Brent Davis

Canada

News Reporter at The Waterloo Region Record

Journalist for @WR_Record bdavis(at)https://t.co/NdYH4Ur0gJ

Articles

Developer plans to retain part of early Schneiders factory in Kitchener residential project

1 week ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

Just a kilometre up the road from the sprawling site that housed the Schneiders meat processing plant for nearly a century stands an older vestige of the company’s past. The two-storey red brick building at 63 Courtland Ave. E. in Kitchener was home to J.M. Schneider’s butcher business from about 1909 to 1925, when it moved to the larger Courtland Avenue plant.
Neighbouring homes in Kitchener’s Central Frederick area may get heritage designation

1 week ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

Two Queen Anne-style homes that have stood side by side in Kitchener’s Central Frederick neighbourhood for more than 130 years are being recommended for heritage designation. Another property — a former industrial building used by the D. Hibner Furniture Company, Electrohome and the Boehmer Box Corporation over the years — was also recommended for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act at a recent Heritage Kitchener meeting.
Kitchener considering ban on sale of fireworks

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

Kitchener councillors will consider banning the sale of fireworks in the city at an upcoming meeting. Staff are recommending the move in the wake of a growing number of fireworks-related complaints and safety concerns. Pending council’s approval, a sales ban would begin in 2026, giving the 20 Kitchener businesses currently licensed to sell fireworks (and only for 18 days a year) time to sell remaining stock and educate the public, a report said.
Kitchener to give TheMuseum up to $900K as it tries to stay afloat

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

The City of Kitchener will give TheMuseum up to $900,000 over three years as the struggling downtown attraction strives to reach sustainability. Councillors supported a staff recommendation Monday night to provide up to $300,000 a year in conditional funding for three years in a plan that aims to boost revenue through increased sponsorship and attendance.
Home sales drop, but more listings mean more choice for Waterloo Region buyers

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

A growing number of homes for sale in Waterloo Region is balancing the market and giving prospective buyers more choice, the local realtors’ association says. New statistics released by the Cornerstone Association of Realtors show sales volume remained slow in March compared to past years.
New ways of voting coming for next municipal election in Kitchener

1 month ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

The City of Kitchener is planning to offer new ways to vote in the next municipal election, but online and mail-in options aren’t among them. While voting at a polling station using paper ballots counted by optical scan vote tabulators will remain the main way Kitchener residents vote in the next municipal election, in October 2026, pilot programs will also offer drive-thru voting during advance voting, and home voting on request.
Request comes up short but Kitchener still receives more than $6M in federal funds

1 month ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

While it’s not as much as the City of Kitchener had hoped for, the federal government is providing more than $6 million for housing initiatives and a new multi-use gymnasium. The funding announcements were made Saturday by local Liberal MPs Valerie Bradford and Tim Louis on the eve of a federal election call that will send voters to the polls on April 28.
‘It’s time to stand up now’: Protest in Kitchener targets Tesla CEO Elon Musk

1 month ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

Clutching a handwritten protest sign and waving as passing motorists honked in support, Dennis Hillier felt he’d come full circle. He wishes he hadn’t. “Here I am, in my 60s, doing what I was in my 20s,” the Kitchener man said late Saturday morning, as he and 15 to 20 others stood outside the city’s Tesla dealership on Victoria Street North.
‘It’s time to stand up now’: Protest in Kitchener targets Tesla CEO Elon Musk

1 month ago | cambridgetimes.ca | Brent Davis

Clutching a handwritten protest sign and waving as passing motorists honked in support, Dennis Hillier felt he’d come full circle. He wishes he hadn’t. “Here I am, in my 60s, doing what I was in my 20s,” the Kitchener man said late Saturday morning, as he and 15 to 20 others stood outside the city’s Tesla dealership on Victoria Street North.
Three towers, 1,151 units proposed for final phase of Kitchener development

1 month ago | therecord.com | Brent Davis

Three residential towers with a total of 1,151 units are being proposed as the final phase of the Victoria Common development in Kitchener. The towers — at 21, 33 and 35 storeys, including their podiums — would be built on a vacant portion of the overall development that’s already home to four- and six-storey condominium buildings, and several blocks of townhomes.