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New chief for WRPS
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Bryan Larkin has returned to serve as chief of police for the Waterloo Regional Police Service
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Study show region’s adults more likely to drive distracted
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A recent study has shown that province-wide, the primary demographic involved in distracted driving are teenagers. However the study, conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, showed a different outcome for the Region of Waterloo. Around a third of distracted driving charges in the region between 2010 and 2013 went to drivers in…
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Youth in need of shelter, support
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Youth homelessness is on the rise in the Region of Waterloo. Referencing annual data summaries on homelessness and housing in the region, the amount of youth who used emergency shelters rose from 738 in 2008 to 916 in 2013 — an increase of approximately 27 per cent over a five-year period. Homeless youth are defined…
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Velocity expands startup space
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The University of Waterloo’s Velocity program will soon be expanding to include yet another incubator for Kitchener-Waterloo technology startups. Velocity, a program designed by UW to help bright, entrepreneurial students start their own technology company, will soon be expanding on Water Street in downtown Kitchener. The new space, dubbed The Foundry, will be able to…
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Police Recognized for St. Paddy’s efforts
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The Waterloo Regional Police Service received an award from the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police for their role in keeping the Waterloo community safe during St. Patrick’s Day this past year. The award was given at a meeting of the OACP at the end of June in Ottawa. The provincial award for community safety…
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Construction accidents increasing in region
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On May 6, a construction worker fell from a balcony on a work site in Kitchener, suffering non-life threatening injuries to his back and legs. This incident closely resembled the fatal fall of another construction worker from an apartment being built across from the Wilfrid Laurier University campus on Bricker Avenue on Oct. 11, 2013.…
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PCs push for post-secondary math and science expansion
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Changes may be in sight for post-secondary students if the Progressive Conservatives are elected on June 12. The PCs are proposing for extra emphasis to be placed on math, science, engineering and business programs in universities and colleges. They claim this push to expand post-secondary math and science education will help foster job creation and…
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Local candidates prepare for upcoming Ontario election
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On May 2 the lieutenant governor of Ontario, David Onley, ordered a provincial election for the date of June 12. The decision was made by Premier Kathleen Wynne after the leader of the Ontario New Democrats, Andrea Horwath, announced the party would not support the recently proposed Liberal budget. The candidates of the Kitchener-Waterloo riding,…
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Social media revenue down, membership up
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In the past few weeks, many of Silicon Valley’s major social networking companies have released earnings reports. In this round of report releases, many social networking giants have posted results that are more adverse than one might expect in an industry known for its rapid growth and prosperity. The prominent professional networking company, LinkedIn, faced…
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Paddy’s Day partying deemed ‘pretty safe’
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In spite of high anticipation from the city, the universities and law enforcement for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day, the day of partying passed without any major incidences. This year’s Ezra Avenue crowd was estimated by police at 4,000 people, down from last year’s 7,000 partiers. In the past, major arrests, vandalism and violence have…
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