Election prospects
A loss to Stéphane Dion in December 2006 may have set back Michael Ignatieff’s political career temporarily, but he is quickly trying to extend the Liberal party’s power...
KW in Brief: May 20, 2009
Public square complete Waterloo Town Square was closed in spring 2008 to construct a new public square The project, which has cost the city nearly $3 million, is converting the...
Planning for the future
The compiled results of the Northdale Strategic Planning Session, held this past April, have been released, giving insight into the future of the Waterloo community The plan looks...
Spur property sold to developer
The Silver Spur, a favourite bar of many local residents and students, closed as of May 4 The property has been sold to developer and current owner of the neighbouring Waterloo...
News in Brief
WLU to acquire new Toronto office Wilfrid Laurier University is currently in negotiations to sign a lease that will give the university space in a downtown Toronto building...
Main street to blame for recession: economics prof
“The only thing we learn from history is that we don’t actually learn from history,” said Phelim Boyle, a professor of finance at Wilfrid Laurier University, who opened a...
Campus renovations begin
Beginning May 19, the Waterloo campus of Wilfrid Laurier University will undergo significant landscaping renovations The project will cost approximately $15 million and is...
WCH fire investigation incomplete
The cause of the April 14 Waterloo College Hall (WCH) fire, that claimed the life of a first-year Wilfrid Laurier University student and displaced hundreds of students in the in...
First-year student who passed away in WCH fire remembered as a “fun-loving, great guy”
The tragic death of 19 year-old Dave LaForest has left the Laurier community shocked and saddened, as it has been forced to say goodbye to a beloved athlete, floormate, classmate...
Recession hits Laurier co-ops
The current economic recession has found its way into co-op departments at universities across the region While more students are looking to co-op as means of employment, there...