Category: Local

The science behind climate change

Urban waste, natural disasters and global warming were at the forefront of the University of Waterloo’s (UW) third annual Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change, which ran...

Conference spreads new ideas

Last Thursday, Kitchener’s Centre in the Square played host to the first Canadian female in space, a performance involving the hurdy gurdy and just about everything in between...

KW in brief; March 9, 2011

Location of telecommunications tower uncertain To date, no decisions have been made regarding a location for the proposed 30-metre telecommunications tower in Waterloo The City...

Two decades of comics

When you walk into Carry-On Comics you can expect to find the owner, Andy Brast, making jokes with customers, a few posters and a lot of comic books Current owner Andy Brast...

Healing through meditation

Dozens of local citizens gathered at Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex on Feb 26 to learn different styles of yoga from eleven different yoga instructors The event taking...

Failed Election

The annual general meeting held between Feb 8 and 10 by the University of Waterloo’s (UW) Federation of Students (FedS) witnessed only a 75 per cent voter turnout to elect their...

KW in brief: Feb. 16, 2011

Rail transit debated On Feb 15, regional councillors erupted at each other and at planners in respose to the latest proposal for a rapid transit system According to the...

Budget reflects stable finances

In what is being described as a “status quo” budget, Waterloo city council approved its operating budget for the 2011 year at a meeting on Monday afternoon Working with a...

Building the city’s future

On Feb 10, the city of Waterloo held its second input session for citizens to speak about the city’s four-year strategic plan The city is holding the sessions to gather opinions...