r/waterloo Nov 10 '24

Mod Announcement Mod announcement: new rule that use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) must be declared or disclosed

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A new rule has been added to r/waterloo in regards to A.I.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) must be declared, either in title, or the first line of text in original post

Moderators may and will take action in good faith regardless of compliance with this new rule.

The reason we're doing this is to try not to be too far behind in response to the use of this technology, and encourage genuine engagement within our community.

Recently mods have been removing posts of various low-quality effort such as A.I. images, and publications purporting to be news or 'news style' articles that are suspected to be A.I. - but also fail to provide the identity of any legitimate living creator/author within the Region of Waterloo or otherwise.

This is an effort to remove or reduce poor quality, deceptive, disinformation, and various other posts made in bad faith.

Please direct concerns or comments to mod mail.

Thank you for your time and consideration.


r/waterloo Dec 11 '25

Mod Announcement Changes to Flair in r/Waterloo

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It was recently pointed out that the flairs referencing the 2025 election are maybe a teeny bit outdated.

After discussion among the moderator team, it was determined that while the language was outdated, the flairs still were useful in identifying sudden influxes of new accounts to certain threads. The flair language has therefore been updated and will be applied as users post or comment. The flairs refer to the approximate period when a user became somewhat active in r/Waterloo. This is not the same as the date account was created (which you can see on each user's page) and not when the very first post was made in this subreddit.

As explained by the previous flair announcement:

The intent of this flair is not to target newbies, nor to say that we don't want people to join the subreddit. All are welcome in the subreddit. The intent is to make it clear to readers when there is an influx of unknown accounts which push certain narratives in the comments. This does happen, especially on posts about certain controversial subjects. People should know when these they are new accounts and not established community members.

While everybody should be aware if there is an obvious astroturfing campaign, all users remain responsible for using their best judgement when determining credibility of submissions and comments. Please consider the merit of ideas rather than the reputation of a commenter.

Feel free to submit any comments or constructive feedback below, or to comment and receive your new flair. There may be further tweaks to come and this flair system could be discontinued at any time.

Thank you for reading, and stay safe out there in all this snow.


Update 2026-01-23: New flair is out again, 2025 users should now have "Regular" status, and users new since 2026 will be noted.


r/waterloo 12h ago

The the enova guy I argued with in midtown today: I apologize.

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I have beef with Enova but today was absolutely not the day for it, and for all I know, you've got nothing to do with it. I misunderstood what was going on. Lots of trees here have been cut down under strange circumstances, and I thought you were taking down another good tree today, and that seemed crazy.

After a minute I realized today isn't the day for this and I went back to try and make it right but you were gone already. My neighbour then explained the situation to me.

I was wrong. I should have known better. You probably had a long enough day already without that. Shouldn't bother workers on a day like today. Sorry.

Hope the right person reads this because I feel pretty bad about it.


r/waterloo 10h ago

Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) in Waterloo (Locations listed)

47 Upvotes

Tell your MPs you do not want ALPRs here.

https://wrps.ca/cctv


r/waterloo 20h ago

Don’t be this person

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Almost every time I ride my bike around Waterloo there’s some issue, from cars cutting me off, to people riding the wrong way in the bike lane, to cars parking in the bike lane. Today it’s a person using the bike lane as a sidewalk (next to the empty sidewalk) and then getting pissy and throwing her arm up at me when I ring the bell for her to get out of the way.


r/waterloo 12h ago

Frederick Lanes updates!

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Hey all, just wanted to pop in and update!

They are changing hours! Open 7 days a week now!

The leagues are starting up within these next weeks.

Pro shop & training centre is now open!

Updates to the prices & times for their Unlimited Bowl specials too!

Their hours🎳
Monday- Noon till 10pm
Tuesday- 4pm till 11
Wednesday- Noon till 11
Thursday- 5pm till 11
Friday- 2pm till 11
Saturday- Noon till 11
Sunday- 9am till 10pm


r/waterloo 11h ago

WRDSB: All student absences can become "excused" with a simple parent email

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Throwaway here. I have an update on the attendance grading requirement for high schools. It seems the WRDSB is going to take an approach that skirts around a section of the enrolment register instructions (see page numbers 8-9, which is pages 15-16 of the pdf). The board has released their own policy document -- see pages 15 and 16 of this pdf for absence information.

Basically, they are taking a section of the register instructions that is intended for clearly-documented medical absences (requiring a program of study and a doctor's note), and expanding the definition to include any absence at all. The only catch is that a parent has to send an email (not a phone call) and has to stipulate a defined period of absence. So, a simple email like this should suffice for any high school student absence:

"John Smith will be away September 3. He will return September 4."

Parents of high school students in the WRDSB take note -- this is how you can ensure your child has no official absences in any class for this year. Classes missed: zero. And just like that, the WRDSB will have solved the issue of student absenteeism in one fell swoop!


r/waterloo 16h ago

Update on the tree on our house 👍🏽

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r/waterloo 20h ago

Sunset after the storm

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The sunset was ridiculously pretty after the storm yesterday!!


r/waterloo 21h ago

Sunset after the storm

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r/waterloo 22h ago

Sunset after the storm last night

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r/waterloo 1d ago

Waterloo Park is looking a little rough after the storm

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r/waterloo 15h ago

Created a dedicated Book Discord server for book lovers in KW & Cambridge

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Hello!

I wanted to make more book friends and I always see other posts here about book clubs for specific genres, so I decided to make a Waterloo Region Book Club Discord server!

All types of book lovers are welcome, whether you read 100 books a year or 1, or just want a chill space to chat about what you’re currently reading.

How it’s set up:

  • Dedicated Forum for recommendations, current reads, and genre discussions.
  • Optional notification pings for local bookish events, local deals and finds, and public meet ups across Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge.
  • A spot for local writers to chat and connect with other writers.
  • Clean, organized, and easy to navigate even if you’re new to Discord.
  • Instructions for personalized notifications for book discussions.

I want this to be a low-pressure, inclusive, and friendly space to build a community over a shared love of books.

Join here: https://discord.gg/AajdWdjufG

Hope to see some of you in there! Feel free to drop any questions below.


r/waterloo 1d ago

A wee bit water on Parkside Dr…

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r/waterloo 21h ago

Potential tornado reported in Wellesley area

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r/waterloo 1d ago

Weather in Kitchener

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136 Upvotes

Lighting was the paid actor


r/waterloo 11h ago

Recommendations for Mobile/In-Home RMTs

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Wondering if anyone has any recommendations for RMTs in the area who offer in-home massage therapy. Thanks in advance!


r/waterloo 1d ago

Just a bit of water on the road

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256 Upvotes

This is on Father David Bauer


r/waterloo 1d ago

Stray storm cat

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A stray cat took shelter on our front porch, when i opened my door she just came inside. Am close to the st jacobs farmer's market. Anyone missing their cat?

(Brought her inside for a minute because the wind was lifting her off her feet)


r/waterloo 1d ago

Stay safe guys!!

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r/waterloo 1d ago

My son's pictures from the beechwood neighbourhood.

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r/waterloo 10h ago

indulgence studio dual technician electrolysis

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has anyone been to the studio? any reviews/recommendations?


r/waterloo 15h ago

Places and people that host shows and art events in town?

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hi all - i'm a touring artist exploring the opportunity to maybe do a show in Waterloo or surrounding - when i'm working on figuring out a town i don't know that well i usually ask on the subreddit as part of the research process. anyone willing to let me know spots in town that do shows and art events? maybe cool bands or solo musicians, spoken word performers, etc. that you dig in town? any solid DIY spots you are willing to name drop or DM me? Do you set things up in town? Is it you?

I'm a queer, punk, activist spoken word artist from Detroit who tours a lot and does alot of mixed bills with other poets or musicians or dance performances or whatever. I did perform nearish in Guelph once before, at a little boutique clothing store that moved everything out of the center of the room for the show --- but it was almost a decade ago and was part of a festival going on all over town... so my connections are lost from that time or irrelevant.

also interested in anything you might know of -- or ppl who also perform and set things up in kitchener/guelph/cambridge.

feel free to DM if you think what i'm doing sounds interesting and maybe you do similar or know someone i should talk to directly.

appreciate ya'll.


r/waterloo 20h ago

removing debris from storm drain

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Where I live they're all covered in leaves etc. It may be worth 5-min moving the debris off!


r/waterloo 1d ago

Bridgeport Road at Peppler

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Stay safe out there.