From left: Kate Daley of Smart Growth Waterloo Region, Kevin Thomason of the Grand River Environmental Network, Rob Horne of the Region of Waterloo, Aidan Grove-White of Environmental Defence, and moderator Mike Farwell at Smartening Up Growth in Waterloo Region.

On Thursday, December 12, more than 80 people packed into the multipurpose room at the Downtown Community Centre in Kitchener to learn more about the costs of sprawl and the benefits of Smart Growth in Waterloo Region. You can follow along with the conversation and see what people were saying.