Category: Local

What’s new in Uptown Waterloo

Ausanda Chocolate The first of the franchise to be opened in North America, Ausanda Chocolate Café looks to provide a unique twist on the typical café experience It offers over...

Waterloo gears up for the holidays

Whether it be cocoa and marshmallows, the smell of pine or watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas, there are several traditions that when performed instantly trigger anticipation...

Lofty goals for Northdale

By 2029, one of the most heavily student-populated neighbourhoods in Waterloo will have quite a different look The Northdale area, which is bordered by King Street, University...

And the award goes to …

Standing ovations are usually reserved for arenas or stadiums But on Monday night, Laurie Strome brought a council chamber to its feet Strome was presented with the Waterloo...

Park turns ten

On Sunday, Nov 27, RIM Park celebrated its tenth anniversary, hosting a free public skate in addition to the regular activities run during the day This was not an annual event,...

PMUS rallys against Bill C-10

This past Saturday, local organization Poverty Makes Us Sick (PMUS) organized a rally and march rejecting Bill C-10 which is titled the Safe Streets and Communities Act This...

Lessons from a leading green economy

Environmental sustainability can at times seem like an insurmountable task, one which would require immense economic and personal sacrifice too overwhelming to consider Canadian...

Proposed LRT routes adjusted

A vote this past June 15 concluded an eight-year discussion on future transit options in Waterloo Region with the decision of regional council to implement Light Rail Transit...

A celebration of faith

This past Saturday Cross Cultures Magazine (CCM) presented a multi-faith gathering, or ‘Panorama of Sacred Expression’ hosted at Forest Hill United Church in Kitchener Albeit...

We Day hits Waterloo region

“You are the generation I’ve been waiting for,” cheered actress and filanthropist Mia Farrow to a crowd of over 6,000 youth that filled the Kitchener Auditorium last...