Category: Local

St. Patty’s day a success

Although the city was a sea of green for St Patrick’s day, Waterloo’s by-law services have announced that the number of by-law infractions were down from previous years...

KW in brief: March 17, 2010

Woman arrested for biting On March 15, police arrested and charged a 25-year-old woman with extortion for threatening to bite two men The threats, including infecting the men...

Fasting for the end of climate change

With six days passed and seven pounds lost, Dante Ryel is fasting with only a water and supplement diet in support of the passing of Bill C-311, Climate Change Accountability Act...

KW in brief: March 10, 2010

A vision for Northdale Waterloo city staff released their vision for Northdale on March 9 It was developed out of proposals made by the city and residents The vision includes...

Snow babe causes controversy

On Feb 27, a group of university students sculpted a naked woman out of snow on the front lawn of an Albert Street house The sculpture, approximately eight feet tall and...

A night of cold

Over one hundred high-school students from schools around Kitchener-Waterloo took to the streets this past weekend to raise awareness for youth homelessness in the event named...

KW in Brief: March 3, 2010

Man stabbed in buttocks Overnight on Feb 26, a man was stabbed in the buttocks on Charles Street near Highway 8 While he was taken to the hospital, a second man with minor...

Enjoying the winter cold

Citizens of Waterloo and their pets embraced the cold weather to participate in the seventh annual Ice Dogs Festival in Uptown Waterloo on Saturday afternoon This was a...