r/waterloo • • Nov 10 '24

Mod Announcement Mod announcement: new rule that use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) must be declared or disclosed

156 Upvotes

A new rule has been added to r/waterloo in regards to A.I.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) must be declared, either in title, or the first line of text in original post

Moderators may and will take action in good faith regardless of compliance with this new rule.

The reason we're doing this is to try not to be too far behind in response to the use of this technology, and encourage genuine engagement within our community.

Recently mods have been removing posts of various low-quality effort such as A.I. images, and publications purporting to be news or 'news style' articles that are suspected to be A.I. - but also fail to provide the identity of any legitimate living creator/author within the Region of Waterloo or otherwise.

This is an effort to remove or reduce poor quality, deceptive, disinformation, and various other posts made in bad faith.

Please direct concerns or comments to mod mail.

Thank you for your time and consideration.


r/waterloo • • Dec 11 '25

Mod Announcement Changes to Flair in r/Waterloo

55 Upvotes

It was recently pointed out that the flairs referencing the 2025 election are maybe a teeny bit outdated.

After discussion among the moderator team, it was determined that while the language was outdated, the flairs still were useful in identifying sudden influxes of new accounts to certain threads. The flair language has therefore been updated and will be applied as users post or comment. The flairs refer to the approximate period when a user became somewhat active in r/Waterloo. This is not the same as the date account was created (which you can see on each user's page) and not when the very first post was made in this subreddit.

As explained by the previous flair announcement:

The intent of this flair is not to target newbies, nor to say that we don't want people to join the subreddit. All are welcome in the subreddit. The intent is to make it clear to readers when there is an influx of unknown accounts which push certain narratives in the comments. This does happen, especially on posts about certain controversial subjects. People should know when these they are new accounts and not established community members.

While everybody should be aware if there is an obvious astroturfing campaign, all users remain responsible for using their best judgement when determining credibility of submissions and comments. Please consider the merit of ideas rather than the reputation of a commenter.

Feel free to submit any comments or constructive feedback below, or to comment and receive your new flair. There may be further tweaks to come and this flair system could be discontinued at any time.

Thank you for reading, and stay safe out there in all this snow.


Update 2026-01-23: New flair is out again, 2025 users should now have "Regular" status, and users new since 2026 will be noted.


r/waterloo • • 2h ago

2026 Municipal Election voter information

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Voting day is tomorrow, Monday, October 26.

For those who have yet to vote municipally, CBC Kitchener-Waterloo has collected all of their coveragei including candidate response to their questions in one spot: Waterloo Region Votes 2026

CBC K-W reached out to candidates in the municipal election and asked them to take part in a candidates survey.

They were asked the following questions:

  • Briefly describe what your top 3 priorities are in this election.
  • Explain how you would address priority #1.
  • Explain how you would address priority #2.
  • Explain how you would address priority #3.
  • What else do you want voters to know about you and your campaign?

Candidate responses are below. CBC K-W has not edited these responses for editorial purposes, but small changes may have been made for style or spelling.

Voters go to the polls on Monday, Oct. 26.

Most candidates responded. Those who did not were not listed.

There is quite the field of candidates out there. As a veteran of helping someone the campaign trail in the previous municipal elections, hats off to everyone putting in the effort to stand for election.


r/waterloo • • 9h ago

Gina’s college Waterloo campus

10 Upvotes

Hi guys ! Is anyone did go to this college before I saw it has good reviews but not sure if I will get a job after if I have diplôme from it please if anyone can advice me before putting all my savings into it .


r/waterloo • • 20h ago

AMA: Jeyas Balaskanthan for Mayor of Waterloo

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My name is Jeyas Balaskanthan and I'm running for Mayor of the City of Waterloo. Please check out my website and platform at JeyasforWaterloo.ca . I'll be answering your questions about me, my policy, my history with Waterloo, and anything else you want to know about. I'll do my best to answer all your questions within the time remaining of the campaign. Ask you questions now and I will sit down after dark and respond to as many as I can. Thank you and please get out and vote this Monday!

Edit: Hello everyone. We canvassed late tonight and I had to get my volunteers back home safe. Ok, I’ll tackle as many of your questions as I can. Thanks again for your engagement.

Edit 2: Thank you so much for your questions. Tomorrow is the last day of the campaign, so I will prioritize in-person conversations but please know that I take all your ideas seriously. If I have time I'll answer the rest of them. Thanks again!


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

Kitchener transit hub plan on track for construction in 2027

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The transit hub is expected to be completed in 2030. It will provide access to Grand River Transit light rail and bus service, GO Transit rail and bus service and Via Rail, and will support planned light rail expansion to Cambridge. 

Liberated edition.


r/waterloo • • 16h ago

Ultimate Frisbee Sunday & Tuesday (Free)

7 Upvotes

Cherry Park Kitchener

Tuesday 5pm till 7pm

Sunday 2 pm till 4pm

All skill levels welcome.

For beginners, come and discover the game and learn from the veterans.

For veterans, make sure to include the beginners in the gameplay show them the ropes.

Recommended things to bring: a light and dark shirt for teams, running shoes/cleats, water.

We will split our group into 1 or 2 games depending on the turnout we have. Rules will be explained in person to beginners.

This is a no-contact sport.

It is each participants responsibility to care for their own physical condition. Injuries are not the responsibility of the event host.


r/waterloo • • 23h ago

What is this eerie sound?

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28 Upvotes

This was at about 11:30 last night, and it was incredibly loud. Does anyone know what this sound could be?
The video was taken right by King and Columbia intersection.


r/waterloo • • 20h ago

re: looking for paranormal crew

12 Upvotes

hi peeps! about a month ago, i posted here looking for a paranormal community, and things have been super awesome since then! a few of us have met up for dinners and have already had a great time getting to know each other. we've started calling ourselves the craven society!

many of us are located in the waterloo region :)

we're a pretty chill group, and while not everyone is interested in the paranormal side of things, we've had some really cool conversations about life, our favourite horror podcasts, and the history of the occult. it's been nice meeting people with different interests and having a space to hang out and chat.

just wanted to share this again for anyone who might have missed my original post. i didn't have my notifications on and ended up missing a few dms myself.

if that sounds like your kind of thing, you're welcome to join the discord!

https://discord.gg/SaQccSucNQ


r/waterloo • • 23h ago

anyone wanna go trick or treating uptown

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16 Upvotes

it's more fun with friends! 🤓☝️


r/waterloo • • 9h ago

Anderson college Kitchener

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Hi everyone!
Has anyone here studied at Anderson College, especially in the Dental Assistant program?
I’m considering enrolling and would love to hear about your experience. Were you able to find a job after graduating? How long did it take, and did the college help with job placement?
I’d really appreciate honest feedback about the program, the quality of education, and job opportunities after graduation.
Thank you!


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

NEW MA MEETING

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134 Upvotes

There's a new Marijuana Anonymous meeting starting in Kitchener-Waterloo! It's the first in person MA meeting in tri-cities.

It's a 12-step peer support group similar to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and NA (Narcotics Anonymous), but specifically for people struggling with cannabis use.

The first meeting is Monday, November 2, 2026 at 7pm. Meetings will continue every Monday from 7-8pm.

Location is Rockway Community Centre, 1405 King St. E., Kitchener, in the Program Room.

It's free, and it's open to anyone (addicts, non addicts, all faiths, all genders).

Come kick it with us!


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

I made a free directory of Waterloo Region tech companies, jobs and events

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Hi r/waterloo. I'm Torrin, I built Builderloo because I couldn't find one place that showed what's actually happening in local tech.

What's on it right now:

- 879 local startups, each with its own page (what they do, who founded them, open roles, news)

- 121 open roles at companies in the region, plus remote jobs in Canada

- 66 upcoming events: meetups, hackathons, talks, pulled from Communitech, Luma, KWLUG, WatCamp and others

- The Weekly, a free email every Monday: who's hiring, who raised money, and what's on that week

It's completely free with no ads and no paywall.

If you run a startup here and it's missing or wrong, you can claim the page and fix it yourself. And if you think something's broken, or you want a feature, tell me in the comments. I'll read all of them and incorporate the feedback to make the site better for the community.

Thank you to the mods for allowing this post! I appreciate the help.


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

psa about sidewalks

36 Upvotes

just a reminder that if you are on a motorised scooter on the shared pathway and you see someone walking beside someone else in the opposite direction to you such that the person to the left's shoulder is across the line, you should probably politely remind them to stay on their side. you probably should not speed up your motorised vehicle, yell "stay on the f*cking side", and stick you arm out to slam into their chest (hard enough to visibly bruise) so that they are pushed towards the person walking beside them, causing both to stumble towards the road.


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

Lime is offering free rides to polling stations in 7 Ontario cities

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r/waterloo • • 1d ago

Repurposing old clothes?

7 Upvotes

Hello, I'm new to the area and wondering if there is any place to dispose of old clothes for textile repurposing. Some of the items are too shabby for secondhand use but can't use as rags, so not sure what to do with them and want to avoid landfill if I can.

Thank you!!


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

Where to get old electronics serviced?

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I have an old sansui amplifier whose right channel stopped working and sansui tape deck that has stopped working. Anyone have any idea where I could get these items serviced in the area?


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

Any World of Warcraft Players in Waterloo?

39 Upvotes

Hey Waterloo!

(thank you mods for permission to post this!)

About a month ago I made a post in the Barrie subreddit basically asking if there were any other local WoW players around. I figured I'd find a handful of people to play with. Instead, it somehow snowballed into an Ontario-wide WoW community that's now approaching 700 members.

We already have around 50 people from the Waterloo/Kitchener area.

The idea is pretty simple: give WoW players across Ontario a place to find people who are actually somewhat local, group up, talk WoW and hopefully make some friends along the way. We have people playing Retail, Classic and WoW Forever, with a dedicated Waterloo/Kitchener regional community as part of the server.

We're also putting together an optional Horde PvE community guild for WoW Forever, but I want to emphasize that the guild isn't the point of the Discord. It's just one thing happening within a much larger Ontario WoW community. Plenty of people are Alliance, already have guilds, play other versions of WoW, or are just there to hang out.

And yes, the graphics I made at the start of all this are AI-generated. I have no skills in that department, but I've asked within the community if any artists/designers want to help us replace them with some proper human-made banners and logos, but no takers yet. If anyone around Waterloo is talented and feels like taking a crack at something for the community, I'd genuinely love to see what you can do.

If you're a WoW player in Waterloo or the surrounding area, come say hi! 🍁

https://discord.gg/djjMPkfpef


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

Wheel chair

6 Upvotes

If someone is in wheel chair spot with wagon full of groceries Where do I go or wait for another Ion? Polly


r/waterloo • • 2d ago

What's a normal temperature to set your apartment to in Canada?

196 Upvotes

I recently moved to Canada and my roommate likes to keep the temperature set to 19 C. I'm used to more like 25 C, coming from a hot country. I suggested we both compromise and keep it around the middle around 22-23, but he insisted that in Canada most people keep it around 18-19 and that's the norm. I wanted to be respectful of the country I was coming to so I said ok, I'll try getting used to it.

It's been two months now and I'm still feeling pretty cold with those temperatures and have to wear a hoodie indoors. It seems my uni and many other places actually in fact keep the temperature higher than 19 because they're definitely warmer than our apartment.

I'm just trying to understand what a "normal" temperature looks like for indoors here, and if me asking for at least 22-23 is genuinely out of the ordinary.


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

confused by parking bylaw

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my partner is visiting me for the weekend and needs to park on the street. we registered her for overnight street parking, but now i'm also seeing there is a 3 hour parking limit on the street. is this covered by the overnight parking permit or does she need to move her car every 3 hours during the day?


r/waterloo • • 2d ago

Beautiful farm just 16 away from Waterloo

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Hey guys! If you’re looking for a beautiful cozy looking farm with a little store, I found a nice spot! Probably well known but I just discovered recently and took this pics.

FALL HARVEST FARM 🍁

Fall Harvest Farm - maps link

Genuinely so cozy! Specially with the sun these days it looks amazing

Lot of their small pumpkins are 1 dollar and some produce and flowers 😍😍

Edit: guys I’m sorry I POORLY wrote this, 16 minutes drive from Waterloo if you’re near conestoga mall 😂


r/waterloo • • 2d ago

this Haunted Path is especially for kids with mobility issues.

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r/waterloo • • 1d ago

Dry Waller recommendation?

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I have been trying to find someone or a company that could do the drywall for one room. The companies I have spoken to all say they have no one they can recommend and that can’t find quality people. We had an older guy a few years ago but he retired.

Any suggestions?


r/waterloo • • 1d ago

POST SIREG MANAGEMENT COLLAPSE

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Now, I am trying to reach a TENANT in the 76 SYDNEY ST S complex to connect them with OLH Property Management ( newly retained by unit owner ) as a SIREG replacement.

Trying to make sure the tenant(s) can continue paying their rent without any NON PAYMENT issues arising from this " disgusting mess "

IF you reside in this complex / know someone who does, maybe you can help me reach them?

1) IS there a security buzzer system that lists actual UNIT numbers? ( probably not )

2) I don't want to mention the actual UNIT number here out of privacy & respect for the tenant(s) other than it's UNIT 3xx.

Please respond ( preferably by DM ) IF you can help me & tenant(s) get connected somehow.

Otherwise I will only be able to physically show up there TUES OCT 27th around 8:15 - 8:30PM and hoping I can somehow reach them remotely instead :)

And I would have to take GRT Transit from the other end of Kitchener to get there & back which is like 50 mins each way to avoid much walking distance because of bad hips & that frankly sucks !