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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 2h

This is an interesting use of AI

(Go to the site, it's worth it)

boloprogram.org

CANADA’S 25 MOST WANTED The Bolo Program is an award-winning breakthrough initiative leveraging social media, technology, and innovative engagement to encourage citizens like you to be on the lookout ...

boloprogram.org

Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 4h

I'm providing the live CTV stream of the #KWOktoberfest keg tapping Friday at 11:30a from Kitchener City Hall. Watch on kitchener.ctvnews.ca or come say hi! I'll be in the pit up front at the stage.

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 5h

Preston Memorial Aud re-opens with multi-million dollar upgrades, finishing touches still underway

www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

Preston Memorial Aud re-opens with multi-million dollar upgrades, finishing touches still underway

A community fixture in Cambridge has re-opened following an extensive facelift.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 12h

🤩 KPL Presents Shad

www.eventbrite.ca/e/kpl-presen...

KPL Presents Shad

Get ready for an unforgettable night featuring Shad, one of Canada's most respected hip-hop voices, at Kitchener Public Library.

www.eventbrite.ca

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 1d

Ooooh!!

The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · 1d

Eyes to the northern skies tonight for a chance to spot the Aurora Borealis!

https://ow.ly/34ue50X845O

The Northern Lights may shine across parts of Canada Tuesday night - The Weather Network

Eyes to the northern skies for a chance to spot the Aurora Borealis.

ow.ly

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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 1d

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to help fund US public broadcasting

The auction will support the medium that brought the Joy of Painting host's creativity into US homes for decades, Bob Ross Inc says.

www.bbc.com

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 1d

😄😄

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 1d

Someone please add an accordion between Trump's hands for #Oktoberfest 😄

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Trump touts Canada-U.S. ‘merger’ in White House meeting, says Carney will ‘be very happy’ after meeting

Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House, with the latter once again hinting at his threats to annex Canada.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely - considering it's Amazon Prime day again.

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 1d

Avoid the area, including Fountain Street and Homer Watson Blvd:

Conestoga College closes Doon campus as labour dispute escalates

www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

Conestoga College closes Doon campus as labour dispute escalates

In response to the anticipated demonstrations, Conestoga College announced early Tuesday that its Kitchener–Doon campus was temporarily closed to vehicle traffic “effective immediately and until furth...

www.ctvnews.ca

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 2d

Phil / UrgentSeas posted this earlier today:

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 2d

Boat.House

Charges laid after Kitchener hit-and-run crash

www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

Charges laid after Kitchener hit-and-run crash

Waterloo Regional Police say a 25-year-old Mississauga man is facing charges after a hit and run collision on Fisher-Hallman Road near Greenbrook Drive in Kitchener.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 2d

The 5 Ds of dodgeball:
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge

Canada’s top dodgeball players compete in Waterloo for first national championship

www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

Canada’s top dodgeball players compete in Waterloo for first national championship

With each province now able to sustain its own program, about 150 athletes from five provinces — Alberta, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia — competed for the national title.

www.ctvnews.ca

Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 2d

Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/loca...

Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister

Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says Marineland’s request for emergency funding, in a letter that warned 30 belugas at the park will otherwise be euthanized, is “inappropriate.”

www.ctvnews.ca

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 3d

okay now I'm even more confused about where you live/are from 🤣

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 3d

Waterloo Region is surrounded by German Mennonite farms. This is a huge German community. We used to host the largest Oktoberfest outside of Munich. (Oktoberfest.ca) 🇨🇦🇩🇪♥️

Home - Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

Come Be Bavarian at K-W Oktoberfest, Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival, from September to October in the community of Kitchener-Waterloo.

Oktoberfest.ca

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 3d

Dad was German, mum is Dutch 🙂

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 3d

Freaky-deaky Dutch ♥️🇳🇱😄

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 3d

Ah shyte, that was last night😩🤷‍♂️

How was it? What was your fav installation(s)?

Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 3d

Same same but Spur Line. An easy & beautiful walk Uptown!

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 3d

Chelsea was saying the same thing two nights ago!

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 4d

snow way!

Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 4d

@paulkw1206.bsky.social This big pink plant in our back yard 🌸

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 4d

Big #brugmansia bloom time! These flowers are on their way out, but they looked spectacular yesterday. #gardening

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Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 5d

This is kind of nuts, right? Cambridge placed public porta potties outside city hall due to threats made TWO WEEKS AGO. The person who made the threat isn't being charged.

www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

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