The Mike Farwell Show

Flair will fly from YKF, Ontario's NDP wants March Break to go ahead, and Marco Muzzo is granted full parole after serving only half of his sentence for a drunk driving crash that killed four. We've got some stuff to sort out...

Two houses in Kitchener more than a century old will be demolished to make way for a new apartment building, the ACB Network of Waterloo Region says anti-Blackness is a public health crisis, and plans for a glass plant in Stratford are paused as residents oppose water-taking.

Ontario prepares to reopen parts of its economy, Canada crafts legislation to defang big tech, and your open line hour to Rant or Rave. Our lines open at 9:00. 519-570-2545.

Are you concerned with Canada's slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccine? Plus, a former mayor weighs in on Preston Springs, a current mayor tells us why backyard fires aren't allowed in his city, and the police chief answers your questions.

You mean you didn't take a luxury vacation over Christmas? And you weren't surprised when an historic hotel in Cambridge was ordered demolished? It's been quite a holiday, and it's given us a lot to talk about on the show today.

Vaccine delays erode support for the federal Liberals, Wilmot's mayor may be docked a month's pay, get your Comfort Food in Uptown Waterloo, and our Friday Four roundtable weighs in on vaccines, back-to-school, newsroom cuts, and the Proud Boys.

Took a little stroll into Preston today. Glad I did, and I clearly wasn't the only one. I'm surprised so many have turned out to watch the final stage of demolition at the Preston Springs Hotel. Do you think there will be this many at the groundbreaking for the new condo project? Obviously, we'll be talking about this Monday morning on the show. Hope you'll be part of the conversation.

Thanks for all the fun this year! We're headed home for the holidays, and home is where we'll stay. That means outside to play with the dogs and take walks. Other than that, we'll enjoy this gift of time. In the big picture, I don't think asking for cancelled social gatherings and a stay-at-home mentality is too much to ask. Talk to you on Jan. 4th!

Back to school for Ontario students, the Proud Boys are added to Canada's terrorism list, regional council appeals to the province to amend the Reopening Act, and a lawyer advocates for vulnerable people forced to adapt to virtual courthouse visits during COVID.

Are speed traps safe? Or effective? We talk about it this morning at 11. Plus, the new president of the University of Waterloo and getting ready to go Red for COVID-19 restrictions.

Striving for COVID Zero and a Christmas holiday plan for schools that might help us get there. Plus, consumption and treatment services in Cambridge, and a conversation with the prime minister at 9:30.

Here's a look at what Waterloo Region's new transit hub (at the corner of King and Victoria in Kitchener) could look like.

Soaking in some early November outdoor vibes before coming in-studio to talk about Donald Trump's bizarre speech, the Ontario budget, and a grocery chain with 14 stores in Canada that says poppies are not part of the uniform.

COVID-19 enforcement officers, the future of a now-empty parcel of land in downtown Kitchener, the Owen Sound Attack and Kitchener Rangers coming together, and the Friday Four roundtable. Plenty for your ears this morning!

All hail the excellent use of h-e-double-hockey-sticks! Also, remind me again why the city sends heavy machinery to collect our leaves from the roadside? We can't pack them into bags anymore??

Here are the new signs you'll see along the Walter Bean Trail in Kitchener as it passes through the Sims Estate area of Chicopee. In one sense, it's too bad we need to be reminded. That said, let's all use our trails safely and respectfully! I mean, the trails are there for walkers, joggers, cyclists, and more.

No extended break for students this Christmas, "private property" signs pop up on a Kitchener trail that users thought was public, regional council gets an earful on the possible closure of childcare centres, Cambridge gets it right on CTS, and a staff member at a Waterloo school goes to work while waiting for COVID test results. Yes, we have THAT MUCH to talk about today.

Should we ever trust polling again? Plus, a story about the sale of Lot 42 you may not have heard before, and is a handgun ban the ban that nobody in Canada wants?

Should Canada's airline industry get a bailout? What have we learned from race-based statistics on use of force by regional police? And how COVID-19 has widened the affordability gap in Canada.

Kitchener's CTS site is now permanent, some bosses are spying on work-from-home employees, and Waterloo Region's business leaders weigh in on how to manage the second wave of COVID-19.

A new poll shows most Canadians support closing non-essential businesses during the second wave of COVID-19. Plus, how a different voting method might have changed the results in the recent by-election in Cambridge, and an update from Public Health.

So you want to get a flu shot...but your pharmacy is already out of vaccine. You think libraries are great...but you worry about how much they cost. And you really want to watch junior hockey...but you're not sure how the game can be played without body contact. All of that, plus the Friday Four on today's show.

Banning single-use plastics, retraining police to focus on de-escalation, and how the media should cover Donald Trump. Hope you'll join us for today's show!

A conversation with Scott Hamilton, how the province may be able to help in Cambridge, and just when you thought election dates in Canada were, well...fixed.

If you heard police chief Bryan Larkin on the show today, you would have heard him mention helping out at the Alpine Club of Kitchener during Oktoberfest. This is how our meal was delivered last Friday. I didn't see the preparation but I promise it was delicious!

Let's talk about photo radar, the region's role in the core of Cambridge, and how to save Halloween. We'll also spend an hour with police chief Bryan Larkin.

Should we change the make-up of regional council? How do we balance ice time for minor hockey players during the COVID era? And what does the appearance of racist graffiti tell us about our community? We explore those questions and welcome your phone calls on the show this morning.

A downtown Kitchener resident found this racist graffiti along the Spurline Trail on Saturday. It was quickly cleaned up but the conversation continues. We'll be discussing it on the show this morning at 10:30.

We love our Facebook followers! But we think Facebook may be bad for politics in Cambridge. A junior hockey league prepares for a season without fans and the play-by-play voice of Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi stops by for a chat.

Math is fun...except when mathematical modelling paints a grim picture of COVID-19. Plus, Cambridge hires private security to patrol the downtown and Centre in the Square celebrates its 40th.

There must be something to talk about besides the debate. And we'll find it! How 'bout Orange Shirt Day? Electoral reform? Oh, and Between Two Hosts! We'll also talk about the debate.