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Habitat for Humanity breaks ground in Kitchener
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Member of Parliament (MP) Diane Finley, minister of human resources and skills development and minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) was one of 30 volunteers that helped construct houses for Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region in Kitchener on Aug. 19. Working on the first two units of what will eventually be a…
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Local bars serve charity
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Local servers were put to the test on Aug. 16, as Ethel’s Lounge held their annual relay race and fundraiser. Serving teams from 26 local bars and restaurants ran up and down the Ethel’s parking lot with trays of water bottles to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Kitchener-Waterloo (MS-KW) chapter. “Every year, myself…
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Third candidate enters mayoral race
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A third candidate has entered the race for mayor in this fall’s Waterloo municipal election. Dale Ross, retired business executive and Laurier alumnus, announced his candidacy against Brenda Halloran, current mayor, and Jan d’Ailly, current councilor for Ward 6. According to the Waterloo Region Record, Ross is running for mayor because he wants to correct…
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Commercial plaza fire destroys one unit
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A fire broke out in the early morning of Aug. 2 at 66 Rankin St. in Waterloo, destroying one unit in a 12-unit commercial plaza. Waterloo Fire Rescue responded to the blaze just after 4 a.m. and had the fire under control by 6:30 a.m. Not unlike last April’s Campus Court Plaza fire on University…
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KW in brief
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“Bathtub girl” to attend UW According to the Toronto Star, come Fall 2010, one of the infamous “Bathtub girls” will start classes at the University of Waterloo (UW). In 2005, the 24-year-old freshman-to-be was convicted of drowning her mother in the bathtub of the family’s Brampton home. The Canadian sister duo were the first ever…
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Non-Violence Festival attendees discuss peaceful protesting
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Peace and love was the message on July 10 for the sixth annual Non-Violence Festival in Victoria Park. The event, held on the island in the park, featured local musicians, speakers and a small market. Attendees enjoyed the events at a leisurely pace, playing frisbee or lounging on the grass. Matt Albrecht, an organizer of…
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Whaley to seek third term in Ward 5
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After serving seven years as a Waterloo city councillor, Mark Whaley has yet to have his fill of Ward 5. In a statement released on July 23, Whaley officially announced that he would be running for re-election in the ward. Success in the city’s 2010 election would mark the lifetime Waterloo resident’s third term as…
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Laryea to run in Uptown Ward 7
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“When you make me feel that I belong, when you make me feel that I matter and that I’m important, I believe that you see a change of attitude and that will be my approach to students” were the words of Edwin Laryea just days after officially declaring his candidacy for Waterloo’s Uptown – Ward…
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Harper announces science initiatives from Waterloo
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Speaking before a capacity crowd at Waterloo’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced two major government-supported science initiatives. The Banting postdoctoral fellowship program is a $45 million, five-year commitment offering 70 grants to researchers in all fields of the sciences each year. The grants, which will provide successful applicants with $70,000…
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G20 protesting continues in UpTown
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On July 7, over 70 protesters marched up King Street in an effort to raise awareness regarding political prisoners. Carrying signs and banners with numerous slogans, the group made their way from the UpTown Square, circling around to the police station on Erb Street. With signs marked with everything from calls for an inquiry into…
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