community health
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Safe injection sites in Kitchener and Cambridge coming closer to reality
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The Region of Waterloo is in the midst of hosting public consultation sessions regarding proposed supervised consumption sites in Kitchener and Cambridge. These sessions, which began last week, are being held to open the floor to the public’s questions and concerns regarding several candidates for supervised consumption sites for opioid usage, as part of the…
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Bringing forward the realities of war to Wilfrid Laurier
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My Friday mornings are usually spent sleeping in, but last week I made an exception. International Students Overcoming War (ISOW) held a symposium — Responding to the Human Realities of Conflict — with the department of Global Studies and Religion & Culture. ISOW describe themselves as a unique student-led humanitarian initiative that brings students, faculty…
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Annual day of happiness reminds meaning of true happiness
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Since 2012, the UN general assembly has set up an annual day of happiness. On March 20, the United Nations urges communities to come together to celebrate a new holiday; to remembr what it means to be happy. “[We are trying to] remove barriers so we can unlock happiness inside groups, individuals, inside a collective,”…
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