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Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition
by Richard McClurg
Civic Briefs delivers fast, accessible summaries of local city council meetings—so you actually know what’s going on in your community, without sitting through hours of livestreams.Hosted by Casey Page and produced by Richard McClurg, each episode highlights key decisions, delegate voices, and what they mean for your city—all in about five minutes.Whether it’s budgets, bike lanes, or backyard chickens, we break it down so you don’t have to.Subscribe for updates on what's going on in the City of Waterloo.
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Planning Overdrive – Faster Permits, Uptown Towers, and a North-End Green Light
Today on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering planning moves that set the tone for housing and growth. Host Casey Page unpacks Council’s second-draft Community Planning Permit System, deferred-site clean-up on the Official Plan, two Uptown redevelopment pitches, and a formal approval for Mattamy’s Conservation Drive subdivision—with some surgical tweaks to setbacks and balconies.🗓️ Meeting date: July 14, 2025
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Rental Rules, Real Talk – Renovictions, STRs, and a Dog Park
This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering rental rules and tenant protections. Host Casey Page unpacks the decisions, debates, and delegate voices that shaped your city—from licensing short-term rental platforms and expanding bedroom caps, to drafting a renoviction by-law framework and launching the ARU Grant Program.🗓️ Meeting date: June 23, 2025
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St. Columba on Pause – King & Columbia Moves Ahead
This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering the arts-space debate at St. Columba, the development-charge refresh, Uptown land moves, and a mid-rise approval at King & Columbia. Host Casey Page unpacks the decisions, debates, and delegate voices that shaped your city—from a deferral on a three-year arts lease to green-lighting 35 new homes near transit.🗓️ Meeting date: June 16, 2025
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354 King and the Carnegie Comeback – High-Rise Hopes and Heritage Revival
This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering housing density and heritage preservation. Host Casey Page unpacks council’s approval of a 24-storey tower near King and Columbia, plus a major step toward transforming the vacant Carnegie Library into a home for the city museum.🗓️ Meeting date: June 9, 2025
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Tariffs, Treaties, and Tree Replacements – A City Grapples with Big Systems and Local Impacts
This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we unpack a packed May 26, 2025 council meeting—from an urgent call for Indigenous consultation to a 10-point plan responding to U.S. tariffs. Plus: a modernized Noise By-law, updated Age-Friendly Action Plan.🗓️ Meeting date: May 26, 2025
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Energy, Equity, and Expansion – Rec Centre Upgrades and a New Look at Northdale Housing
This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering the May 12, 2025 council meeting. Host Casey Page unpacks the decisions, debates, and delegate voices that shaped your city this week—from a $2 billion energy wake-up call to big moves at Albert McCormick Community Centre and a new six-storey development in the heart of Northdale.🗓️ Meeting date: May 12, 2025
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Fireworks Fallout – Fines, Bans, and a Blast of Debate
This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering the council vote to tighten Waterloo’s fireworks rules—including a ban on local sales, higher fines, and a narrowed use window. Host Casey Page unpacks the sparks that flew during debate, plus updates on festival noise exemptions, the $33.5M Kraus Lands sale, and what’s coming next at Council.🗓️ Meeting date: May 5, 2025
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The Green Report – Fire Trucks, EV Bikes, and Hugging Trees
This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering Waterloo City Council’s April 14 meeting—where the climate file took centre stage. Host Casey Page unpacks the decisions, debates, and delegate voices that shaped your city this week—from electrifying ice rinks and retrofitting fire tools, to hugging LED-lit trees and handing out seed packets.Plus: a demolition permit at 665 Erbsville Road, new levies for Uptown and Beechwood neighbourhoods, and a salty new motion on road safety and freshwater.🗓️ Meeting date: April 14, 2025
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Civic Briefs delivers fast, accessible summaries of local city council meetings—so you actually know what’s going on in your community, without sitting through hours of livestreams.Hosted by Casey Page and produced by Richard McClurg, each episode highlights key decisions, delegate voices, and what they mean for your city—all in about five minutes.Whether it’s budgets, bike lanes, or backyard chickens, we break it down so you don’t have to.Subscribe for updates on what's going on in the City of Waterloo.
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Civic Briefs delivers fast, accessible summaries of local city council meetings—so you actually know what’s going on in your community, without sitting through hours of livestreams.Hosted by Casey Page and produced by Richard McClurg, each episode highlights key decisions, delegate voices, and what...
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