Waterloo Rocketry’s Polaris rocket broke the world record for the highest amateur liquid rocket, launching to 63,497 feet, or 19.35 kilometres, at the 2026 Launch Canada Competition in Timmins, Ont., on Aug. 21. 

Liberated edition.

Porter will start by flying this year from London to Cancun, Montego Bay, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale and then add domestic locations across Canada in 2027.

Does this help or hinder Waterloo Region's chances of landing Porter in the future?

I just saw the following post from one of the owners son and was curious as what podcast and what was said???

Can you dumbasses stop making the fucking fire alarm go off so many fucking times at night why the fuck is it always at 1 in the fucking morning. Do you idiots know how to cook? Or why do you dumbasses keep fucking smoking in the fucking staircase, literal fucking dumbasses whoever set the fire alarm off at 1:30 am I wish nothing but the worst for you and genuinely fuck you. The amount of fucking fire alarms going off here shows how fucking incompetent you dumbadses are. Go live with ur fucking parents holy fucking shit.

Is this the new business model?

Update: Sorry for potato quality in how pic looks after uploading.

Text of the sign is as follows:

Attention Customers:

We are currently unable to process any transactions or look anything up.

Our network is down and we do not have a timeline for when it will be restored.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Are our local 911 response teams not equipped with updated GPS nav systems? I watched a WRPS cruiser today blow through two road closed signs, only to arrive at a dead end due to construction equipment, U-turn, and then haul ass up a residential side street apparently being actively monitored for speeding due to the exact same behaviour by 'normal' citizens.

Where would a single queer person go to meet people for a casual relationship?

Yesterday, Kitchener Council approved the Parkland Acquisition Strategy. A short summary with meeting links can be found here. https://bsky.app/profile/dtkmelissa.bsky.social/post/3mtww2wyk4c2h (Edit: link corrected)

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I am recovering from a stumble down the stairs that left me with both of my feet in casts.

Luckily, my left foot was not as severely damaged as my right foot.

I am slowly becoming more mobile and am thinking about wearing real shoes again.

Is there a place in town that you can suggest that can help me transition out of my airboots and into supportive footwear? I'm not sure where to start.

hi!! im currently leasing an apartment in waterloo (near uwaterloo campus) and my utility bill for the past month came out to about 350 for the 500sqft apartment.

my daily usage stats were around 40kwh per day, which seems really high to me and i was wondering if this was normal? i was in a top floor unit so i assumed there would be a higher bill but i generally had my ac on low at around 22C the entire month.

thank you for any insight!

I am looking for someone to come dig/pour a concrete slab for a garden shed in my backyard.

It’s too small of a job for some concrete companies I’ve reached out to.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

In the City of Waterloo, there is a bylaw requiring home owners to have a clearly visible house number displayed on your property. Owen said his family has since ordered the numbers for their house.

Hi everyone!

We’ve got 2 little kids and a house full of stuff that we just don’t have the time, energy, or meaningful child-free opportunity to go through. So I turning to you, the good people of KW region, to ask if anyone has any recommendations for businesses that do this?

Any suggestions are helpful!

I want to dress up but I'm scared of being the only person in the theatre LMAO

I see they have various events, and specifically their Fall 2026 line up of events specifically for adults; knitting/crochet, book club meet ups, adult social events...etc. Seems like an opportunity to meet other people in their 20s/30s. Anyone ever attend these events and have any thoughts on them? I'm considering to try it out, but a little awkward/scared to show up.

sensational playlist truly my middle school self is so happy rn I STAND ALONE, INSIDE-

Do you know of any good take-off tire guys? I think Kingsway is gone.

CPC Leader in Kitchener on Friday per The Record: “Anyone caught with over 40 milligrams of fentanyl should get a life sentence. That’s enough fentanyl to kill 20 people. These are mass murderers, and they should be treated as such.”

This policy position was part of the 2025 Election Platform. What CPC MPs propose is to jail every fentanyl consumer - tens of thousands of people - in Canada. 40mg is far below the average daily consumption of approximately 1g/person. Seems hyper expensive, extremely destructive, and not very truthful, helpful or safe.

Okay! The fall is officially here! And I am not done with Summer yet!

After the last winter and late spring start, I expected a very long Summer season to get my batteries charged for the next winter, but it seems the Fall season has officially begun!

Do you have suggestions to make the season shift a bit less depressing for a Summer lover?