Olde Berlin Town

Neighbourhood Association Kitchener Ontario Canada

15 storey building with Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 6.2 proposed for 22 Weber St W

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Note: An update to post with current information is here.

As the proposal exceeds the maximum permitted FSR of 4.0, the owner has applied for a Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Official Plan Amendment.  Click on the image below to see all four pages of the “Property Owner Letter”.  The letter is to be delivered to neighbours within 120m. Comments are due by September 7, 2020 to the Planning Department. (Update: We hear the deadline for comments may be extended and that the Planning Department will hold a virtual Neighbourhood Information Meeting on this application, if there is sufficient interest.)

Ready to get your hands dirty?

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There are a variety of ways to help:
• Be a Garden Host.
• Don’t have a front yard garden but ready to share information on container gardening or worm composting or the like? We’ll match you up with a neighbour with space to offer.
• Have space but not the inclination? Why not lend us your driveway or yard to let a neighbour showcase their container plants or the like?
• Host an information table to help your organization connect with local residents.
• Help organize behind the scenes. Plant the seeds of the event, sow to speak.
• Come visit your neighbours and their gardens on Saturday, September 19, 2020.

Please see our website — oldeberlintown.ca/gardentour — for more details.

If you are interested in being a “Garden Host” or contributing in another way, please email Hal (hzjaeger@gmail.com).

Be a Garden Host

Would you be willing to be a “Garden Host”? Garden Hosts introduce visitors to their front yard gardens.  Hosts stand inside their gardens, while neighbours remain on the sidewalk.  Hosts discuss any aspects of gardening that meet their fancy. 

Is there a particular aspect of gardening you will share?  For example, will you focus on shade gardening, or native plants, or pollinator plants?  How would you describe your garden?  We’d like to insert a two-or three word description with each participating garden. 

We will provide Garden Hosts with:
1) signs to help visitors find your garden, and nametags to wear during the tour
2) chalk to demarcate spaces where visitors can stand and still be two metres away from other households,
3) Garden Tour maps to help Hosts direct visitors toward nearby participating gardens and points of interest, and
4) Guidelines on ensuring a safe and successful tour

August 2020 e-Newsletter

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We’re looking for gardeners!

We continue to seek help for an Olde Berlin Town front-yard garden tour from 2-4pm, Saturday, September 19, 2020.   (Our rain date is 2-4pm, Sunday September 20, 2020.)

We need:
“Garden Hosts”’ to introduce visitors to their garden.  Interested but don’t want to commit to being around during the tour or are a little shy?  Please be in touch.  We’ll find another way to communicate with visitors.

Driveways that we can use during the tour, to set up informational tables.

People who want to share garden-related ideas, but need a yard or driveway space to set up their display.

Our plan is to identify a number of gardens for neighbours to visit from the sidewalk while the “Garden Host” introduces the garden and fields questions. Garden hosts may identify plants and explain their selection process. Or talk about their rain garden. Or measures undertaken to support bees. Or container gardening …  You dig? We’ll maintain and encourage a safe socially-distanced visit throughout. Our goal is to encourage neighbourly connections and a love of gardening.

Please email or call Hal hzjaeger@gmail.com to offer help or ask questions.

Doors Open Waterloo Region Goes Digital! August 22 to September 19, 2020

Online  |  Free!

Sharing our stories and exploring our backyard continues to be important while practicing physical distancing. Recognizing these challenging times, Doors Open Waterloo Region has pivoted to offer an entirely digital experience in 2020.

Doors Open allows curious residents and visitors alike to tour noteworthy buildings, interesting places and heritage sites in Waterloo Region, many of which are not regularly open to the public. This year Doors Open Waterloo Region will provide meaningful qualitative experiences, delivered through video storytelling, in celebration of our diverse community culture, heritage and architecture. Each video episode will be 5 to 10 minutes in length and will premier online and on Rogers Television each week from late August through September 19, 2020.

Join the Doors Open Waterloo Region mailing list to receive updates and notifications when episodes are released. Mailing list members are eligible to win great, exclusive prizes throughout August and September.

Follow Doors Open on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for sneak peeks leading up to the launch of each episode, or for more information visit regionofwaterloo.ca/doorsopen 

Heritage Permit Application

Heritage Permit Applications for the demolition of 50-52 & 56 Weber Street West will be reviewed at Heritage Kitchener’s meeting on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, between 4-6 p.m. via video conferencing.

You are welcome to observe the meeting, send written comments in advance, and to speak at the meeting by contacting Sarah Goldrup sarah.goldrup@kitchener.ca. Further details about the Heritage Permit Applications (HPA)s and the decision making process are available on the Olde Berlin Town website.

Virtual Emancipation Day Presented by the Ontario Heritage Trust and Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site

August 1, 2020
Online  |  Free
 Emancipation Day commemorates the Abolition of Slavery Act, which became law on August 1, 1834. This act freed more than 800,000 people of African descent throughout the British Empire. Since then, Emancipation Day has been celebrated on or near August 1 each year.

It is an important expression of identity for the Black community, and a reminder of the continuing struggle faced by people of African descent towards a more inclusive, diverse society. This year’s Emancipation Day events include interviews with Natasha Henry (educator, curriculum consultant and President of the Ontario Black History Society), Wanda Thomas Bernard (Canadian senator, social worker and community activist) and Preston Chase (director of the short film Mr. Emancipation).

Enjoy musical performances, including The Heritage Singers Canada and the Grineage Family, as well as a tour of Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site.

For more information and to view the festivities visit: Ontario Heritage Trust

Mythbusting Covid-19

The coronavirus is a respiratory virus which spreads primarily through droplets generated when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose. To protect yourself, clean your hands frequently with alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap & water. Also, avoid close contact with anyone who is coughing and sneezing.
For more information, visit https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters

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Geographic boundaries of Neighbourhood:
Weber Street, Lancaster Street, Victoria Street, Frederick Street