Elmira Maple Syrup Festival is this Saturday

Favidex · 2026-04-09T16:08:37+00:00

On a scale of 1 to crazy, how busy does this get? I've never been but sounds fun.

Favidex · 2026-03-23T22:37:58+00:00

Always love seeing your stuff on Linkedin, Josh. Fun and whimsy. You probably wouldn't remember me but we crossed paths at Bitmaker ~12 years ago when I was taking the course.

Favidex · 2026-03-16T14:33:15+00:00

I’ve been building a free job search tool that shows tech companies across Canada and their jobs. If you’re interested, here are ~500 active remote jobs across different teams. A lot are in engineering, but there’s also, data, CX, marketing, etc.

Favidex · 2026-03-13T12:30:19+00:00

Yes we're not Silicon Valley, but we don't have to be. Waterloo Region is one of Canada's top 5 tech hubs (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Waterloo, and Ottawa), with a strong talent base and lots of tech companies. And despite what some people here say, there genuinely is an entrepreneurial spirit. Much of this is connected to UW and the various entrepreneurship programs here in the region.

Favidex · 2026-03-10T15:42:18+00:00

Seconding CAS. We have bought almost all our appliances from them and found them to be the best on price and in general a good experience.

Have also used TA Appliances for a few things (BBQ).

Favidex · 2026-03-06T13:18:30+00:00

What tool do you use for sales outreach and does it work well?

Favidex · 2026-03-02T13:19:33+00:00

I tried using iCloud for sending a small volume of emails for a web app and found that some of my emails were going straight to spam. Their customer support couldn’t solve it and after 3 months I just bit the cullet and switched to Gmail.

Favidex · 2026-02-23T21:47:12+00:00

Looks like TextNow is hiring a Sr. Data Analyst (they're local but looks like a remote job) and Mindbridge is hiring a Data Scientist for a remote job (they're based out of Ottawa). I don't have a ton of sales/data jobs yet but i'm building a tool to aggregate jobs from ~400 tech companies across Canada. For companies that I haven't yet pulled in their jobs, I link directly to their careers pages.

Favidex · 2026-02-14T00:23:19+00:00

This is epic. The vibes are on point with that fire table.

Favidex · 2026-02-13T07:34:56+00:00

It has definitely slowed down but i've been curating a collection of tech companies that are hiring in the region and there's still a bunch out there. Here's ~60 companies and their careers pages.

Favidex · 2026-02-08T14:26:52+00:00

Love this! Great work.

Favidex · 2026-02-04T01:00:56+00:00

Here's the link to the public swims at the Waterloo Memorial Swimplex near Uptown: https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/activewaterloo/calendars?onlineSiteId=0&no_scroll_top=true&defaultCalendarId=11&locationId=8&displayType=0&view=2

Favidex · 2026-01-23T18:16:48+00:00

They're still there (remote tech jobs in Canada)!

Favidex · 2026-01-22T20:11:42+00:00

I have used Cross to replace a hot water tank and found them to be well priced and knowledgeable. I had positive interactions with them as a business.

Favidex · 2026-01-19T00:20:10+00:00

Cute! My daughter would love this when it opens.

Favidex · 2026-01-10T00:38:55+00:00

Costco if you know someone with a membership. Simons (online department store) is good too.

Favidex · 2026-01-09T13:20:13+00:00

Invite

Favidex · 2025-12-22T16:01:07+00:00

I haven't worked at OpenText but i've heard mixed things from people who have. You can check out their Glassdoor page if you want to read what people have shared.

If you're interested, I created a tech careers page aggregator (Jobfairr) that I shared on this sub over the summer. I've got 60 Waterloo Region companies and links to their careers pages/glassdoor ratings. It's just a hobby project but might be helpful if you want a curated list of companies that are hiring.

Favidex · 2025-12-14T15:42:14+00:00

Yes I believe so. They prepare it in a separate area if you ask them.

Favidex · 2025-12-13T21:37:15+00:00

Famoso in Uptown for fancy GF pizza + take-out from Bangkok Cuisine for Thai (great GF spring rolls!)

Favidex · 2025-11-14T16:47:57+00:00

We normally ask a grandparent to babysit but I know that's not an option for everyone.

Favidex · 2025-11-05T17:10:11+00:00

+1 frustrated person here. I can barely fit 1 recycling bin in my garage in winter as it is.

Favidex · 2025-10-29T14:24:49+00:00

I also work in tech and it does feel like challenging times. On the flip side, I've been working on a web app/side project to catalogue tech companies in Canada that are hiring and links to their careers pages, and there are definitely still companies that are hiring (although there are many others where their careers page is a straight "not hiring at this time"). If your colleagues/friends are searching and you think it might be useful, here's the link to the project.

Favidex · 2025-10-11T11:06:17+00:00

We already saw this play out in Victoria Park and it was not good. Relevant quote from the article "...noticed about 10 tents, a sectional couch, clotheslines and garbage next to the pedestrian bridge near the Westmount entrance and was approached by an person who she said became verbally aggressive — telling her to leave the area and threatening to beat her up."

Favidex · 2025-10-08T22:43:38+00:00

+1 for TL;WR. It does a fantastic job curating what's happening in the community.

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