Niagara school program helps at-risk students
Last month, two studies commissioned by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario revealed that a student’s family history of post-secondary attendance has a greater...
KW in brief; March 9, 2011
Location of telecommunications tower uncertain To date, no decisions have been made regarding a location for the proposed 30-metre telecommunications tower in Waterloo The City...
Two decades of comics
When you walk into Carry-On Comics you can expect to find the owner, Andy Brast, making jokes with customers, a few posters and a lot of comic books Current owner Andy Brast...
Board meeting discusses ailing Brantford business
At the Mar 4 meeting of the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) Board of Direcors (BOD), the fate of Laurier Brantford’s Williams Fresh Café was the centre of...
Future buildings showcased
The tentative plans for the development of the St Michael’s campus site and substantial additions to the existing buildings along University Ave were brought before two...
Conclusion in OneCard case
Former manager of Wilfrid Laurier University’s OneCard office Nick Tomljenovic, 43, pleaded guilty Feb 17 in Kitchener Superior Court to charges of defrauding over $30,000 from...
Laurier personalities featured among top 40
The Waterloo Region Record recently published its annual Top 40 Under 40, recognizing the achievements of community members in the tri-city area With many alumni, staff, and even...
No answers to Milton question
Since the Jan 31 presentation of Wilfrid Laurier University’s pre-budget submission for 2011-12 to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affair,...
Healing through meditation
Dozens of local citizens gathered at Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex on Feb 26 to learn different styles of yoga from eleven different yoga instructors The event taking...
Failed Election
The annual general meeting held between Feb 8 and 10 by the University of Waterloo’s (UW) Federation of Students (FedS) witnessed only a 75 per cent voter turnout to elect their...