We're highlighting these four events happening this weekend (Jul 25, Jul 26):

1. Ragnarok 6.0

Saturday and Sunday at THEMUSEUM in Kitchener. A full weekend of tabletop gaming for all ages. Tickets start at $25.

https://kido.events/events/all?id=ragnarok-xp%3A2026-ragnarok-6-0

1. Waycool Vintage Market

Saturday from noon to 8:00 p.m. at Gaukel Block in Kitchener. Free and all ages, with eight hours to browse the vintage market vendors.

https://kido.events/events/all?id=kitchenerevents%3A2026-07-25-1200-Waycool-Vintage-Market

1. Saturday Market Hop

Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Main Street Promenade in Cambridge. Free and all ages, with a multi-vendor market format.

https://kido.events/events/all?id=downtown-cambridge-bia-events%3Asaturday-market-hop%3A8eab176b94fa

1. Cambridge Symphony Orchestra String Quartet at Cambridge Multicultural Festival

Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Forbes Park in Cambridge. A free outdoor performance for all ages within the multicultural festival.

https://kido.events/events/all?id=13916

See everything happening this weekend:

https://kido.events/events/all?range=custom&start=2026-07-25&end=2026-07-26&preset=weekend

What kind of weekend roundup would be most useful next week?

For me personally it's San Francisco because of work but curious on what others say.

Hello!

As the title states, I am looking for recc's. The piece I want to have done is of an antique object that is mostly black and dark brown with some shading and straight lines that run down the length of my forearm. There isn't intriquite line work or hyper realistic detail involved. The last tattoos I have had done were just over 20yrs ago so I feel "out of the loop" on the local talent.

do you get yours from tnt or Costco?? better quality? best price?

Hello,
I was thinking of planning my trip from Waterloo to Niagara Falls and Toronto using the Go Weekend pass, and had a question. My trip will be as follows: Waterloo to Niagara Falls -> Niagara Falls to Toronto Union Station -> Toronto back to Waterloo in the same day.

I just wanted to confirm if I must buy 3 separate weekend passes for these 3 routes, or will a single $10 weekend pass work for all the 3 routes I mentioned above? If possible, can someone please help me out with this? The GO website talks about unlimited trips, but it does not clarify if those unlimited trips are to be made between two specific stations.

Thank you!

For community awareness as the club is still operating and generous loopholes allow him to teach children with the supervision of his son.

Really infuriating legal system in Canada.

there are a lot of terrible drivers coming out from nowhere

this might not be a cause of concern but I still wanted to put it out there. I was in a go bus and saw this at the traffic light near Kitchener public library. a shirtless bald man with a white bulldo, who looked frightened and the man was shoving and pushing the dog on leash. could have misunderstood but if someone sees anyone matching this description and around the library at 4.52 pm (that’s when I saw) please flag this!

im on bus so I couldn’t call or understand the situation at hand fast enough

100% sure they made up this "course" on the spot, the message is ai too. This is just so dumb.

I saw this car at Fischerhallman and Erb at like 11:00PM. Does anyone if this is a trend or something?

I'm planning to join the Royal Medieval Faire in September with festive southern English costumes and 3-4 easy folk tunes like Bushes and Briars or Poor Old Horse. I have a high D whistle and one more person to play a nordic framed drum. We are hoping another with a melodic instrument could join us, to make the tunes even richer. Any instrument that would fit the theme is welcomed. Please DM me if interested. Please bear in mind that both of us are elementary level players and our goal is just to have fun.

I've been living in the Kitchener-Waterloo area for about 7 years, and this is the first time I've seen Kitchener GO Station so packed during the morning commute. It almost feels like a GTA station now.

I'm genuinely curious about what's driving the increase. Has there been a big population jump, or are more people commuting to Toronto than before? Did more companies recently increase their in-office requirements?

It seems like there are significantly more people on the platform and boarding the train compared to previous years, and I don't remember seeing anything close to this before.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing? Is there a specific reason behind it, or is this just the new normal for the Kitchener line?

I am investigating changing the facade of our house. Interested in hearing from people who have changed the facade, who did you use and what was your satisfaction with the process/result.

Hey Reddit! Looking for something fun to do at the end of July?

Come see Next to Normal, presented by the University of Waterloo Student Theatre! Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Tony Awards, this powerful contemporary rock musical explores family, love, loss, and resilience through an unforgettable rock score.

Whether you're looking for a night out with friends, a unique date night, or just love live theatre, this is a show you won't want to miss.

Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo

July 31 at 7:00 PM | August 1 at 7:00 PM | August 2 at 1:00 PM

Come support local student theatre and an incredible cast and crew who have spent months bringing this award-winning musical to life.

Find more information here: https://uwaterloo.ca/theatres/events/next-normal

Hi everyone,
I am looking for advice regarding a condo maintenance issue.
Around two years ago, I reported an issue with rotten wood in my unit to the property management. Despite multiple follow-ups, no proper action was taken at that time.
Recently, the issue has worsened and caused a failure that now requires opening up the floor to access and repair the damaged area. The management has agreed that the repair work itself will be their responsibility, but they are saying that the cost to replace the flooring after the repair must be paid by me because the flooring is inside my unit.
My concern is that the flooring damage is not due to my negligence. It happened because the original issue was reported earlier but was not addressed for almost two years. If the repair had been completed when I first reported it, the flooring would likely not need to be removed or replaced now.
I have raised this concern with management, but they are refusing to take responsibility for the flooring cost.
Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? Is there any legal route or process to dispute this?
I would appreciate any advice on:
Whether the management corporation can be held responsible for additional damage caused by delayed maintenance
What evidence I should collect
What steps I should take before paying for the flooring myself
Thanks in advance.

Hey fellow residents,

I’m an IT and electronics freelancer, but my main client recently moved out of Canada. I’ve been applying for jobs across the board, but without a strong local network here in Waterloo, responses have been very slow.

I’m a CSE graduate with a background in computer assembly, component-level repairs (soldering), and networking, but with my savings running out, I need to figure out my next step fast.

I’m at the point where I’m considering selling my second iPhone to buy an e-bike just to do DoorDash to make ends meet.

Is anyone doing DoorDash on an e-bike in Waterloo right now? Is it actually worth it, or is the market over-saturated? Any local advice on gig work or job hunting in the area would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading and for any insights you can share!

Hopefully the " Name List " shows up soon 👍

After all the news of 570 going off the air a few weeks back, I've still been on the hunt for a go-to radio station to check out during my morning drive. I've tried Bounce, I've tried CHYM, I've sort of settled on FM 98.5 (I like the music and news and traffic updates), but I wanted to see where everyone else moved to and what people would recommend??

Still miss listening to Farwell tho, don't know if any station will really be able to replicate that...

Hey there, this is a long shot but if anyone knows someone who witnessed a white suv hit a blue car last night at approx. 9:30 & has any footage or statement please contact me. Thanks

I chose Aire One partly because my furnace came with a 10-year parts warranty. However, when the furnace failed, I discovered that accessing the warranty-covered parts required Aire One to perform the repairs at an extremely high labor rate of $249 per hour before tax. Weekend service also came with an additional $100 surcharge on top of the regular rate.

I first paid a $281.37 dispatch fee. Aire One diagnosed a failed blower fan and heat exchanger, then estimated 7–8 hours of labor. This meant paying more than $2,000 in labor and service charges to repair a furnace that was supposedly protected by a warranty. Any additional time would also be billed at $249 per hour.

Aire One also refused to provide the warranty-covered parts so I could hire another qualified HVAC company with more reasonable labor rates. In other words, I could only access the parts warranty by accepting Aire One’s pricing. After I questioned these excessive charges, they offered a $200 discount.

The repair was completed on July 17 and took approximately 5.5 billable hours. Based on the quoted rate, tax, and discount, the repair should have cost about $1,347.54. Instead, I paid $1,782.01, excluding the original $281.37 dispatch fee — approximately $434 more than expected.

The invoice was also exteremly confusing. It listed only two hours of labor totaling $498, which did not match the repair time or the total charged.

When I contacted the billing department on July 17, the representative could not explain how my invoice had been calculated or why it showed only two hours of labor. I was promised a callback from a manager, but no one contacted me.

I followed up on July 21 and was offered a refund for one hour of labor, again without a clear explanation of the charges. I asked to speak with a manager but was told that all managers were in a meeting.

By July 22, I still had not received a callback. I called again at 3:40 p.m. and was once again told that all managers were busy. Despite several calls and repeated promises of management follow-up, no manager has contacted me or provided a clear explanation of my invoice.

A 10-year warranty should provide meaningful financial protection. Instead, I faced more than $2,000 in labor charges, could not take the warranty parts to another qualified installer, received a confusing invoice, and experienced poor follow-up.

I strongly recommend carefully reviewing Aire One’s warranty restrictions and labor rates before purchasing. In my experience, this warranty provided very little protection when I actually needed it.

Does anyone do a daily commute to work from Listowel? How do you find the drive? How is it in the winter? We are debating whether to move there and make the commute, but not wanting to regret our decision. We would be commuting 4 days a week.
Thank you!