Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition

Podcast by Richard McClurg

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About Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition

Civic Briefs delivers fast, accessible summaries of local city council meetings—so you actually know what’s going on in your community, without sitting through hours of livestreams. Hosted by Casey Page and produced by Richard McClurg, each episode highlights key decisions, delegate voices, and what they mean for your city—all in about five minutes. Whether it’s budgets, bike lanes, or backyard chickens, we break it down so you don’t have to. Subscribe for updates on what's going on in the City of Waterloo.

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8 episodes

Planning Overdrive – Faster Permits, Uptown Towers, and a North-End Green Light

Today on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering planning moves that set the tone for housing and growth. Host Casey Page unpacks Council’s second-draft Community Planning Permit System, deferred-site clean-up on the Official Plan, two Uptown redevelopment pitches, and a formal approval for Mattamy’s Conservation Drive subdivision—with some surgical tweaks to setbacks and balconies. 🗓️ Meeting date: July 14, 2025

4 Oct 2025 - 7 min

Rental Rules, Real Talk – Renovictions, STRs, and a Dog Park

This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering rental rules and tenant protections. Host Casey Page unpacks the decisions, debates, and delegate voices that shaped your city—from licensing short-term rental platforms and expanding bedroom caps, to drafting a renoviction by-law framework and launching the ARU Grant Program. 🗓️ Meeting date: June 23, 2025

3 Oct 2025 - 7 min

St. Columba on Pause – King & Columbia Moves Ahead

This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering the arts-space debate at St. Columba, the development-charge refresh, Uptown land moves, and a mid-rise approval at King & Columbia. Host Casey Page unpacks the decisions, debates, and delegate voices that shaped your city—from a deferral on a three-year arts lease to green-lighting 35 new homes near transit. 🗓️ Meeting date: June 16, 2025

12 Sep 2025 - 9 min

354 King and the Carnegie Comeback – High-Rise Hopes and Heritage Revival

This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we’re covering housing density and heritage preservation. Host Casey Page unpacks council’s approval of a 24-storey tower near King and Columbia, plus a major step toward transforming the vacant Carnegie Library into a home for the city museum. 🗓️ Meeting date: June 9, 2025

16 Aug 2025 - 6 min

Tariffs, Treaties, and Tree Replacements – A City Grapples with Big Systems and Local Impacts

This week on Civic Briefs: Waterloo Edition, we unpack a packed May 26, 2025 council meeting—from an urgent call for Indigenous consultation to a 10-point plan responding to U.S. tariffs. Plus: a modernized Noise By-law, updated Age-Friendly Action Plan. 🗓️ Meeting date: May 26, 2025

15 Aug 2025 - 5 min

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