The Mike Farwell Show

Opening Segment (0:00); Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored (13:08); Recapping 2025 with Mayor Dorothy McCabe (24:11); Minding Ottawa’s Business (44:59); Community appeal for new toys for needy kids (54:08); U16 Rangers to face-off with police for charity hockey game this weekend (1:05.28); Controversial ad technology tracks the age and gender of people walking by is...

Opening Segment (0:00); Advocacy groups calling on the region for more transparency on water capacity issue (26:03); Public menorahs have a simple goal — to share light (46:33); WRHN Foundation has its inaugural CEO (1:07.03); Monthly Mental Health Check-in (1:16.33); ‘Buy now, pay later’ is everywhere this holiday season. Here’s how to avoid a debt hangover (1:27.15); Monthly housing segment with...

Opening Segment (0:00); Why Canada should avoid Australia's teen social media ban (23:52); Waterloo EDC has brought $3.9B to Waterloo Region (44:10); December brought star gazers two meteor showers (1:04:13); Ontario curling championship coming to Elmira (1:15:13); This Week in Music History (1:24:40); Drewe's Views (1:44:41); It's the 12 o'clock Talkback Hour! (2:04:55)

Opening Segment (0:00); Motion coming to regional council asks for funding to create a warming centre for women in Cambridge (24:13); Free transit for seniors not the right answer for Waterloo Region (44:31); The Coach's Show (1:05:17); On the road with the Kitchener Rangers (1:16:49); Friday Four Panel (1:26:03); It's the 12 o'clock Talkback Hour! (2:06:37)

Opening Segment (0:00); Mayors urge Ontario to declare state of emergency to address homelessness, addiction (26:13); Time for Canadians to bank on Canada Post (46:32); On the road with the Kitchener Rangers (1:06.44); Ministers clinging to their posts does our democracy no favours (1:26.46); Political R&D (1:47.22); It's the 12 o'clock Talkback Hour! (2:07.28)

Opening Segment (0:00); Neighbours launch petition seeking safety measures at busy Galt intersection (24:09); Three-tower condo cleared at former Preston Springs Hotel site (43:20); Local choir performing year end concerts for the community (1:02:21); Inshallah concert to support survivors of domestic violence (1:11:40); This Week in Music History (1:21:56); Drewe's Views (1:42:22); It's the 12 o'...

Opening Segment (0:00); Holidays return to Uptown Waterloo with annual tree lighting tonight (24:08); Santa Claus comes to Elmira tomorrow (34:19); Women's group creator launches site to help local men make friends (44:28); Local author approaching $10,000 fundraising goal for cancer research (57:12); The Coach’s Show (1:04.32); Kitchener high school fundraises for national music festival opportun...

Opening Segment (0:00); Carney's underlying message is solid (24:24); Canada's Food Price Report shows increases for next year (44:48); Living Retired (1:04.50); Throwback Thursday (1:25.05); The Flipside: "How it started, how it's going" (1:45.01); It's the 12 o'clock Talkback Hour! (2:05.16)

Opening Segment (0:00); Region's designs for Arthur Street would remove parking (23:01); Minding Ottawa's Business (42:26); Canadian debt load increases to $2.62-trillion (51:51); Christmas tradition continues at Preston church (1:01:36); Local youth stage production of Footloose (1:14:46); Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media? (1:20:55); Political R&D...

Opening Segment (0:00); New data shows steep rise in gambling-related problems (24:28); Ontario government's threats to audit 'radical groups' puts funding at risk for local agencies (44:57); Tuesday Tech Spotlight (1:04:58); Donations to Child Witness Centre being matched as Holiday Campaign launches (1:14:38); Ask the Chief (1:25:13); It's the 12 o'clock Talkback Hour! (2:05:04)

Opening Segment (0:00); Company owned by dentist whose practice boasts it treats 'the Ford family' got $2M from Skills Development Fund (23:59); United Way wants to elevate generosity this Giving Tuesday (44:32); What does food insecurity look like across Waterloo Region? (1:04:32); Registration opens for annual Kiwanis Music Festival (1:14:57); This Week in Music History (1:24:43); Drewe's Views...

Opening Segment (0:00); Ontario musicians play on stage with Sir Paul McCartney (7:24.); Wonders of winter returns to Waterloo Park this weekend (27:40); Waterloo Region on track to create 4,000 funded childcare spaces by 2026 amid growing waitlist (38:06); The Coach's Show (46:48); Cambridge Redhawks have GOHL record in sight (57:32); Friday Four Panel (1:06.52); Friday Four Panel (1:26.22); It's...

Opening Segment (0:00); Residents in tall Waterloo towers oppose other tall towers (24:24); Community conversation coming on how to age will in place with senior population growing (44:34); The Ultimate Fate of 240 Faculty Members Of Conestoga College: (1:05.19); Blue Jays Hunter (1:15.55); Historic landmark in Guelph up for lease (1:25.48); The Flipside: “What weird way did you injure yourself? (...

Opening Segment (0:00); Waterloo staff looking into possibility of new aquatic facility (23:54); Minding Ottawa's Business (43:55); Will AI automation really kill jobs? A new survey finds Canadian workers are split on the answer (55:00); Cambridge theatre stages a different side of the Harry Potter story (1:03:58); Third annual winter market returns to Elmira (1:17:38); Proposed heritage conservat...

Opening Segment (0:00); State-of-the-art production facility coming to the region to build new affordable modular homes (24:12); Guelph Storm minority owner reflects on underdog win (44:35); IBL to go pro in 2026, changes name to Canadian Baseball League (57:28); Lincoln Road Chapel hosts Christmas market in support of Ray of Hope (1:04:45); Concordia Club's Weihnachtmarkt returns for a fifth year...

Opening Segment (0:00); Cambridge businesses think stormwater credit process is unfair (24:23); New measures require impaired drivers to pay ongoing child support if they kill a child's parent or guardian (44:47); May Court Club celebrates the holidays with annual Christmas Dreams fundraising raffle (1:05:22); This Week in Music History (1:25:43); Drewe's Views (1:45:49); It's the 12 o'clock Talkb...

Opening Segment (0:00); Guelph Storm selected to host Memorial Cup 2027 (24:24); The greatest TV episodes of all time (44:41); The Coach’s Show (1:05.13); Local golfers take aim in North American simulator showdown (1:16.26); Friday Four Panel (1:25.26); It’s the 12 o’clock Talkback Hour! (2:06.01)

Opening Segment (0:00); Cambridge heads speak out on budget amendment concerns (24:07); Breaking point authors lecture in Waterloo on forces 'reshaping political landscape' (44:39); Living Retired (1:05:00); Cervical cancer rates show a 'concerning plateau,' according to new Canadian Cancer Society data (1:05:09); Riverfest Elora closes after 15 seasons from financial restraints (1:34:29); The Fli...

Opening Segment (0:00); Cambridge councillors push back at tense public meeting (23:56); Minding Ottawa’s Business (44:33); Laurier’s University of the Future symposium takes place Friday (53:51); One-woman spy drama Spycraft hits the stage in Fergus (1:04.50); Getting ready for the 45th Hespeler Santa Claus parade (1:14.08); Thresholds will sever a new piece of land to give to an Indigenous organ...

Opening Segment (0:00); First look into a Corporate Facilities Strategic Plan coming to regional council this week (24:27); Carney government wins crucial confidence vote on budget (44:31); Local athletes fundraise for tour to UK (1:04:59); Hubertushaus to host Christmas market this weekend (1:16:23); Rewriting a hit novel, The Wealthy Barber is back to help with new financial challenges (1:25:38)...

Opening Segment (0:00); Regional councillor says municipal government impacted by proposed provincial legislation (24:07); Who's really the radical here? (44:37); Smile Cookie campaign to benefit Saint Luke's Place (1:04:45); Urban violence on the rise in Canada (1:13:48); This Week in Music History (1:24:52); Drewe's Views (1:45:10); It's the 12 o'clock Talkback Hour! (2:05:12)