Forwell’s bids farewell
After 52 years of service, Forwell Super Variety is closing its doors on March 31 Joe Forwell opened the store in 1960, a period where convenience stores were virtually unheard...
Northdale plan waits for approval
For the time being, it looks like no new residential construction will be happening in the Northdale neighbourhood, despite the fact that phase three of the Northdale Land Use and...
Kitchener Aud set to expand in Jan
Kitchener city councillors are set to borrow approximately $96 million so the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club can add 1,000 new seats to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium The debate...
First annual Burger Badanga a big success
Despite a blackout plaguing most of the Waterloo Region, Uptown Waterloo bar Chainsaw Saloon and the Bauer Kitchen were still able to successfully run the first annual Burger...
Fostering a culture for innovation
“Each of our countries has a long history of resilience, the world has not done well betting against our people,” began United States ambassador to Canada David Jacobson Feb...
University reaches tentative deal with full-time faculty
At approximately 3:00 am Friday morning, Wilfrid Laurier University reached a tentative deal with the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), the union that...
WLU labour talks in second day of mediation
Representatives from Wilfrid Laurier University and the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) are in the process of meeting for the second consecutive day of...
WLU cancels classes as region goes dark
Shortly after 2:00 pm on the afternoon of Feb 29 Wilfrid Laurier University's Waterloo campus lost power It quickly became apparent that the power outage affected most of Waterloo...
‘Do what you love,’ don’t be afraid to be ‘stupid’
In the early 1980s, Larry O'Reilly and Bruce Morrison were floor mates in Laurier's CH Little House 25 years later, the two WLU alumni are among the major players in the film...
Guns, armies and aid
“Globally, we invest ten times as much money fighting and killing one another as ensuring that the children of this world have the opportunity to go to school, to be fed, to be...