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Waterloo Regional Police has arrested two people in connection with the fire that destroyed nearly half of University Avenue’s Campus Court plaza last April. According to CTV news, Kitchener native Daniel Campbell and Lyntje Zinger of Hawkesville were arrested on Tuesday after the investigation by the Ontario Marshal’s Office and the Waterloo Regional Police Service…

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On Tuesday night, the City of Waterloo moved one step closer to looking for solutions to the problems currently facing the Northdale community. At Tuesday’s packed council meeting, the city reviewed and approved the revised terms of reference for the Northdale Land Use and Community Improvement Plan Study, put forth the Northdale Special Project Committee.…

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On Monday Apr. 11, the City of Waterloo held a council meeting discussing the updated rental housing licensing program and city by-law. According to the City’s official website, it explains the bylaw as follows: “The City of Waterloo has been investigating a program to license the business of renting residential units for the purposes of…

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LRT project slated Originally reported June 29 The provincial government announced on June 28, 2010 that it would contribute $300 million towards the foundation of rapid transit. The system initially proposed and approved by Waterloo Regional Council in June 2009 included a light rail transit (LRT) line through Kitchener and Waterloo and a bus rapid…

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The proposed by-law on rental housing licensing and about the opposing group, Protecting Rental Options in Waterloo (PROW) have caught the attention of tenants throughtout Waterloo community in past weeks. But now the question is being asked, what about the students? Gweneth Minaker, Mike Milovick and Zane Valani, three local property owners and members of…

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When news spread that 100 sled dogs used by Outdoor Adventure Whistler were culled in British Columbia after a dip in tourism following the closing of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Elizabeth Chestney got involved with the issue of animal rights laws in Canada; these events soon led her to hold the Mar. 18 rally in…

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$50 million in federal budget to fund Perimeter Institute The Waterloo Regional Record reported that $50 million would be included in the federal budget to help fund the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. The minister of state for science and technology, Gary Goodyear, announced the funding during an interview on Mar. 20. Details regarding the…

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With the city’s rental licensing by-law proposal set to return to council in less than three weeks, different stakeholder groups have banded together to make their voices heard by city staff. The opposition “Basically I think we were blindsided by the city’s by-law,” said Gweneth Minaker, a local landlord and representative for the group Protecting…

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“We need to stop building cities like everyone is 30 and athletic,” is the mantra that Gil Peñalosa has built the Canadian non-profit organization 8-80 Cities upon. Explaining further he said, “Cities need to be safe for children aged eight to elders aged 80.” On Mar. 9, the community gathered at Waterloo city hall to…

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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 from Mar. 10 to 11. On Friday, the student organized summit welcomed renowned geomatics engineer Wanglin Yan to speak during the lunch hour session. Yan, originally from Japan, received…

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