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After the recent visits of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Progressive Conservative (PC) leader Tim Hudak to Kitchener-Waterloo, provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Andrea Horwath was in the region Friday afternoon, signaling that the upcoming byelection in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding has huge importance.
Horwath... Read more
11 local research projects will be getting a helping hand from the Ontario government.
Kitchener Centre MPP and Minister of Community and Social Services, John Milloy, joined representatives of Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo and Perimeter Institute at UW Friday morning to officially... Read more
Elizabeth Witmer’s resignation last Friday as the Kitchener-Waterloo MPP came as a shock to the many who have supported her in the region for over 20 years.
Witmer will be assuming the role of chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for a... Read more
After almost 22 years at Queen's Park, Elizabeth Witmer has decided to call it quits.
Witmer, the Progressive Conservative MPP for the Kitchener-Waterloo riding, which encompasses both Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo, announced Friday afternoon that she would be giving up her... Read more
After an evening of celebration with businesses, volunteers and government officials, Sustainable Waterloo Region executive director Mike Morrice admits that the environmental change the organization has brought to the community thus far is only the beginning.
Founded only three years ago by Mike Morrice, fellow... Read more
A blue Suzuki motorcycle and black Acura collided at the intersection of King St. and University Ave. this evening. The damage to the Acura appeared to be minor and no injuries have been reported thus far. The two northbound lanes on King St. have been... Read more
While “Disconnected” may have been the theme of the third-annual TEDxWaterloo, the day-long event held at Kitchener’s Centre in the Square achieved the opposite. The 12 diverse performers and speakers engaged and inspired the equally diverse live audience of approximately 1,400, along with 400 local... Read more
Occupy Movement comes to Waterloo Last October, the Kitchener-Waterloo area welcomed its own form of the Occupy movement, which was a short-lived international phenomenon. Although the numbers were substantially smaller than those gathered in cultural hubs like Toronto and New York, they were still voicing a powerful message – the idea that the economic system needs to change to benefit all forms of life.
The protests were a symbol of the local solidarity that would be necessary to fuel such... Read more
Students in the television broadcasting program at Conestoga College are being given a unique opportunity to develop practical skills by writing and producing a weekly 30-minute television show about fun activities and people in Waterloo Region.
The show, titled Conestoga Connected, is now in its fourth year of production. It began as an exclusively online segment before being adopted by Rogers Television and broadcast to the tri-cties region, as well as in Guelph and Stratford.
Students record one episode weekly... Read more
Last Wednesday, the Kitchener City Hall Rotunda gallery was packed full of people for the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Aside from just being a mouthful to say, the Cross Cultures run event has been going on for about 12 years now, steadily increasing awareness and eliminating discrimination with each following year. The general consensus was that the event was a huge success.
Jean Becker, a First Nations elder, and one of the speakers... Read more
Recently, Anselma House, a non-profit organization part of the Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region (WCSWR) that aims to provide shelter, education and outreach services to abused women and their children, has experienced an influx of people seeking their resources.
“I think there is a number of factors that can contribute to that increase number,” said Mary Zilney, CEO of WCSWR. “Certainly we have very strong collaborations in the community and as a result, our community awareness has been heightened,... Read more
Maneuvering around the original city of Waterloo website used to be time consuming, frustrating and sometimes extremely unhelpful. However, the City of Waterloo is in the midst of updating the site to make it much more user-friendly. “We do have our current existing website,” said Gary Williams, director of communication and marketing for the City of Waterloo. “We’re undergoing a total redesign of our existing site so we’re asking residents to give their input. We want their input on the... Read more
Tearing down cultural boundaries through international student work experiences, AIESEC is a student-run organization based out of 110 countries, offering a unique opportunity for students wishing to travel both out from and, less frequently, into the Wilfrid Laurier University community.
This is made possible through... Read more
A lecture by professor Charles E. Rice at the University of Waterloo (UW)on March 20 for the annual Pascal Lecture on Christianity became the focal point of civil protests for LGBTQ rights.
Protesters had been gathering outside of the Modern Languages Theatre at UW, while Rice, an emeritus professor at Notre Dame law school, was asked to speak to the university community about Christianity.
Rice’s strong opinions and beliefs about homosexuality, same-sex marriages, abortion and birth control from his past... Read more
“At some point in our lives we’ve all been told ‘that’s impossible,’” said Bertice Berry, sociologist, author, comedian and motivational speaker to a crowd of hundreds at St. George Hall on March 20.
“What we need,” she continued, “is to recognize purpose calling us to the highest version of ourselves.”
Berry’s lecture, entitled “When you walk with purpose you collide with destiny,” was both inspirational and humurous, and spoke to her own experience in overcoming adversity. As the sixth of... Read more
Auditions for the popular CBC television show Dragon’s Den will be making a stop in Waterloo next week as part of a cross-country tour.
“We’ve done Waterloo for a few years now, and gotten a few great entrepreneurs from there, which is why we keep coming back,” said associate producer Priscilla Sreedharan. “And obviously being a university town, we do draw quite a lot of student pitchers.”
The University of Waterloo’s Conrad Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology will host... Read more
Waterloo’s music scene leaves much to be desired in terms of a community.
Paul Maxwell of Maxwell’s Music House is looking to reform this.
“Being in a band at Laurier, I was always looking for somewhere to practice,” explained Maxwell.
Maxwell’s Music House, located on King St. directly facing Wilfrid Laurier University’s campus, is a venue known for its exposure of up-and-coming local acts. Some may not know the diversity of Maxwell’s musical endeavors, though.
“We’ve always had rehearsal spaces... Read more
Weapon makes Cameo appearance A 22-year-old Toronto man is in jail pending a bail hearing Friday after being caught with a blank-firing pistol outside Cameo nightclub on University Ave. in Waterloo last Friday morning. Police were on the scene following a disturbance and found the man carrying a pistol.
Kitchener ‘unliked?’ According to a source quoted in Monday’s Globe and Mail, rumours of Facebook opening an office in Kitchener may be just that. Over a month ago, some reports seemed... Read more
Between March 11 and March 16, five students from Wilfrid Laurier University will be voluntarily sleeping outside the Fred Nichols Campus Centre (FNCC) to raise awareness about youth homelessness.
The 5 Days for the Homeless campaign started in 2005 at the University of Alberta with Laurier hosting its first event in 2008. This year marks the fifth time 5 Days for the Homeless has been at Laurier, and the campaign has maintained its goal of helping the homeless youth in... Read more
The City of Waterloo has joined Facebook, Twitter and created its own channel on YouTube. Now Waterloo will go a step further as it opens a blog to the public.
At the beginning of March the Waterloo opened a blog to spread city news and get citizens involved. The blog calls itself “hip” and “current” and Gary Williams, the director of communications for the City of Waterloo, guaranteed that this playful humour is what can be expected of the blog.... Read more
