KW in Brief: Sept. 16, 2009
UW opens media lab The University of Waterloo opened its Critical Media Lab in Kitchener on Sept 15 The lab, located at 195 King St West, will host research projects by UW...
Taking back Waterloo
Rumours of a fall election are becoming more of a reality as the official opposition, the Liberal Party of Canada, has publicly withdrawn their support of the current Conservative...
City honours the Elgins
Freedom of the City was granted to the 31 Combat Engineer Regiment, the Elgins, by Mayor Brenda Halloran on Sept 12 This great honour bestowed on the Elgins celebrated the long...
Collision on the corner of University and King
On the evening of Sept 9, onlookers witnessed a horrific collision between a motorcycle carrying two passengers and a car driven by a single individual at the corner of University...
Ignatieff visits Waterloo
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff made a stop in Kitchener-Waterloo on Sept 9 to address the failures of the current government and the possibility of an election Ignatieff was...
Laurier’s former VP: Academic takes post at UW
Following a year of sabbatical from Wilfrid Laurier University, Sue Horton has accepted the position of associate-provost graduate studies at the University of Waterloo Horton,...
Getting pumped for Africa
On Aug 25, the Grand River chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) held a fundraising event to support their “Agriculture as a Business” program in Ghana Held in the public...
WLUSU installs carpet in the Terrace
The Wilfrid Laurier University Student’s Union has replaced the upper level floor in the Terrace Foot Court, which cost the union $15,000 According to WLUSU general manager,...
Max Blouw honoured
The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has honoured president of Wilfrid Laurier University Max Blouw by naming a research centre after him Blouw previously saved the...
City council update
Council addressed the funding of a skating rink and water feature for the public square The total costs for the additional features is estimated to be $976,000 To fund the...