Category Archives: event

Most important WR art show of 2014 on now

Posted on October 25, 2014 by dw

The TL;DR: Dear Reader, I need you to do something for me. I don’t ask for much. I don’t show you ads. I bring the scoop as hard and fast as I can. I need you to share the shit … Continue reading →

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Weird Canada building culture–KWAG Drawathon

Posted on October 20, 2014 by dw

Weird Canada, along with some help from KWAG, Equitable Life, and Wellington Brewery put together exactly the type of event that I’ve been soapboxing as an awesome and most effective way to extend the cultural ecosystem. This second annual Drawathon … Continue reading →

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DIYDAY2-awesome returns Nov 1

Posted on October 15, 2014 by dw

Hey WR, my friend Marc Lecompte, an unsung pillar of the local creative ecosystem is putting on a second edition of his awesome gathering of makers last year: it’s DIYDAY2, coming Saturday, November 1st at Chainsaw. Noon to 5pm. You … Continue reading →

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Heads-up for the Premier

Posted on October 14, 2014 by dw

“Heads-up for the Premier” was the quintessentially Canadian phrase I heard from the hallway right before Premier Kathleen Wynne walked into the scrum set up at CIGI on Friday. I was shooting the CityAge conference and just tagged along to … Continue reading →

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Hub Haps #005-music+beer+fun is good for business

Posted on October 10, 2014 by dw

I hit the monthly Hub Unplugged event last night at Communitech. Live music, drinks, lots of connections. For all the talk in the community at large of the necessity of creating a fun place that attracts and retains the talent … Continue reading →

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MaRS Studio Y visits Communitech

Posted on October 8, 2014 by dw

My very good friend Cathy Brothers, CEO of Capacity Canada, connected me with an opportunity to participate in a speed-dating meetup today. The dates were with a great bunch of social change agents from the MaRS Studio Y Cohort 2. … Continue reading →

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Hamilton arts SuperCrawl absolutely killed it!

Posted on September 16, 2014 by dw

More than one hundred thousand people were expected to flood the James Street North area of Hamilton last weekend for the sixth annual arts SuperCrawl, celebrating art/music/dance/culture in the core of the city. Attendance has been rising on a hockey … Continue reading →

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What The Fluxible?

Posted on September 15, 2014 by dw

User experience titans descended on The Tannery over the weekend, coming from various points of the globe to speak and inspire us at Fluxible. This most awesome home-grown conference, now in its third year, teaches/talks/tackles a better UX (user experience) … Continue reading →

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I like to bike… especially on Bike Day

Posted on September 9, 2014 by dw

A funny-great thing happened on my bike ride this morning. I was…

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Another killer 3rdThur Foto:RE photo review

Posted on August 26, 2014 by dw

I was super-happy to re-engage with Foto:RE and friends last week for the regular 3rdThur photo review. I missed both June and July meetups due to travel and was very eager to share an image I had captured in late … Continue reading →

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