May 10, 2012, The Record -  KITCHENER — Mike Boos rides a bicycle every day, summer and winter, and has long complained about the disconnected and incomplete system of trails and pathways in this city. So Boos is pleased Kitchener councillors are unanimously supporting a new master plan for multi-use pathways and Read More...

May 8, 2012 - OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 45 YEARS. A two-storey, mixed use commercial and residential building in the heart of Southwestern Ontario. There are very few properties where a synthesis of Read More...

May 8, 2012, Daily Exchange -  Kitchener - The Tannery District in downtown Kitchener, Ontario is officially a “game changer” in the growth of that city, now that it has won the prestigious “2012 Game Changer Award” from the Grand Valley Construction Association (GVCA), which represents the institutional, commercial and industrial Read More...

February 17, 2012, The Record -  The announcements of the impending closures of the Schneider’s food-processing plants in Kitchener and Ayr are a stark reminder of the significant plant closures in the manufacturing sector to hit Waterloo Region in recent years, including Kitchener Frame, BF Goodrich and MTD Products Canada. These plant Read More...

January 11, 2012, Cambridge Times -  Officials are optimistic the city’s newest industrial park will be ready for pre-sales this summer. The 110-acre Boxwood Industrial Park is being created behind the massive Toyota plant on Boxwood Drive, but unlike its predecessors, this new subdivision is going green. “We are for eco-friendly, sustainable Read More...

 January 9, 2012, The Record -  KITCHENER — A plan to increase spending on three parks, trails and a tree-killing beetle by discontinuing a program that funds grassroots environmental projects will be considered by Kitchener councillors today. A city staff report recommends ending the Local Environmental Action Fund and spending that money Read More...

 December 28, 2011, The Record -  Whatever the season of the year, there is almost nothing more pleasant — and affordable — than strolling along a nature trail. To their credit, many residents in Waterloo Region understand this and know how important a well-developed trail system can be for individuals and communities. Read More...

December 18, 2011, Daily Commerical News A Grander View, the headquarters of Enermodal Engineering, won the 2011 Livable Building Award from the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley. The award was based on two elements: results from an occupancy survey of Enermodal employees working at A Grander Read More...

 December 2, 2011, The Record -  KITCHENER — Big plans and high hopes are coming together around the planned multi-modal transit centre in Kitchener. Urban-planning students at the University of Waterloo unveiled seven different plans Wednesday for transforming an area now dominated by surface parking lots into an attractive, walkable, mixed-use district. At Read More...

 November 30, 2011, Daily Exchange -  City recognizes local properties for urban design and heritage conservation Kitchener - The city of Kitchener shone the spotlight on creaby honouring the unique efforts of local residents, property owners and professionals during the ativity and culture by honouring the unique efforts of local residents, property Read More...

 November 29, 2011, The Record -  WATERLOO — Residents have a new vision for a troubled student neighbourhood. Now they have to figure out how to make it happen by 2029. The neighbourhood is called Northdale, north of Wilfrid Laurier University. The new vision, drafted by a civic committee and endorsed Monday, Read More...

 November 24, 2011,  Daily Exchange -  KITCHENER – All of the work that has been put into redesigning and revitalizing King Street downtown Kitchener paid off in dividends last night as the street was awarded the gold award for urban design at the Design Exchange Awards in Toronto - making it Read More...

 November 21, 2011, The Record -  BRESLAU — A new subdivision proposed along Victoria Street North seeks to turn Breslau into a more complete community. Guelph-based Thomasfield Homes has proposed a 135-hectare development that would offer more than 850 residential units and house about 2,200 residents in a mix of apartment-style, townhouse Read More...

November 12, 2011 - The Expositor Patience, money and community involvement are keys to success for redeveloping brownfields. Region of Waterloo brownfield co-ordinator Brooke Lambert, City of Kitchener brownfield co-ordinator Terry Boutilier and Ryerson University's Chris DeSousa shared these thoughts as part of the fourth Brownfield Forum, which packed the Polish Hall Read More...

November 2, 2011 - The City of Cambridge An upscale $30 Million development that caters to the ‘Un Retirement’ crowd today broke ground in Cambridge. The ‘Dunfield Cambridge’ will offer a new kind of independent and assistive living retirement residence at Saginaw Parkway and Light Drive in the City. The Read More...

 October 25, 2011, Daily Commercial News - The City of Waterloo, Ontario has officially completed the John M. Harper Branch Library and Stork Family YMCA facility, a $22.3-million construction project funded in part by the federal Gas Tax Fund. The 21,000-square-foot library includes self-checkout kiosks, wireless Internet and an automated sorter for Read More...

October 20, 2011, The Record -  KITCHENER — A local real estate expert says the 25-acre site near Mill Street and Courtland Avenue is a prime candidate for redevelopment after the Schneider’s plant closes in 2014. Peter Benninger, said the site has a lot going for it, including: • There is a single Read More...

October 11, 2011, The Record - KITCHENER — The Tannery District is the best overall redevelopment of a former industrial site in the country, says a panel of urban development experts. The building at Victoria and Charles streets now houses 28 high-tech firms — from small startups to the internet behemoth Read More...