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Conestoga College announces plans for Downtown Kitchener campus
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On May 31, Conestoga College President John Tibbits and Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic announced plans to open a new campus inside the Market Square location in Downtown Kitchener. The 82,000 square foot campus is set to open in January of 2020 and will aid in accommodating Conestoga College’s growing international student population. The campus will…
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Conestoga’s Waterloo campus has finally opened to the public
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After 58 million dollars and just 18 months of construction, President John W. Tibbits of Conestoga College looks upon the recently finished addition to its campus, named in his honour, admiring 150,000 square feet of pristine Waterloo architecture. In a ceremony held at the new campus on Oct. 18, the college came together in supporting…
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WLUFA hosts solidarity screening to show support for college faculty on strike
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On Oct. 26, 2017 the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) held a solidarity screening in support of Conestoga College faculty who are currently on strike. Faculty at 24 public colleges in Ontario have now been on strike since Oct. 16. There are no scheduled talks between the two bargaining parties as of yet. The event was…
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UPDATED: Faculty from 24 Ontario public colleges go on strike
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Faculty at 24 Ontario public colleges have been on strike as of this past Monday, Oct. 16. The strike was confirmed on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 9:28 p.m. after failed deliberations for a new contract. The strike will affect over 500,000 students in Ontario, including students at Conestoga College in Kitchener-Waterloo. The union represents approximately…
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Laurier’s not so secret weapon, Emily Woodhouse, had a strong first year with the purple and gold
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For a women’s hockey program that has experienced so much success in the past thirteen years, a season such as this past one seems uncharacteristic. Since head coach Rick Osborne first stepped behind the Laurier bench in 2003, the team has won an astounding nine OUA titles, including a stretch of seven in a row…
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Golden Hawks drop a close one, losing 2-0 to the Concordia Stingers
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Despite a strong third period effort, Laurier’s men’s hockey team was unable to extend their point streak Saturday night, falling 2-0 to the visiting Concordia Stingers. The streak saw the Golden Hawks get eight out of a possible ten points over a five game stretch, including a 3-2 shootout victory over UQTR at home on…
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Losing streak comes to an end for women’s hockey
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The Laurier women’s hockey team started off their 2017 schedule by ending an eight game losing streak Saturday night with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Brock Badgers. The win was also the team’s first of the season in regulation. At the beginning of the game, a possible Laurier victory did not seem likely. Through…
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Conestoga College prepares for expansion
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On Monday, Dec. 19, Conestoga College announced a $43.5 million expansion of its North campus in Waterloo. The expansion will more than double the size of the campus by its expected completion in September 2018 for the fall semester. The North campus currently hosts about 700 post-secondary and 2,500 apprenticeship students. It is used mainly…
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