In build

​Dear Region of Waterloo:

Your Bylaw is faulty
​(& your politics kinda suck)
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Region of Waterloo Special Council Meeting
January 7, 2026
RE: Proposed amendment to By-law 25-021

"The purpose of this meeting is to provide an opportunity for public input on the proposed by-law amendment to the Code of Use By-law 25-021. The proposed amendment will be considered on January 9, 2026 at a Special Council meeting." (<<< source - Agenda)

Petition:
​Demand Waterloo Region pass a public camping bylaw

"... ​immediately create and adopt a Public Camping Bylaw that upholds the rights and dignity of unhoused people in our communities...."
​Click here to view & sign this petition
online at Change.org
​Proposed November 17, 2021 To Waterloo Regional Council
For now, those unable to find other options must be permitted to shelter from the elements without needing to repeatedly start over in creating an environment that can protect them.

I am here to clearly request that two things be immediately put into place by this Council:

1) Regional land be ordered found where those currently being forced to seek shelter on our streets may be permitted to place/erect shelters without penalty.

2) Until such a location is found and functioning, I ask that the removal of these substitute homes be considered stopped, given that the structures are located on Regional land and not private property.

​some initial thoughts
RE: 100 Victoria proposed Bylaw

Published April 18, 2025
Until this bylaw becomes a bylaw, it remains a choice.

​We still have the opportunity to shift our approach to better reflect the current work, available tools, and most importantly, heart of this community. In this spirit, could we not instead bring this conversation back to the Region-selected experts within the PECH functions before solidifying an approach that risks causing further communal harm?

a little bit of background before delving in

Before I share more of my thoughts on the proposed bylaw, I’d like to offer some background to help provide context for a few of the points I’ll be raising within these.
General topic history related to regional encampment policy, as passed by council December 15, 2021. (and a few other ramblings) ​
The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (PECH) & Regional Code of Use Bylaw 13-050 ​
The Valente Decision - Court ruling on 100 Victoria, A Human Rights based approach, Point In Time Count Data, and the Unsheltered Campaign Candidate Pledge (2022)

Community & Health Services Committee -
​May 6, 2025

​PECH Mid-Year Update - Region of Waterloo
"I understand there are some co-creators that are quite upset about the bylaw and how that was rolled out, and so I wonder if you could speak to what is being done to repair some of those relationships or what we might be able to do to help foster that repair as well?" - Councillor Chantal Huinink

"A Site Specific Bylaw" : Court proceedings 2025​

More pages from "around here": 

because there must always be music...