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$6 billion sports tourism industry new focus for Waterloo
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The sports industry is booming — and the Region of Waterloo is starting to take notice. The Waterloo Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation has shifted their focus to the lucrative business of sport tourism, aiming to improve local sporting facilities and volunteer bases, and to attract more tourists to the area. “We want to capitalize on…
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Mayor delivers final State of the City address
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Mayor of Waterloo Brenda Halloran delivered the annual State of The City address at RIM Park last Friday, focusing mostly on the city’s finances. She also updated Waterloo on the various projects and pursuits that the city has taken under her administration. “For me personally, one of my favourite projects has been the supportive housing…
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Waterloo gets ‘smart’
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Two years after being selected as a successful applicant for the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge, Waterloo has been presented with a plan to direct its development and growth. The IBM Smarter Cities Challenge team visited Waterloo city council on Monday to deliver their report and strategic plan. Areas outlined in the report include restoring a…
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World Water Day celebrated in K-W
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On Mar. 21, World Water Day was hosted and celebrated at the University of Waterloo (UW) in conjunction with Wilfrid Laurier University to raise awareness about water and issues regarding this renewable resource. Robert Gillham, director of the Water Institute at UW, explained that the purpose was to gather those who have similar interests in…
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Swedes take us to school on education
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I’ve been studying in Sweden for the past few months now and one big thing I’ve noticed is that Canada’s education system absolutely sucks in comparison. The main issue with Canada’s education system is that they don’t want their students to succeed. We have all been in a class where the teacher has had to…
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Blame should fall upon the user, not technology
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Society has mapped out that the biggest accessory to our lifestyle, brand and professional work is linked to the movement of mobile technology. Mobility was once used only as a reference of methods one can use to travel from point A to point B, whereas mobile technology has evolved to how we now construct ourselves…
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Here at The Cord we are always looking for ways to improve the quality, reach and reputation of our publication. The Cord has evolved immensely since its inception 87 years ago and our publication will only continue to evolve in the (many, hopefully) years to come, especially in this digital age of smartphones and tablets.…
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Breaking the binge: the impacts of some students’ favourite activity pastime
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Having a few drinks every once in a while is fun. Ending up in the hospital because of reckless drinking is not. With St. Patrick’s Day dawning upon us, we are all anticipating a weekend full of day drinking and games. However, it’s important to understand what excessive drinking can do to the body and…
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Ashley Smith tragedy takes centre stage
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In recent years, a dialogue regarding mental health has been slowly growing but there is always room for more discussion. University of Waterloo’s (UW) drama department is blowing the topic wide open with their performance based on how a young woman with mental health issues was treated in 2007 by the Grand Valley Institution for…
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Bouncing back from a scare
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Kerilynn Mathers didn’t think anything serious was happening to her. Last year during the 2013 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) curling championship, the women’s curling vice fell ill like the rest of her team. At the time only a second-year kinesiology major, Mathers experienced what she thought was the flu, but fought through it. The week…
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