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Words of advice from Waterloo’s Dragon, Michael Wekerle
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Photo by Andreas Patsiaouros According to Michael Wekerle, Canadian investor, dragon on CBC’s Dragon’s Den and former Bay Street trader, there are three aspects to a powerful city — education, awareness and diversity. These aspects are what drew him into investing in Waterloo Region with its ever-growing tech ecosystem. These words and other bits of…
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Breaking the Silence aim for safe spaces for LGBTQ
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Graphic by Fani Hsieh While the number of hate crimes has dropped in the past five to six years, Waterloo Region is still working to educate and lessen unreported crimes. The Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council believes that violence is the result of an “out of balance” society. The council aims to restore that balance…
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Educating students on the importance of consent
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Photo by Andreas Patsiaouros Wilfrid Laurier University’s student and alumni-based advocate group, Advocates for a Student Culture of Consent, held a panel last Tuesday night to kick off their #ConsentIsGolden campaign, aimed at educating university students on the importance of consent in every day events. “The Blurred Lines of Consent” was open to anyone from…
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Election process changes in the works for AUS
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The Arts Undergraduate Society will now be holding elections to choose their presidents in upcoming years
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First of three sponsored refugee families arrive in Kitchener-Waterloo
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Graphic by Fani Hsieh On January 15, after months of preparation, Wilfrid Laurier University welcomed a sponsored Syrian refugee family. They mark the first of three families to arrive in Canada that Laurier is sponsoring through the blended-visa sponsorship program. After more than 24 hours in transit, the family flew into Toronto Pearson International Airport…
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The election’s increase in female candidates
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Six female candidates are officially running in this years Student’s Union elections
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FLASH digital photography exhibition will feature artists that share local connections
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Photo by Jessica Dik Waterloo Region can look forward to a night of culture and celebrating creative diversity on January 29. The second annual FLASH digital photography exhibition will take place that evening in the historic Tannery buildings located in the heart of downtown Kitchener. The event is scheduled to start at around 7 p.m.,…
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Kitchener-Waterloo’s future is digital with new strategy implementation
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New strategy aims to create a tech-savvy community
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72-hour gaming marathon raises money for charity
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Laurier’s Kult of Gaming hosted a 72-hour marathon game of Pathfinder to raise money for Child’s Play, a charity that raises money to give games to children in the hospital.
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First 38 layoffs at Grand River Hospital due to budget cuts
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Photo by Jessica Dik This past week, Grand River Hospital announced 38 staff members had received layoff notices and an extra 30 currently vacant positions would not be filled in the future. The individuals of who received layoff notices consisted of 33 full-time staff members along with five part-time staff. This included registered nurses, clerical…
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