bars in Waterloo
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Canada’s increased immigration targets: great for labour, not so good for housing
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Last year, Canada broke its annual immigration record with 405,000 newcomers. The nation will continue to break this record until at least 2025. According to a plan revealed by Sean Fraser, the Canadian minister of immigration, Canada aims to welcome 465,000 permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025. The catalyst for…
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Laurier and Waterloo-Kitchener region both doing their part to help incoming refugees
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Community-based organizations in Waterloo have started a fund to help incoming refugees settle in the region. The Immigration Partnership Fund was created after an influx of arrivals from Afghanistan and works to help groups in the community bolster the services they offer to refugees entering Canada. One of the joint founders of the fund, Immigration…
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Local initiative aims to create space for queer communities
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While KW seems to be lacking dedicated LGBTQ+ bar spaces, one initiative is looking to tackle that. Dyke Bar Takeover KW, launched by Reba Joy, is an initiative that partners with local artists and venues to create pop-up events across the region. “Our mission at Dyke Bar Takeover KW is to create more regular spaces…
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Here’s why the “Quebec values test” won’t work
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Quebec is the Canadian province that would be most likely to make “I’m not like most girls” their Instagram bio. It’s always been a little different, and has been recognized as such – but in the last few years, the province has taken a sharp turn towards increasingly tight secularist laws. So you can get…
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Stark and Perri rebranding to ‘The Prohibition Warehouse’ under new ownership
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Uptown Waterloo’s beloved restaurant and bar, Stark and Perri, is getting rebranded. Now under new ownership, the restaurant closed down on Oct. 7 and renovations have been underway since. “We took it over about a month ago and we’re refurbishing and we’re looking at going in a different direction with the food,” said Wayne Montgomery,…
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What your favourite K-W bar says about you
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Phil’s If you got Phil’s then you’re cheap and dirty, my friend, but that’s okay because that just means you know how to party. School gets expensive, so those generously affordable shots are perfect for you. Your ideal night is sloppy, silly and probably ends with several bouncers shoving you out the door. If you…
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WLU partnership on immigration research
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A joint project between Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Ottawa is the first in the country to examine the relationship between climate change and migration to Canada. The Environmental Migration Project brings together researchers to investigate how droughts, pollution and other environmental issues are affecting migration dynamics in less developed countries and how…
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