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Prioritizing your work before the weather brings you outside
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This article is your formal warning. You should be proud of yourself. You’ve almost made it through the cold grip of yet another Canadian winter, with the sun starting to peak its little head out from the heavens and melt away the snow. It’s almost time to “yeet” your coat to the back of the…
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Salt shortage in Waterloo Region a risk for residents
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Due to unpredictable weather patterns which have caused dangerous road conditions, as well as a region-wide shortage of winter rock salt, sidewalk and road safety have become a pressing issue within Waterloo Region this year. This has left Kitchener-Waterloo residents, businesses, city contractors and commuters with the unfortunate consequence of dealing with more hazardous travelling…
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Fall in love with Waterloo as it is named the 13th most romantic city in Canada
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On Feb. 4, the Waterloo Chronicle released an article stating that Waterloo had been named the thirteenth most romantic city in the country by Amazon Canada, selected through a process of analyzing consumer sales data in the last year. Victoria, British Columbia was named the most romantic city; out of a potential top 20, BC…
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Uptown construction update: Bike lanes are now open to the public
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The newly-completed, segregated bike lanes running along King Street in uptown Waterloo are now available for use by the public, after over a year of delayed construction. This construction is another phase of the uptown Waterloo streetscape project, a concerted effort by the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA). Their goal is to make King…
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Finding holiday cheer away from home
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Upon searching for some cheer to brighten my mood from the looming exam period, I attended the Uptown Waterloo Holiday Marketplace — a weekend of festivities spanning Dec. 1-3. This particular weekend also called for celebration as it was my birthday, and my boyfriend who lives in England had come to visit me. I…
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Failte’s closure in uptown Waterloo
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Cold, jagged white brick wraps around King St.’s hole-in-the-wall surrounded by more distinguished establishments like DVLB and The Pub on King, a broken lantern highlights the un-marked entrance to the bar and restaurant formerly known as Failte. Maybe it was the distinct confusion of character that put the final nail in this restaurant’s coffin. While…
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King Street opens to traffic in Waterloo
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King Street, in uptown Waterloo, was opened up to two-way traffic last Wednesday night after almost a year of LRT construction caused the road to be closed from Union St. to Erb St. GrandLinq announced early in November that it was their intent to open the street and finish the main portion of LRT construction…
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Nursing the reputation of hardworking men and women
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For over 30 years, my mother has been a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital and is now working in the education department. From the moment I understood what her job entailed, I had the utmost respect for what she has dedicated such a great portion of her heart and soul to. I have seen and…
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Uptown Waterloo to be open for holidays
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GrandLinq recently announced that King Street in uptown Waterloo will be open to two-way traffic on Nov. 30. Since February 2016, King Street, the main road running through uptown, has been closed due to LRT construction. Uptown Waterloo as a whole has now been under LRT construction since September 2014. Michelle Maw, public relations and…
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