<div dir="ltr"><div>If I have to go to downtown Kitchener, I park at the Conestoga (or Fairview) mall and take the LRT. Free parking at either mall, and I never miss a chance to ride on a train...</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 4 Aug 2026 at 15:33, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
I am told that people use the Water St lot, which is free after 5pm: <br>
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<a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#WaterStreetSouth(lot3)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#WaterStreetSouth(lot3)</a><br>
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- Paul<br>
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On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 11:16:50AM -0400, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:<br>
> <br>
> I attend some of the hacknights. The parking situation is bad --<br>
> Builders Club is downtown Kitchener. The best option is probably City<br>
> Hall, which is across the street. There will be adequate parking but<br>
> it is paid. <br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#CityHall" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#CityHall</a><br>
> <br>
> For Waterloo Region Votes we can also do user testing virtually some<br>
> other day. For the other projects I think they are looking for people<br>
> in-person, but I can make inquiries.<br>
> <br>
> - Paul<br>
> <br>
> On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 02:32:46AM -0400, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:<br>
> > I may be interested, but it's long drive from Mississauga.<br>
> > Has anyone attended their Wednesday Hacknight at Builders Club?<br>
> > What's the parking situation at "Builders Club"?<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > On 2026-08-02 10:13, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:<br>
> > > Maybe this is semi-OT since all of the projects are open source, but<br>
> > > CivicTechWR is running a user testing evening this Wednesday, Aug 5.<br>
> > > There are four projects in development this season, and before the end<br>
> > > of season showcase on Aug 24, these projects would like some real live<br>
> > > humans to use the software and offer feedback.<br>
> > > <br>
> > > Here are the projects:<br>
> > > <br>
> > > - Project LoMo: a mutual aid platform, where people can ask for help<br>
> > > and other people can offer it.<br>
> > > <br>
> > > - Housing Accessibility Listings: a housing listing for providers who<br>
> > > have disability-accessible units to list. The idea is to make it<br>
> > > easier for agencies to place people with disabilities in housing<br>
> > > that accomodates them better.<br>
> > > <br>
> > > - Eviction Prevention Workflow: a local agency is helping people<br>
> > > avoid getting evicted from their housing. Currently they use a bunch<br>
> > > of clunky spreadsheets. The goal of this project is to improve the<br>
> > > workflow to reduce stress on the workers and make sure applicants<br>
> > > don't fall through the cracks.<br>
> > > <br>
> > > - Waterloo Region Votes: yes, us again. This is an aggregation site<br>
> > > for information about the upcoming municipal election, with the goal<br>
> > > of making it easier for people to cast informed votes.<br>
> > > <br>
> > > If you are interested in participating, you can RSVP here:<br>
> > > <a href="https://luma.com/a7rx4kxq" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://luma.com/a7rx4kxq</a> . RVSPing is nice but not necessary. You can<br>
> > > also just show up at Builders Club (165 King St W). The doors open at<br>
> > > 5:30pm but really the meeting starts at 6:00pm.<br>
> > > <br>
> > > - Paul<br>
> > > <br>
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