Okay, so you may not enjoy the company of bees, but they’re vital for plant reproduction and biodiversity. Without bees and other pollinating species, a significant portion of our global food supply would be in jeopardy. On the latest episode of Your Region Pod we take a look at the top three pollinators in Waterloo Region (you may be surprised!), what our community partners are doing to help them get where they need to go, and how you can as well. Vicki Wojcik, the Executive Director for Pollinator Partnership Canada joins us to help us identify who these pollinators are. Spoiler: It's not just bees. Dr. Jennifer Leat from Waterloo Region Nature talks about the pollinator roadside program.Brydon Rayner, the Region's expert on forestry and horticulture shares his insights on ideal habitats for pollinators.Be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter Around The Region for news and stories on how The Region is becoming one of the best places to live in Canada.You can find Your Region Pod wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.Website: https://yourregionpod.buzzsprout.com Spotify: Your Region Pod | Podcast on SpotifyiTunes: Your Region Pod on Apple Podcasts Send us an email!Instagram: Regional Municipality of Waterloo (@regionofwaterloo) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook: Region of Waterloo | Kitchener ON | Facebook
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What does it mean to belong?
What does it mean to belong? On this episode of Your Region Pod, we look at how belonging benefits the whole community. The idea for this episode came out of a symposium called “Forward Together: Activating Change, Amplifying Belonging." The event, hosted by the Immigration Partnership, Children and Youth Planning Table, and the Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan, brought together community members and organizations who work with individuals and groups who are often excluded and face barriers to opportunities that many of us take for granted. We speak with some of the participants, and learn what the Region is doing to help through the Upstream fund.Be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter Around The Region for news and stories on how The Region is becoming one of the best places to live in Canada.You can find Your Region Pod wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.Website: https://yourregionpod.buzzsprout.com Spotify: Your Region Pod | Podcast on SpotifyiTunes: Your Region Pod on Apple Podcasts Send us an email!Instagram: Regional Municipality of Waterloo (@regionofwaterloo) • Instagram photos and videosFacebook: Region of Waterloo | Kitchener ON | FacebookSend us an email!Instagram: Regional Municipality of Waterloo (@regionofwaterloo) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook: Region of Waterloo | Kitchener ON | Facebook
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Have you discovered the Discovery Space?
The Region of Waterloo museums are making sure our littlest citizens are given a sense of belonging from a very young age. February marks the one year anniversary of the opening of the Discovery Space, a play-based learning environment at Schneider Haus where children can unleash their creativity. The space is complete with soundscapes that encourage focus and relaxation. Sam and Sherry take a visit to the space to get creative and learn more about the benefits it has for children.The Discovery Space is located in the Schneider Haus museum on 466 Queen St South, in Kitchener. You can find out more about the Discovery Space here:https://regionofwaterloomuseums.ca/en/visit/discovery-space.aspxBe sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter Around The Region for news and stories on how The Region is becoming one of the best places to live in Canada.You can find Your Region Pod wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.Website: https://yourregionpod.buzzsprout.com Spotify: Your Region Pod | Podcast on SpotifyiTunes: Your Region Pod on Apple Podcasts Send us an email!Instagram: Regional Municipality of Waterloo (@regionofwaterloo) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook: Region of Waterloo | Kitchener ON | Facebook
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Into The Region's Digestive System!
Did you know that The Region has a digestive system? There are 13 of them, and they work a lot like our bodies. Not only do they clean the water that gets discharged into the river (the equivalent of 3,600 backyard pools A DAY), but they recover nutrients and use them in a more beneficial way. Sherry and Sam recently took a tour behind the scenes with Dominika Celmer-Repin, a senior engineer in Water Services and we learned a lot, including the strangest things they've ever found in the collection system. There's a reason they educate residents on what not to flush!You can find out more about The Region Water and Waste program here: https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/water-and-wastewater.aspxBe sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter Around The Region for news and stories on how The Region is becoming one of the best places to live in Canada.You can find Your Region Pod wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.Website: https://yourregionpod.buzzsprout.com Spotify: Your Region Pod | Podcast on SpotifyiTunes: Your Region Pod on Apple Podcasts Send us an email!Instagram: Regional Municipality of Waterloo (@regionofwaterloo) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook: Region of Waterloo | Kitchener ON | Facebook
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Could you fit all of your garbage in a mason jar?
In this episode of Your Region Pod, we take on the Zero-Waste Challenge. Every October, residents of Waterloo Region to try to fit their single-use waste into a mason jar for 7, 14, or 30 days. We decided to take the 7 day challenge, and found that changing our habits wasn't easy. Listen to find out how we did, and to get some tips on how to reduce your contribution to the landfill. Be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter Around The Region for news and stories on how The Region is becoming one of the best places to live in Canada.Check the links from our contributors to find out more.Reep Green Solutions; Reep Green Solutions – Reep Green Solutions is an environmental charity that helps people live sustainably.GreenHouse: https://www.instagram.com/ucgreenhouse/Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre: https://www.instagram.com/wisc_uw/United College: https://www.instagram.com/unitedcollegeuw/University of Waterloo Sustainability Office: https://www.instagram.com/uwsustainable/You can find Your Region Pod wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.Website: https://yourregionpod.buzzsprout.com Spotify: Send us an email!Instagram: Regional Municipality of Waterloo (@regionofwaterloo) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook: Region of Waterloo | Kitchener ON | Facebook
Welcome to Your Region Pod, where we talk about the services you use everyday across the Region of Waterloo, and give you a peek behind the scenes. Each episode will cover issues and services that matter to you. Join us each month as we show you how The Region impacts your life every day, and how we’re working to build a community where everyone can thrive. Subscribe and download from wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts:Spotify: Your Region Pod | Podcast on SpotifyiTunes: Your Region Pod on Apple Podcasts Amazon: Your Region Pod Podcast on Amazon Music Podcast Addict: Your Region Pod • Podcast AddictPodchaser: Your Region Pod - Government Podcast | PodchaserWe want to hear from you! Let us know what you think of our podcast, and what other topics you would like us to cover. You can reach us at this email or through one of our social media links below.X: Region of Waterloo (@RegionWaterloo) / X (twitter.com) Instagram: Regional Municipality of Waterloo | Kitchener, Ontario | Instagram photos and videos FB: Region of Waterloo | Kitchener ON | FacebookLinkedin: Region of Waterloo | LinkedIn
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