

They’re already off to a great start with films covering everything from the life of a deodorant sniff tester, to an introspective look at the experiences of a genderqueer transwoman.

The group’s self-imposed timeline that the namesake is based on may seem daunting at first, but it’s a challenge Finnigan brushes off casually. “[It keeps] up momentum, which has led to many other offshoots with filmmakers which helps immensely. I can’t speak about hindrance as I have not found enough time for hindrance.”

A filmmaking challenge of this scale would be tough anywhere, and despite nearby Toronto being a hub for filmmaking worldwide, Finnigan has embraced the opportunities Kitchener-Waterloo provides.

“We’re in the perfect storm when it comes to location, K-W knows business and how to support the entrepreneurs, and we’re the creative talent that can help with the math,” he said.

“Plus I live here, which reduces my carbon footprint. In reality, film art can be made anywhere, [it] just so happens there’s a lot

12 Angry Filmmakers is attempting to make 12 short films in 12 months • COURTESY 12 ANGRY FILMMAKERS

of talented people who live in K-W who also work in the big city.”

So far, the city has reacted with nothing but positivity.

“People want to get involved and want to know what’s happening. We’ve connected with other artists and are working on cross narrative story lines. [This] has placed my filmmaking in the hybrid realm, working in non-fiction and fiction, and crossing genres,” said Finnigan.

Filmmaking in a city that’s not as experienced with cameras and guerilla film crews has led to a few interesting confrontations locally.

“During filming yesterday I was beating up two people in an alleyway, [when] unfortunately a bystander thought it was real. We had to stop and calm the situation, but we found out that people care about their neighbour, which is a great sign” Community involvement is key to the group and they’ll be involving the city directly with their project during this year’s Night\ Shift event. Killing Art links Night\Shift attendees and exhibitors into a new project in an engaging way.

“We’re shooting five short films around the core, crossing narratives of real artists with our story world’s,” said Finnigan. “…the

public can participate, and also be a part of six, stunt, editing and filming workshops in and around the Walper Hotel.”

The completion of the 12 films does not mean the end of the project; Finnigan explains that the group has big plans for 2015.

“We need $1.1m to make 10 low budget movies that can all be done in 2015. [We have] 10 talented teams with production plans and stories, all ready to work hard and get KW on the film map,” says White. “We’re creating our own industry, the question is, who wants to play?”

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an odyssey of music & dance

THEMUSEUM travels back to 2001 for a cosmic electronic dance party with HAL 9000

Visitors experienced an electrified version of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey • HEATHER DAVIDSON CCE CONTRIBUTOR

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n the words of HAL 9000 from Arthur C. Clarkes Space Odyssey series, not being at THEMUSEUM Saturday “could only be attributed to human error.”

Kitchener’s THEMUSEUM held a function on Oct. 25 as the first of four events in the Christie Entertainment Series. Inspired by the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the event — called 2001: A Space Odyssey Art & Music Experience — was described as “a cosmic and hypnotic electronic dance music party.”

“Part of it was to expose THEMUSEUM itself and its exhibits,” said the director of sales and strategic initiatives for THEMUSEUM,

Meaghan Hawkins.

The event is part of THEMUSEUM’s “after dark” programming aimed to attract people to come to the museum after hours.

“We’ve noticed a change in museums a few years ago and for sure we have been ramping up our after dark programming. We’ve done a lot of stuff before, but this year we decided to do something new and Christie allowed for us to do that.”

With the programing organized around Kubrick’s critically-acclaimed film, the evening saw a replica of HAL 9000 and the Monolith from the movie and even costumed ape performances that came out onto the dance floor throughout the evening.

“When the apes hit a certain mark on the floor, that’s when the music would start,” said David Marskell, CEO of THEMUSEUM. “The whole thing is a production.”

Young Offenders Collective, a Torontobased art collective that “produces art for brave minds,” provided props for the evening.

They host various events throughout the year, one of which is always based on a Stanley Kubrick film.

“They’ve done The Shining and A Clockwork Orange and this year they decided to do 2001: A Space Odyssey. It worked well because the TIFF Bell Lightbox is doing their fall exhibit on Kubrick and his films,” said Hawkins. “[Young Offenders] were hosting their event anyways in September and so we called them and asked if we could check it out, which ended up being awesome so we asked them to bring it here.”

Marskell said beginning the four-part series with A Space Odyssey was the best route to take.

“We specifically led with 2001 because it’s

cool. It’s got an appeal across a group of people and it’s something we can have fun with. I thought it would be the one to bring the most people out.”

Going into the evening, Marskell said THEMUSEUM had received around 200 messages from people saying they had planned on attending the event. He hoped they might even be able to “sneak our way up to 300.”

According to Hawkins, one of the biggest hopes for the evening was to show that THEMUSEUM is still “relevant.”

“It’s their museum — it’s a community stage and I hope that people see the different exhibits we have and think about us as a cool place to go and hangout,” she said.

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Reviews music B.A. Johnston My Heart is a blinking Nintendo 2014 re-release

ANDREW MORGAN CCE CONTRIBUTOR

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.A. Johnston is labeled as “fat 30 Year-Old boy,” on the cover of his 2005 album, My Heart is a Blinking Nintendo. The ten-year anniversary of the album’s release was celebrated last month and for the occasion; B.A.’s label, Mammoth Cave, has issued a vinyl re-release of the recording. A new record, his seventh, is in the works for 2015.

“My Heart” opens the album, normally

enough with a short, sweet thumper. With “I Love it When You Dressup”, though B.A. makes it clear that he won’t be pulling any punches. “I guess that somebody had to love dirt bags and scum balls, and I’m so glad that it’s you,” he sings on the track.

B.A. invites you openly into his life with songs about the deep fryer next to his bed (“Greasy Lullaby”), helper monkeys (“Theme From Helper Monkey”) and his thoughts on religion (“Jesus is From Steeltown”). B.A.’s melancholic openness about his lifestyle might be self-deprecating at times, but his cleverness and honesty provide the more memorable moments on the record.

Tongue-in-cheek love songs such as “Have Fun on Warp Tour,” “MVP,” and “Female Kryptonite” cut the silliness, though B.A. never drops his language of video games and pizza. The whole album is filled with a distinctly imaginative escapism.

The curious thing about B.A. is that you have to wonder whether he has a time machine. Do the math; while the breadth of his generation are being given ‘over the hill’ mugs, B.A. is living on the road and half naked and rocking (so I hear) in towns you’ve

B.A. invites you openly into his life with songs about the deep fryer next to his bed, helper monkeys and his thoughts on religion never heard of.

B.A., the Canadian sage, will be playing at the Jane Bond with Lee Reed on Nov. 8 at 9pm. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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KW Urban Sketchers Car Rally Death Valley’s Litter Brother, 1:00 p.m.

november 8

Grand River Film Festival Closing Gala Dunfield Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $35

B.A. Johnson w/ Lee Reed Jane Bond, 9:00 p.m., 19+, $10 at the door

The Drowsy Chaperon The Registry Theatre, 8:00 p.m., $29.50

november 14

Masters of Illusions Centre in the Square, 8:00 p.m., tickets via centreinthesquare.com

Top Pocket The Jazz Room, 8:30 p.m., $15

november 12

november 15 Love of Music Marathon First United Church, 10:00 a.m.

Jam with Tara Davidson The Jazz Room, 4:00 p.m., $5 Tara Davidson + Friends CD release event -”Duets” The Jazz Room, 8:30 p.m., $16

november 17 The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer Centre in the Square, 8:00 p.m., tickets via centreinthesquare.com

november 18 BadBadNotGood Starlight Social Club, 8:00 p.m., 19+, $18 adv

november 20 Sloan Starlight Social Club, 8:00 p.m., 19+, $14 adv

Maker Club: 3D Modelling THEMUSEUM, 6:30 p.m.

november 18 Zonta International Film Festival Princess Cinemas, $15 kwzontafilmfestival.com/2014-festival/

november 19 Snow White St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, tickets via draytonentertainment.com Disney’s the Little Mermaid Dunfield Theatre, tickets via draytonentertainment.com

november 21 Altekrea Festival of Alternative Creation Kitchener City Hall Rotunda Runs until November 23

november 22

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Don Juan in Hell Christ Lutheran Church, 8:00 p.m., $15

Stephen Zurakowski Quartet The Jazz Room, 8:30 p.m., $15

november 27

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Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus KWLT, 8:00 p.m., $15

The Brian Setzer Orchestra Centre in the Square, 8:00 p.m., tickets via centreinthesquare.com Don Thompson Trio The Jazz Room, 8:30 p.m., $16

november 28 David Braid Septet The Jazz Room, 8:30 p.m., $25

november 29 Joel Miller Quintet The Jazz Room, 8:30 p.m., $25

arts november 8 Frederick Art Walk Fredrick @ Chestnut frederickartwalk.org Writers Workshop w/ Larry Brown Cambridge Libraries, Clemens Mill Branch, 10:00 a.m., free

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International Games Day Kitchener Public Library, Central Library, 9:30 a.m.

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