The event is FREE to the public.You’ll find some great products and services available for sale as well as opportunities to connect with local entrepreneurs and business owners. Some of the exhibitors include:

• Arbonne Canada
• Avon Canada Inc.
• Canadian Mental Health Association Grand River Branch
• CIBC
• Communicate & Howe!
• CutTheRisk
• Designs by
• Digitcom
• FERI Designer Lines
• FireHorse Consulting
• Golden Triangle Printing
• Great Saunas
• Healthy Balanced Living
• Isagenix
• Melaleuca, The Wellness Company
• Motivational Steps
• My IT Guy Corp
• Prime Information Security
• Satner Business
• Sherood Digital Copy and Print
• Skylight Productions
• Spike | Mobile
• Suite XIII
• Sun Life
• Tilted Pixel Inc.
• Thomas Cook Belair Travel
• Xenium IT Corp.

The Small Business Showcase includes an engaging keynote presentation from Ivan Cohen of Digitcom.

Ivan has been working in the telecommunications field since 1985, the dawn of cellular communications, and specifically with landline telephone systems since 1996. Trained by Nortel Networks on the Norstar product line and more recently, a graduate of Avaya University courses with APSS(A) (Avaya Professional Systems Specialist, Advanced) certification, Ivan holds the position of Senior Account Executive and has been with Digitcom since 2004. Prior to joining Digitcom, Ivan worked with interconnect firms in Toronto, Mississauga and Oakville.

Where: Kitchener City Hall Rotunda, 200 King St. W. Kitchener

When: February 23, 2012

Time: 10:00am-6:00pm

Cost: FREE

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This event is an opportunity for minor sport organizations, throughout the Kitchener and Waterloo area to come together in one spot, to provide useful information to the local community on how their child(ren) can stay active throughout the year. You’ll have the ability to talk in person to a knowledgable member of the organization, who will be able to assist you. Further, many organizations take registrations for their programs during this time.

The City of Waterloo does provide fee assistance, to those who qualify, to help cover the costs of participating in sport.

Where: Conestoga Mall, 550 King Street North, Waterloo

When: February 15, & 16, 2012

Time: 5:30-9:00

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• Live Musical Performances byPaul Federici and Smoke in the Cockpit

• Food by Little Mushroom Catering and Nom Nom Treats

• A special “Project Macfrica” cocktail by Dee Brun, Cocktail Deeva + cheap drinks all night!

• Midnight Karaoke + Real Life RockBand

• Epic games including Head-to-Head Fruit Ninja, Real Life Angry Birds, 3rd Story PlayDoh Drop, Paper AirPlane Toss + an entire second floor of midway and casino games.
• Professional Face, Body, and Nail Painting
• Private pre-event access to “The Arena” a hockey exhibition hosted by THE MUSEUM and Hockey Hall of Fame
• Special rates at the Walper Hotel (right across from the venue!) for out-of-town guests.

Funds raised from this trip will go towards establishing the second Macintosh computer lab supported by Project Macfrica. This lab will be located in the newly constructed Agape in Action High School in Kamakuya, Kenya. The new high school will be home to over 300 students who will benefit from having access to a full-time computer lab. In addition, the Project Macfrica team will be providing maintenence and upgrades to the previous lab in Eldoret, Kenya.

Where: THEMUSEUM

When: Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 8:00 PM

And: Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2:00

Cost: $10

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It’s the 10th annual Total Woman Show – February 11th & 12th, 2012, featuring fabulous keynote speakers, fashion shows, and over 200 exhibitors! Shop for the latest fashion, jewellery, skin care products, health and fitness products. Talk with experts about everything from finance to health and wellness, adventure, and hobbies!

Laugh, learn, and shop at the Total Woman Show! Visit over 200 exhibitors, sample products and local gourmet food. This high-energy show is a perfect weekend out with the girls.

Visit the show and you could win a trip to Mexico sponsored by Holy Guacamole

***Contest: Retweet this or like it on facebook for a chance to win two free tickets.***

Where: Bingemans

When: February 11 & 12, 2012

Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm

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During your visit, get your passport stamped. Once you’ve collected four stamps, hand in your passport at any of the participating locations to be entered in a draw to win great prizes!

Participating Museums & Cultural Attractions

Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory www.cambridgebutterfly.com

Castle Kilbride www.castlekilbride.ca

City of Waterloo Museum www.waterloo.ca/museum

Homer Watson House & Gallery www.homerwatson.on.ca

Joseph Schneider Haus www.regionofwaterloo.ca/jsh

The Mennonite Story and Historic Mill Museums www.stjacobs.com

THEMUSEUM www.THEMUSEUM.ca

Waterloo Region Museum www.waterlooregionmuseum.com

Woodside National Historic Site www.pc.gc.ca

Exciting prizes to be won! Prize List:

• Best Western Plus Kitchener – Overnight accommodations

• BlackBerry – Courtesy of RIM

• Bingemans Big Splash – Family pass
• Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory – One year family membership

• City of Waterloo – An autographed copy of Waterloo: An Illustrated History by Ken McLaughlin & Sharon Jaeger
• City of Waterloo – Swim/skate one-visit free pass

• City of Waterloo – Gift pack
• Conestoga Residence Inn and Conference Centre – Overnight accommodations
• Edelweiss Banquet Hall and Tavern – Gift certificate
• Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Kitchener – Overnight accommodations

• Holiday Inn Kitchener – Overnight accommodations with breakfast

• Homer Watson House & Gallery – Family membership
• Homer Watson House & Gallery – $40 program gift card
• Joseph Schneider Haus – Gift pack

• Parks Canada – National Historic Sites Pass
• Radisson Hotel Kitchener – Overnight accommodations
• THEMUSEUM – One year family membership
• Walper Hotel – Overnight accommodations

• Waterloo Region Museum – Gift pack

• Waterloo Region Museum – One year family membership

Contest ends: June 1^st, 2012

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This is a FREE and ongoing event. The market has more than food you know.

Where: Kitchener Market, 300 King St E

When: Every Saturday

Time: 9:00-11:00

Cost: Free

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The History of Hockey gives the timeline of the game and evolution of the equipment.  Learn how the NHL came to be and about hockey’s local roots.  The legendary moments and memorabilia from favourite players and teams including the birth of the Leafs and the 40th Anniversary of the Canada-Russia Summit, are sure to stir up memories in and out of the arena.

Immersive interactive installations will challenge your ability to play the game – test your skills, record your own play-by-play, and be immersed in the high-action intensity of the game.

ARENA also explores The Art of Hockey and includes works in diverse media such as video, installation, sculpture, painting and printmaking, including an Andy Warhol portrait of Wayne Gretzky.

Hockey is Canada’s game.  Generations of fans have grown up with the memories of watching early morning games in cold arenas and celebrating the Saturday night hockey ritual in a crowded basement.  Hockey has a unifying effect for Canadians, and ARENA | The Hockey Exhibition does just that – it brings Canadians together to rediscover their love of Canada’s pastime.

Where: THEMUSEUM

When: Opens February 3, 2012

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Speculation aside about whether or not there will be cookies, these meetings are important because they discuss what impacts LRT construction/operation will have on the environment. With parts of the LRT route being near floodplains, being next to or on top of the Laurel Creek tunnel through Uptown Waterloo, and running through some parkland, it will be very important for the Region to explain to the public how environmental impacts of the project are to be mitigated and how an incident of provincial significance can be avoided (the Laurel Creek runs into the Grand River, and that’s where Brantford gets its drinking water from), and how any contract for construction and/or operation will ensure high quality transport for the citizens of Waterloo Region while taking the health and well-being of our neighbours downstream into account.

So with so much on the line, an informed public, and the feedback it provides, are very important here. Please take an hour out of your busy schedule to attend one of these information meetings above, and continue to be an active participant in the affairs of your local government.

24th Jan, 3-8pm: First United Church, King and William, Waterloo
25th Jan, 3-8pm: Region of Waterloo Headquarters, 150 Frederick, Kitchener
26th Jan, 3-8pm: United Kingdom Club, 35 International Village Drive, Cambridge

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