Author: Laura Buck
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Cause of market fire still unknown
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Despite the swift re-opening of the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market following last week’s fire, the community and local vendors continue to mourn over the loss of a beloved landmark. The fire began Sept. 2, around 1:45 a.m., completely destroying one of the market’s main buildings. Many of the market’s vendors have been able to return…
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Farmers’ Market fire at St. Jacobs destroys main building
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Community members are in shock over an early morning fire that has left St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market in ruin. Woolwich Fire Department responded to the fire this morning around 1:45am, finding one of the market’s main buildings engulfed in flames. Fire Chief Rick Pedersen addressed the public and media at a news conference this afternoon…
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Night School, McMullan’s deal with closure just before school year
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The commercial tenants of 56 King St. North have been forced to close their businesses for an undetermined period, as the building has been deemed unsafe for use. It was discovered in early August that a roof truss had snapped, causing critical damage to the building’s frame. The closure has left at least 50 people…
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Sitting down with local politicians
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Catherine Fife, NDP Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener/Waterloo: Q: How would you like to engage with students in the upcoming school year? A: “I met with LSPIRG, the research group, and I also met with the Laurier co-op program coordinator to discuss possibly having a co-op student here in my office. We’ve never had…
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Facing summer unemployment
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Students across Canada were faced with relatively high levels of unemployment this summer, a trend that has changed only minimally from last year. The over-saturated summer job market left many students out of work or scrabbling to find two or even three part-time positions. While youth unemployment rates have marginally decreased from last year, many…
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Group from KW just shy of being the world’s biggest bake sale
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If you’re going to have a bake sale, why not try and make it the largest in the world? The Boardwalk in Waterloo was host to a larger than usual bake sale on August 17 as the Running Rarebits, a community running group, attempted to break the world Guinness record for the largest bake sale. “I…
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Waterloo Lanes owners have to say goodbye for good
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After 64 years of business in the Waterloo Uptown core, citizens of Waterloo said a final farewell last month to the city’s only bowling alley, Waterloo Lanes. The alley’s managers Pauline and Tom Clayfield along with their daughter Pamela had hoped to buy the business from former owners Dave and Gerry Roeder; however the owner…
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Local diner suffers $500,000 in fire damage
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Benny’s Restaurant located at 183 Weber St. North in Waterloo suffered extensive damage after a fire ripped through the building early in the morning of July 21. Waterloo Fire Rescue was called to the restaurant shortly after 2 a.m. Well known for its breakfast menu, Benny’s will be closed for an undetermined time, as the…
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