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Fire in February displaces 130 residents at the Inn of Waterloo
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Early in February, an overnight fire broke out at the Inn of Waterloo that displaced 130 men who were using the inn as a temporary shelter through House of Friendship. The fire was reported to be accidental and cost an estimated $1 million in smoke damage. Many of the residents lost their personal belongings. One…
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Bill 46 aims make parental leave equitable
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On Oct. 27, Bill 46, a Private Member’s Bill that calls for a 20-week parental leave, opposed to 12 weeks, for Ontario mayors and municipal councillors who become new parents while in office, passed with all-party support. Bill 46, also known as the Municipal Statute Law Amendment Act (Councillor Pregnancy and Parental Leave), 2016, was…
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Waterloo’s Buddhist Film festival is both an entertaining and enlightening opportunity
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Passing by numerous coloured tapestries inscribed with scriptures of the Dharma, eighty or so people amassed together in the hall of the Emmanuel United Church, took their seats with the chime of a traditional Tibetan Singing Bowl and watched stories of faith, trials, healing, teaching and loss. The 13th Annual Waterloo Buddhist Film festival, put…
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