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Funding deadline for Uptown skating rink postponed
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On Monday evening, the public square’s fundraising committee announced to city council that they had raised $200,000 towards the $426,000 needed to build a skating rink in Uptown Waterloo. Council approved the motion, directing city staff to put forward a work tender to complete the skating rink for this winter, on the grounds that the…
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Program educates students on by-laws
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Trying to find a bathroom between the bar and your house can be a challenge, but substituting a tree for a toilet is not the solution. The City of Waterloo has launched the “It’s your Waterloo” campaign to inform students of the fines for breaking by-laws, which in the case of public urinations equates to…
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Taking back Waterloo
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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of a fall election are becoming more of a reality as the official opposition, the Liberal Party of Canada, has publicly withdrawn their support of the current Conservative government. “We need to present Canadians with an alternative and that’s what we’re going to do,” said Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada…
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City honours the Elgins
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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 history of the regiment and the community. Formed in the 1860s, the 100-man contingency of the Elgins has protected and served Canadians for over…
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Brick Brewery sued for lime beer
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Brick Brewery’s recently launched lime-flavoured lager has led to a sour situation for the company. Anheuser-Busch and Labatt Brewing, its Canadian division, have confronted Brick with a lawsuit based on claims of trademark infringement. This summer’s lime craze inspired Brick Brewery to tap into the lime beer market with its new brew, Red Baron Lime,…
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KW in Brief: Sept. 16, 2009
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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 faculty and visiting artist and researcher Ron Broglio. Development approved City councillors on Sept. 14 approved the development of a three and a…
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Collision on the corner of University and King
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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 Ave and King St. All three individuals from both motor vehicles were taken to hospital by ambulance shortly after the crash. Wilfrid Laurier University Special…
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Ignatieff visits Waterloo
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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 joined by former Liberal MPs Andrew Telegdi and Karen Redman. Telegdi and Redman are both looking to regain their positions in their respective ridings if an election…
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Laurier’s former VP: Academic takes post at UW
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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, who served as vice-president academic and provost at Laurier from 2004-08, was planning to return to Laurier as an economics professor this September; however, she has since resigned from this…
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Getting pumped for Africa
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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 square, the one-day pump-a-thon raised $5326 towards their goal of $6000. A treadle pump replicating those used in Ghana to irrigate agricultural fields was set…
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