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    Laurier receives Regional Partner Award with Canadian Blood Services

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    Laurier receives Regional Partner Award with Canadian Blood Services

    Wilfrid Laurier University received the 2021 Regional Partner Award with Canadian Blood Services. The award celebrates Laurierโ€™s decade-long commitment as a Partner for Life at the Canadian Blood Services. It recognizes the dedication and kindness of Laurier’s blood donors, whose donations support Canada’s lifeline. “I’m happy to say that as an institution, we had set…

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    Noise complaints flood in as Ever After draws to a close

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    Noise complaints flood in as Ever After draws to a close

    The Ever After Music Festival, which draws in crowds of thousands every year to Bingemans, also drew in hundreds of noise complaints from city residents, as reported by The Record. Kitchener residents filed 97 noise complaints on Sunday evening, the final day of the festival. June 2, the first day of the festival, police only…

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  • Why I refuse to give blood

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    Why I refuse to give blood

    While I was home for reading week, I was treated to a news story about my local hospital being the most generous in terms of blood donation. Thatโ€™s heartwarming. Their slogan is โ€œitโ€™s in you to give,โ€ after all. Iโ€™d finish that slogan as โ€œitโ€™s in you to giveโ€”as long as youโ€™re not a man…

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    Waterloo hosts FUZEnations

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    Waterloo hosts FUZEnations

    Kitchener-Waterloo was the host of the first FUZEnation Tech + Music Summit last week. Kygo was the eventโ€™s featuring musical headliner. The event also brought forth speakers such as Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter; Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit; a special performance by the turntablist A-Trak and more. The four-day…

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