January 22nd, 2025 Good Afternoon, Waterloo Region! Today is apparently 'National Polka Dot' day. I'm not sure who makes these random days up - maybe polka dot sweater or polka dot wallpaper companies?! I'll investigate and get back to you... In today's email: a ton of fun, local events Carlos a special winter festival why bees have 'bouncers' & more Let's dive in π WHAT'S HAPPENING Thursday, January 22nd Candle Making Workshop | Ernie's Roadhouse, Cambridge | 6:30pm | "Each participant will...
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January 19th, 2025 Good Afternoon, Waterloo Region! I'm on a mission to make sure this newsletter provides you with as much value as possible. Once you're done reading today... I'd love to hear your feedback if you have a spare moment. What more would you like to see covered in these emails? What do you enjoy? What do you not particularly like? And always feel free to share your favourite place to eat (who has the best pizza?!), or a charitable cause you've seen doing great things around the...
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January 15th, 2025 Good Afternoon, Waterloo Region! I'm not going to complain about the weather. Not at all. Nothing about how there's a ton of snow that fell. Or the crazy, slippery ice underneath. Or how cold it is.. or how getting around anywhere is impossible. None of that, I refuse. But all jokes aside (it is Canada after all)... hope you're keeping safe out there and there's a ton of awesome events happening over the next few days once the snow's cleared up π€ In today's email: some...
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January 12th, 2025 Good Afternoon, Waterloo Region! Anyone else pumped for the upcoming Winter Olympics?! I absolutely love watching a bunch of random sports that I haven't seen in 4 years - but then get heavily invested into like I'm a family member of a participating athlete. Hopefully they get a move on finishing the hockey rink too... we've got a couple gold medals to win there. In today's email: a ton of fun events for all ages what a sunset on Mars looks like local sports updates a...
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January 8th, 2025 Good Afternoon, Waterloo Region! What a beautiful January day with some warmth and blue skies. Definitely deserved after this crazy winter we've been having so far... Hope you're having an excellent week, & we've got some great stuff packed into the newsletter. In today's email: recycling program updates a fun, new business opening Maslow how high bumblebees can fly & more Let's dive in π -Ross at Grand River Buzz WHAT'S HAPPENING General Blue Rodeo: Lost Together - The 40th...
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January 5th, 2025 Good Afternoon, Waterloo Region! Bit heartbreaking to see Canada lose last night in the World Junior semi-finals. They gave it a good run, but ran into a tough and determined Czech team. On a more positive note... we're officially one day closer to spring. In today's email: a great local brewery some fun upcoming local events why you don't normally see your own nose two special community highlights & more Let's dive in π -Ross at Grand River Buzz WHAT'S HAPPENING General...
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January 1st, 2026 Happy New Year, Waterloo Region! Wishing you the very best start to 2026. Bit of a shorter one again due to the holiday, but we'll be back at it as normal on Monday. Hope you're keeping warm & there's some quite interesting 'random facts' today. In today's email: the first person ever convicted of speeding some great family-friendly events local sport updates Wilbur & more Let's dive in π -Ross at Grand River Buzz WHAT'S HAPPENING General (Ongoing Events) Winter Crafternoons...
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December 29th, 2025 Good Afternoon, Waterloo Region! We're officially into the last few days of 2025 (where did the year go?!) There's a ton of great events going on to celebrate NYE, and some fun family-friendly activities on New Year's Day as well. Wishing you a HAPPY NEW YEAR and hope 2026 kicks off well for ya! π₯³ In today's email: what's happening on New Year's Eve/Day local sports updates a country without a rectangular flag question of the week & more Let's dive in π -Ross at Grand...
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December 26th, 2025 Good Afternoon, Waterloo Region! Hope everyone's staying safe with the icy roads out there - preferably situated somewhere warm, & enjoying Boxing Day. Bit of a shorter one again, but we'll cover some fun New Year's Plans on Monday... and get back to our "regular programming" starting in 2026. Is there anything you'd like to see included in upcoming newsletters? Hit reply to let me know! Want to make sure we're continuing to deliver value for you each time. In today's...
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