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Line 9 reversal approved
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The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the second phase of the flow reversal of Enbridge’s 38 year-old Line 9 pipeline, which passes through the Region. The pipeline, which runs from Montréal to Sarnia, has been a source of debate locally and in the province. The decision was precluded by months of public hearings. The…
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Rufus rocks Starlight
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Over the years, a lot of different acts have graced the stage at Uptown Waterloo’s extremely popular nightclub, Starlight Social Club. From hip-hoppers like Shad to alternative rockers like Dinosaur Bones to experimental sounds like Sleepy Sun and every genre in between, Starlight has no problem putting on a great live show. To add to…
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Residence don at Laurier faces theft charges
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Following the arrest of former Wilfrid Laurier University residence don Jeremiah Rojas on Feb. 9 and 13, the university and the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) have taken actions to move forward in their investigation and to restore the campus community. Rojas, 23, was a Laurier student and don at Little House residence this year…
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New report reveals additional environmental concerns with Line 9
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Members of the Waterloo Region Coalition Against Line 9 met on Feb. 21 at the Region of Waterloo building to oppose the reversal of an oil pipeline that passes through the Region.. Friday’s press conference was intended to publicly discuss a report prepared by activist groups that outlined negative social and environmental hazards associated with…
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Chair, vice chair chosen at meeting for directors-elect
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The chair and vice-chair of next year’s Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors were elected at Thursday’s board of directors-elect meeting. Matt McLean was elected chair and chief governance officer and Colin Aitchison was elected as vice chair. This was the first time the 2014-15 directors gathered at the board table since their…
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New voting system put to the test
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On Feb. 5 and 6, students at Wilfrid Laurier University used the new ranked voting system to make their voices heard in the Students’ Union elections. The new system was passed by referendum in the 2013 election, instituting a single transferrable voting system for the board of director and senate positions and an optional instant…
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Ontario jobs see slow increase
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Figures reported by the Ontario government are showing an increase of 6,000 net jobs in the province for the first month of 2014. Drawing on data from Statistics Canada, the ministry of economic development, trade and employment released that employment in Ontario is 2.6 per cent higher than the pre-recession peak, which saw a labour…
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Moving forward through letting go
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Do you ever walk on campus and see people you don’t like and vice versa? Do you ever just roll your eyes mentally because you have locked eyes with someone that despises you? I am talking to you ladies! I’m sure there are men out there that deal with this issue too so regardless feel…
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Sam Lambert elected Students’ Union president with 51 per cent of the vote
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With 51.8 per cent of the vote, Sam Lambert was elected the Students’ Union president for the 2014-15 year. “I want to thank everyone who supported me throughout the process,” he said, following the news. “It’s an unbelievable feeling and I can’t explain it.” Lambert explained that his first step as president elect will…
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13 new directors elected; two return for the 2014-15 Students’ Union board
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The follow candidates have been elected to the board: Rochelle Adamiak Colin Aitchison Yoad Avitzur Davis Bretz Nicholas DeSumma Spencer Gibara Keegan Goodman Sujaay Jagannathan Matt McLean Christopher Marshall Melody Parton Salman Rana Jonathan Ricci Warren Trottier Shawn Okum
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