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When: Saturday May 2nd, 3:00 – 4:30 pm

Meeting Point: St.Andrews Park, Cambridge (Lansdowne Rd S,)

Walk Leader: Michael Krupp

Florence Dickson, granddaughter of the Honorable William Dickson, created the neighborhood of Dickson Hill. Many of Galt’s elites built and owned homes in this neighborhood. This will be a look at those homes and some history of the people who owned them.

When: Friday May 1st, 7:00 – 8:30pm

Meeting Point: Queen’s Square, Cambridge

Walk Leader: Michael Krupp

This walk will look at locations in downtown Galt and surrounding area where Hollywood and Streaming Production have been filmed. A description and discussion of how Cambridge was used as a backdrop will be included.

When: Sunday May 3rd, 3:00 – 4:30 pm

Meeting Point: Queen’s Square, Cambridge

Walk Leader: Michael Krupp

As we walk around the many old buildings of downtown Galt, you will hear tales of William Dickson and his family. Stories such as the duel William had with William Weekes and the interesting war stories of William and his two brothers Robert and Thomas during the War of 1812 are just a few of the exciting tales that will be told

When: Friday May 1st, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Meeting Point: Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N.

Walk Leader: Fiona McAlister

A stroll down musical memory lane. We will start at Centre in the Square where we’ll talk about the Kitchener Symphony, Gilbert and Sullivan society, and the popular artists who have played there and end at the former site of The Lyric which hosted everyone and everything from the first performance of the K-W Symphony to Rush. In between, we will learn about everything from early German choral music to blues festivals.

When: Saturday May 2nd, 10 – 11:15 am

Meeting Point: 175 Moore Ave

Walk Leader: Fiona McAlister

We would visit graves of some of the founders and builders of Kitchener such as Johann Peter Schneider, Emil Volgelsang, and Louis Jacob Breithaupt along with the graves of Catherine Ubel (who has the earliest date of birth in the cemetary), Peter Susand – who was the first black writer to publish a book of poetry in Canada, Morris Wahanskky with his hammer and sickle grave stone. We will talk about the history of the cemetery (including that it used to be segregated by religion) and the move to its current location and what is entailed in moving a cemetery. We’ll talk about the flu pandemic that ripped through Kitchener and the young men who died in WW1

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Firstly water table (i.e. shallow aquifer) aquifers are far more likely to exhibit dramatic changes in elevation in shorter time frames than deeper aquifers. They are also generally more susceptible to contamination as they generally have so much less ability to filter out contaminants if they are only a metre or two below the ground's surface. Much deeper aquifers 25 feet to 90 feet not only have much more sand and gravel to filter out surface contaminants but they also often or usually have less permeable clay/silt aquitards between themselves and the ground surface which dramatically slow down contaminant downward flow. It is also very possible that the shallow aquifer (water table aquifer) could be dry due to  lower than usual rainfall with only a small lessening of water levels in the deeper aquifers.

Now of course  a long drought combined with for example high pumping of drilled wells will certainly decrease even the deeper aquifers water level. If as the Region state they know that they pumped their wells during 2023-2024 as well as in 2025 at unsustainable levels then it's obvious that they know what the sustainable pumping levels are and they must NOT exceed them. Ever again for ANY reason whatsoever. This is also known as "mining" your water supply and is a recipe for long term disaster.

Hence drilling more wells into the same aquifer certainly appears like a stupid decision. Other than the Region's long ago decision to artificially recharge aquifers using treated Grand River water; you generally can not increase aquifer capacity. It turns out that for whatever reason the Region's attempts to do so through artificial recharge have not been successful. I don't know the reason why but if they know then get at it and get it working. If the subsurface or other conditions make it unlikely or impossible then move on to other options and solutions. 

There is some good news. For example my house sump pump water levels (shallow aquifer again) has been much lower over the last few years.  Lower to bone dry. Well guess what? We had a serious 1 1/2  day thaw up to 12 degrees Celsius a couple of weeks ago and my sump has been full since. Plus with the increased rain we had in October combined with tons of snow since early November I can see the shallow aquifer levels being very high from here through to maybe May or June. Yes that water does slowly move both horizontally as well as vertically . This vertical flow eventually does hit those deeper aquifers and recharges them. That is good news although I don't know yet if increased rainfall will be a further regular phenomenon of Climate Change or not.

There was an excellent conceptual model/picture of the Waterloo and Wellesley Moraines along with today's K-W Record article titled "Drying wells and Dying wetlands". Kudos again to the Record and their reporter for keeping citizens informed. Now if only that would rub off onto the Region of Waterloo. 

To prepare for the season, please ensure to check out key dates for the 2026 house league season.

Registration for the 2026 season will open Jan 25th at 8am!  See our registration page here for more info!

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Le Diefenbunker est l’artefact le plus important de la Guerre froide au Canada. Cette impressionnante installation souterraine de quatre etages, prete a tout moment en cas d’attaquenucleaire, a servi de quartier general central des communications du pays pendant la Guerre froide. Aujourd’hui, c’est un lieu historique et un musee unique en son genre, qui raconte des histoires d’importance nationale et internationale.

Le Diefenbunker est un organisme de bienfaisance independant regi par un conseil d’administration et dirige par une directrice generale OU un directeur general. Le personnel professionnel a temps plein et un corps de benevoles veillent ensemble a l’intendance, a la vision, a la croissance et a la durabilite de cet important organisme. Nous promouvons l’importance de comprendre notre passe, pour que les generations presentes et futures s’efforcent de construire un avenir plus pacifique.

Le Diefenbunker est a la recherche de personnes qualifiees pour sieger a son  conseil d’administration benevole et ainsi contribuer a orienter l’organisation sur le chemin passionnant de sa prochaine phase de croissance. Si vous vous interessez a l’histoire et que vous partagez notre passion pour le succes du Diefenbunker, nous vous prions de communiquer avec nous.

Le conseil d’administration a plus particulierement besoin de personnes ayant une expertise clans les domaines suivants :

• Philanthropie, collecte de fonds et relations avec les donateurs, plaidoyer.
• Aspects juridiques, gouvernance d’entreprise et conformite reglementaire pour les organismes sans but lucratif et de bienfaisance.
• Ressources humaines, gouvernance strategique du capital humain, strategie de gestion des talents, aspects juridiques, gestion des risques et conformite.

Dans le cadre de son engagement a l’egard d’une culture d’equite, d’inclusion et de diversite, le conseil d’administration encourage les candidatures de candidates et candidats dont les antecedents personnels pourraient ameliorer sa diversite sociale, culturelle, demographique et geographique. Le Diefenbunker s’engage egalement a servir les communautes des deux langues officielles et encourage les candidatures de personnes maitrisant l’anglais et le frarn;ais.

Le Musee est situe clans la region rurale de l’ouest d’Ottawa, a Carp, en Ontario. Les candidatures de Canadiennes et Canadiens de partout au pays sont les bienvenues. Bien que le Musee utilise la technologie pour faciliter les reunions virtuelles du conseil d’administration et de ses comites, les administrateurs sont censes assister a deux reunions sur place chaque annee, en juin (AGA) et en aout (retraite de planification), a leurs propres frais. Les candidates et candidats doivent detenir le droit de travailler au Canada.

Le mandat initial de trois ans est renouvelable. Le mandat commence en juin et les elections ont lieu lors de l’assemblee generale annuelle. Les administratrices et administrateurs sont elus pour un mandat de trois ans, renouvelable deux fois, pour un total de neuf ans.

En tant que societe sans but lucratif, le Musee est regi par un conseil d’administration benevole qui a un devoir de prudence, de diligence et de loyaute.

• Le conseil d’administration assume les principales responsabilites suivantes:
  But : superviser la mise en ceuvre du mandat et de la vision du musee.
• Aspect juridique : assurer la conformite a la legislation et aux exigences legales, ainsi qu’aux politiques de gouvernance. S’assurer que les objectifs de la societe sont correctement realises. Definir les strategies d’exploitation.
• Aspect strategique: etablir les objectifs a long terme et les priorites strategiques du Musee, assortis de buts et d’indicateurs de rendement appropries, afin de realiser le mandat du Musee.
• Risque: evaluer les risques courus par l’organisation et identifier des strategies d’attenuation. S’assurer que des systemes d’evaluation et de controle sont en place.
• Comme fiduciaire: assurer la stabilite financiere et le rendement global de la societe. Assurer l’integrite des pratiques comptables.
• Leadership: s’assurer qu’une equipe de gestion efficace est en place pour securiser les ressources et gerer le fonctionnement du Musee. Embaucher la directrice generale OU le directeur general et en superviser le rendement.
• Sensibilisation: promouvoir l’organisation au sein de reseaux personnels et d’industries, y compris le reseautage philanthropique, afin decreer et d’entretenir une communaute de parties prenantes.
• Collecte de fonds : participer a des  activites de collecte de fonds et faire un don de bienfaisance chaque annee a un  niveau personnellement significatif.
• Releve: planifier la releve et la diversite au sein du conseil d’administration.

Les administratrices et administrateurs sont responsables :

• De se familiariser avec le mandat, les programmes, les politiques et les besoins du Musee.
• D’assister et de participer regulierement a toutes les reunions bimestrielles du conseil d’administration, aux reunions du ou des comites dont ils font partie, a l’assemblee generale annuelle, aux sessions de planification strategique et a d’autres reunions extraordinaires, au besoin.
• De participer a au mains un comite du conseil d’administration, possiblement a titre de president OU presidente.
• De s’appuyer sur l’expertise professionnelle pour fournir des conseils et une surveillance, au besoin.
• De se preparer pour les reunions en examinant les rapports et les documents fournis.
• De s’assurer de leur conformite avec le Code de conduite et toute autre politique applicable.
• De preserver la confidentialite des deliberations et travaux du conseil d’administration.
• De se tenir au courant des problemes et des tendances affectant l’organisation.

Engagement des administratrices et administrateurs en matiere de temps :

• Le conseil d’administration se reunit six fois par an, pour deux heures chaque fois. Hybride (virtuel et en personne).
• Les comites se reunissent taus les deux mois pendant une heure et parfois plus souvent, au besoin (virtuel).
• On s’attend ace que les administratrices et administrateurs arrivent aux reunions bien prepares, ayant lu toute la documentation et les renseignements contextuels.
• Les sessions de planification ant lieu taus les trois ans pour mettre a jour le plan strategique.
•  Le mandat est de trois ans, renouvelables jusqu’a trois fois pour un maximum de neuf ans.

Si vous pensez que vous pouvez contribuer au Diefenbunker et que notre vision vous inspire, nous vous encourageons a poser votre candidature a notre conseil d’administration en deposant:

• Une lettre d’expression d’interet (maximum 500 mots); et
• Un curriculum vitae.

Les soumissions doivent etre envoyees par courriel avant la fin de la journee, le vendredi 20 fevrier 2026, a president@diefenbunker.ca, et en copie a c.hunter@diefenbunker.ca.

Les candidatures seront examinees au fur et a mesure de leur reception. Le Diefenbunker remercie toutes les personnes qui manifestent un interet pour ces pastes. Seuls les candidates et candidats retenus pour une entrevue seront contactes.

Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez consulter les pages suivantes sur notre site Web :

• Notre equipe
• Plan strategique
• Rapport annuel
• Etats financiers

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TheDiefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is Canada’s most significant Cold War artifact- it is an impressive four-storey underground facility that operated as the country’s central communications headquarters during the Cold War, ready at any moment in case of a nuclear attack. Today, it is a one-of-a-kind museum and national historic site, telling stories of national and international importance.

The Diefenbunker is an independent charitable organization governed by a Board of Directors and led by an Executive Director. A full-time professional staff and a corps of volunteers attend, collectively, to the stewardship, vision, growth, and sustainability of this important organization. We promote the importance of understanding our past, for present and future generations to strive to build a more peaceful future.

The Diefenbunker is seeking qualified candidates to serve on its volunteer Board of Directors, to help steer the organization on the exciting path toward its next phase of growth. If you have an interest in history and share our passion for the success of the Diefenbunker, then we would like to hear from you.

The Board has a particular need for individuals with expertise in the following areas:

• Philanthropy, fundraising, and donor relations, advocacy
• Legal, corporate governance, and not-for-profit and charity regulatory compliance
• HR, strategic human capital governance, talent strategy, and legal, risk, and compliance

In its commitment to a culture of equity, inclusion and diversity, the Board encourages applications from candidates whose personal backgrounds could enhance the social, cultural, demographic, and geographic diversity of the Board. The Diefenbunker is also committed to serving both official language communities and encourages applications from candidates with proficiency in English and French.

The museum is located in rural West Ottawa (Carp), Ontario. Applications are invited from Canadians from across the country. While the museum uses technology to facilitate virtual meetings of both the Board and its Committees, directors are expected to attend two on-site meetings annually, in June (AGM) and in August (planning retreat), at their own expense.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Appointments are for an initial three-year term and can be renewed. Terms begin in June, with election at the Annual General Meeting. Directors serve a three-year term and may be elected to an additional 2 consecutive terms, for a total of g years.

DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
As a not-for-profit corporation, the museum is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with a duty of care, diligence, and loyalty.

The Board carries the following primary responsibilities:

• Purpose: Oversee the implementation of the museum’s mandate and vision.
• Legal: Ensure compliance with legislation and legal requirements, as well as governing policies. Ensure that the objects of the corporation are properly carried out. Set operating policies.
• Strategic: Set the long-range objectives and strategic priorities of the museum, with appropriate goals and performance indicators, to achieve the museum’s mandate.
• Risk: Assess potential risks to the organization and identify mitigation strategies. Ensure assessment and control systems are in place.
• Fiduciary: Ensure the corporation’s financial stability and overall performance. Ensure the integrity of accounting practices.
• Leadership: Ensure an effective management team is in place to secure resources and manage museum operations. Hire and oversee the performance of the Executive Director.
• Profile: Champion the organization within personal networks and industries, including philanthropic networking, to build and nurture a community of stakeholders.
• Fundraising: Participate in fundraising activities and make a charitable donation annually at a level that is personally meaningful.
• Succession: Plan for the succession and diversity of the Board.

Directors are accountable to:

• Become deeply familiar with the museum’s mandate, programs, policies, and needs.
• Regularly attend and participate in all bi-monthly meetings of the Board, the committee(s) on which they serve, annual general meeting, strategic planning sessions, and other special meetings, as required.
• Participate on a minimum of one Board committee, possibly as Chair.
• Draw on professional expertise to provide guidance and oversight, as required.
• Prepare for meetings by reviewing reports and materials provided in advance.
• Ensure personal compliance with the Code of Conduct and any other applicable policies.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all deliberations and proceedings of the Board.
• Keep up with issues and trends that affect the organization.

Director time commitment:

• The Board meets six times per year for two hours each. Hybrid (virtual and in-person).
• Committees meet bi-monthly for one hour and occasionally more often, as required (virtual).
• Directors are expected to arrive at meetings fully prepared by having read all documentation and background information.
• Planning sessions are held every three years to update the Strategic Plan.
• The term of office is three years, renewable up to three times for a maximum of nine years.

If you think that you could contribute to the Diefenbunker and are inspired by our vision, we encourage you to apply for our Board of Directors by submitting:

• An expression of interest (max. 500 words); and
• A resume or CV.

Submissions should be emailed before end of day on Friday, February 20, 2026, to president@diefenbunker.ca and copying c.hunter@diefenbunker.ca.

Applications will be considered as they are received. The Diefenbunker thanks all applicants for their interest in the position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

For further background information, please consult the following pages on our website:

• Our Team
• Strategic Plan
• Annual Report
• Financial Statements

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Help Shape the Future of Affordable Housing in Our Community Habitat for Humanity Halton–Mississauga–Dufferin is recruiting up to four new Board Members to help tackle the housing affordability crisis and expand our impact.

Habitat HMD partners with families, volunteers, donors, developers, and community leaders to create safe, affordable homes and a pathway to homeownership for working families. Since 1999, we have helped create 95 homes and now support 164 people in 58 housing units across our communities.

Developer partnerships are one of the most promising and scalable ways to expand our impact, allowing Habitat HMD to secure new turnkey affordable units and deliver them faster and at lower cost. These public–private–nonprofit collaborations let us focus on what we do best—family selection, affordability structuring, and long-term homeowner support—while ensuring that long-term affordability commitments translate into real outcomes for families.

• Strategic, collaborative, and forward-thinking
• Passionate about affordable housing and community impact
• Committed to strong governance and fiduciary oversight

• Human resources management
• Social services and/or nonprofit leadership
• Mortgage lending or financial services
• Real estate law
• Non-profit board experience

• Attend six Board meetings per year and serve on at least one committee
• Bring their skills, experience, and networks to advance Habitat HMD’s mission and fundraising
• Demonstrate financial literacy and support strong fiduciary oversight
• Make annual personal financial contributions

Terms are two years, renewable up to three consecutive terms.

Candidates must live and/or work in: Halton Region, the City of Mississauga, or Dufferin County, with a particular interest in applicants from Dufferin County, Milton, and Halton Hills.

Habitat HMD is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse lived experiences and identities.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and CV by February 12, 2026 to: boardrecruitment@habitathm.ca

Join us in building stronger, more inclusive communities – one family at a time.

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