Mike Farwell

Kitchener

Co-Host, 570News at CIKZ-FM (Kitchener, ON)

Curious. Interested. Opinionated. Local. Stubborn. In motion. @CityNewsKit, 9-1, M-F. @ohlrangers play-by-play. Other duties as assigned. #curecf

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Articles

LCBO model out of date

Jul 18, 2024 | therecord.com | Mike Farwell

This summer’s LCBO strike — the first in Ontario history — is a stark reminder of how antiquated our liquor laws are in this province. In many respects, Ontario’s government-run liquor monopoly hearkens back to the Prohibition era. More than 100 years later, we deserve more choice and convenience. Already a Subscriber? Sign in A repeated reminder throughout the labour dispute is of the $2.5 billion that the LCBO returns to the Ontario government in profits every year.
Let’s give park drinking a chance

Jul 4, 2024 | therecord.com | Mike Farwell

The City of Kitchener doesn’t think we’re responsible enough to handle our alcohol in a public park. Council last week shelved a proposed pilot program that would have allowed alcohol to be consumed in Victoria Park. The decision is as disappointing as it is difficult to explain. Already a Subscriber?
Revisiting region’s bylaw on election signs a waste of time

Jun 6, 2024 | therecord.com | Mike Farwell

When the next election rolls around, candidates will once again post election signs on lawns across our region. It is important to emphasize this since it has become too easy to say that election signs have been banned in Waterloo Region. Already a Subscriber? Sign in They have not been banned. However, in 2022, regional council did arrive at a sensible decision to limit election signage to private property rather than cluttering public roads.
Lofty goal to build 70,000 homes in Waterloo Region a difficult but not impossible task

May 2, 2024 | therecord.com | Mike Farwell

By Mike Farwell, Special to Waterloo Region Record Nine months after announcing an ambitious, made-in-Waterloo Region homebuilding initiative, we have the land for the first project. The 'Build Now' initiative was introduced with great fanfare last July, pledging to build 10,000 "half-price" homes for our community by 2030. Last week, the City of Kitchener donated a parcel of land that marks the first step toward achieving that goal.
Lofty goal to build 70,000 homes in Waterloo Region a difficult but not impossible task

May 2, 2024 | cambridgetimes.ca | Mike Farwell

Nine months after announcing an ambitious, made-in-Waterloo Region homebuilding initiative, we have the land for the first project. The ‘Build Now’ initiative was introduced with great fanfare last July, pledging to build 10,000 “half-price” homes for our community by 2030. Last week, the City of Kitchener donated a parcel of land that marks the first step toward achieving that goal.
Follow the money when it comes to rezoning farmland

Apr 25, 2024 | therecord.com | Mike Farwell
Follow the money when it comes to rezoning farmland

Apr 25, 2024 | cambridgetimes.ca | Mike Farwell

Questions continue to swirl around the massive Wilmot land assembly, while answers are still hard to find. Some, though, we can uncover ourselves. Like why the provincial NDP and Greens are inserting themselves into an issue that Ontario Premier Doug Ford has indicated is a matter for the municipal government, not provincial.
It’s time to welcome the fourplex next door

Apr 18, 2024 | wellandtribune.ca | Mike Farwell

It’s likely most Ontarians feel similarly to the premier when it comes to allowing fourplexes in established neighbourhoods. “You go into the middle of communities and start putting up four-storey, six-storey, eight-storey buildings deep in the communities, that’s a massive mistake. It’s off the table for us,” Premier Doug Ford told reporters recently. “We’re going to build homes, single dwelling homes, townhomes. That’s what we’re going to focus on.” Already a Subscriber?
It’s time to welcome the fourplex next door

Apr 18, 2024 | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Mike Farwell

It’s likely most Ontarians feel similarly to the premier when it comes to allowing fourplexes in established neighbourhoods. “You go into the middle of communities and start putting up four-storey, six-storey, eight-storey buildings deep in the communities, that’s a massive mistake. It’s off the table for us,” Premier Doug Ford told reporters recently. “We’re going to build homes, single dwelling homes, townhomes. That’s what we’re going to focus on.” Already a Subscriber?
How many jobs is Wilmot farmland worth?

Apr 11, 2024 | therecord.com | Mike Farwell

By Mike Farwell, Special to Waterloo Region Record We're getting closer to answering one of the big questions surrounding Waterloo Region's assembly of almost 800 acres of farmland in Wilmot Township. How many jobs is our farmland worth? Columnist Mike Farwell is a broadcaster, MC and advocate. Follow him on X at @farwell_WR or connect with him via [email protected].