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Single contender left for Boathouse
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Only one group remains in the running to take over The Boathouse, a beleaguered music venue sitting on prime real estate in Victoria Park in Kitchener. Glenn Smith, the owner of Ethel’s Lounge, and Danny Michel, a local, Juno-nominated musician, announced on their Facebook page Tuesday that they were dropping out of the bidding process…
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Region sees mass growth
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Waterloo region has experienced significant growth over the past ten years. In fact, the Region is one of two Ontario municipalities to exceed growth expectations. “In 2001 [the City of Waterloo] was 86,000 people,” explained Rob Horne, Commissioner of Planning, Housing and Community Services for the Region of Waterloo. “Today it’s in excess of 100,000.”…
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Tutoring moves online
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NEW WESTMINSTER (CUP) — When Douglas College business student Miguel Kudry was looking for last-minute help on an assignment and couldn’t find the resources he desired, he didn’t just give up—no, the entrepreneurial student decided to construct HelpHub.me, an online tutoring marketplace that he says is going to change the face of the tutoring industry.…
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White poppies spark controversy
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A controversial campaign in Ottawa has students and professionals largely divided. The political stir was caused by a “white poppy” campaign for Remembrance Day that promoted an ideology much different than the Royal Canadian Legion’s red poppy. Supporters of the campaign claim that the red poppy glorifies war and violence, saying that a white poppy…
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Locals pitch to Dragons
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People are constantly struggling to lose weight, get in shape and maintain good health and fitness. They invest in gym memberships and buy organic food in order to adapt to a healthy lifestyle. And now, with the development of fitness mobile apps, personal training and workout motivation can be available at the touch of…
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Do not take business casual so casually
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According to Forbes, business casual is defined as “relating to or denoting a style of clothing that is less formal than traditional business wear, but is still intended to give a professional and business-like impression.” Even after re-reading the definition numerous times, I’m still completely lost in translation, with no clue what to wear when…
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Deans send warning after share sites found
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Last week, Wilfrid Laurier University students were notified via an email from their faculty dean that an incidence of academic misconduct had been discovered and were reminded of the stipulations of academic misconduct outlined in the Student Code of Conduct. The incident involved two websites which contained restricted publishers’ material for bachelor of business and…
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‘Smarter Cities’ wraps up challenge
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The City of Waterloo has earned a grant from the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge, which aimed to address some of the critical challenges facing cities. Waterloo first earned the sponsorship one year ago and is amongst 31 cities world-wide to be a part of the program. Now, IBM specialists from various regions around the globe…
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Exchange students impact learning experience
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The number of international students choosing to take their studies to Canadian universities has doubled in the last decade, with 12 per cent of students on campuses being born outside of the nation. Now, a study has been done to determine how these learners from abroad affect the Canadian classroom. The Higher Education Strategy Association…
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Liberals say ‘no’
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Alcohol will continue to be distributed by Crown corporations, as the Liberal party has made it clear that convenience store realtors will not sell beer and wine anytime soon. At the moment, the Ontario Progressive Conservatives are the stand-alone party differing from the Liberals. Recently, they released a paper calling for the sale of alcohol…
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