Housing
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Raising Voices and Supplies: How Locals Are Standing With 100Vic
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Local artists, activists and mutual‑aid groups collaborate to spotlight the ongoing fight against displacement at Kitchener‑Waterloo’s largest encampment. A benefit concert, hosted by the Emmanuel United Church on Jan. 17, 2026, with a lineup consisting of five bands (“Dear Evangeline,” “Cease,” “Gutter Girl,” “One More Lane” and “Fenech”) was put together by local Kitchener-Waterloo organizations PublicSeatingDIY and Fight Back! KW, with the…
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The role local bookstores play in Canada
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“It’s the sweetest part, I’m sure for all of the staff here, to put the right book someone’s hands and know it’s going to change their lives,” said previous co-owner of Words Worth Books Chuck Erion during the independent bookstore’s 40th anniversary event for the public on May 11. As any local from Waterloo will…
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Many community newspapers forced Into online-only model
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On Friday Sept. 15, the Canadian media publisher and distributor, Metroland, announced they were seeking bankruptcy protection. The media group reported they would be laying off 600 employees, or about 60 per cent of their total workforce. Another shocking preventative measure taken by Metroland was that all physical newspapers once produced and distributed by the…
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Transitional Housing To Be Developed on Victoria Street
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97 Victoria Street in Kitchener will soon be the location of new transitional housing units. The Homeless Hub describes transitional housing as, “supportive – yet temporary – type of accommodation that is meant to bridge the gap from homelessness to permanent housing by offering structure, supervision, support (for addictions and mental health, for instance), life…
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Sun Life donates $750,000 to support physical activity programming for youth
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With a $750,000 donation to be given over the course of five years, the Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities (CHC) can continue its mission of providing affordable and accessible physical activity to children and youth in the community. The Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities, formerly known as the Sun Life Centre for Physically Active…
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Canadian housing prices continue to drop, but listings don’t tell the whole story
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Housing prices will continue to drop well into the first quarter of 2023, but home ownership remains an elusive, if not unfeasible, milestone for young Canadians. Since their peak in February of this year, average housing prices in Canada have decreased by about 11 per cent. In a housing outlook released last month, the Canada…
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Laurier célèbre le Mois du patrimoine musulman dans l’espoir de promouvoir un campus accueillant pour les élèves musulmans
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Traduit en français par Alexanne Wingert, Angélique Guérin et Ko Eun Um. L’Université Wilfrid Laurier offre de nombreux événements pour mettre en valeur les Musulmans de notre campus et pour leur rendre hommage lors du Mois du patrimoine musulman. « C’est une occasion parfaite de créer et de promouvoir un campus inclusif pour les étudiants, ainsi…
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Laurier celebrates Islamic Heritage Month to foster an inclusive campus for Muslim students
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Wilfrid Laurier University has held multiple events this month to highlight and honour Muslim people on campus during Canadian Islamic History Month. “It is a great opportunity and it is creating and fostering an inclusive campus for students, faculty and staff members,” Selda Sezen, faculty and Muslim Chaplin at Laurier said. “I believe that inclusiveness and recognizing diversity…
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Laurier Food Justice Garden Project promotes food landscaping and food justice on campus
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The Laurier Food Justice Garden is a project that aims to transform campus landscaping from decorative planters to useful community-based landscaping. The founder, Veda Hingert-McDonald, is a founding member of Climate Justice Laurier where they wanted to incorporate social and racial justice into the climate activism aspect of their group. “Something that came to mind…
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Community Fridge launches in KW, aims to tackle food insecurity and waste
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A small group of Waterloo students recently launched a local project that is intended to reduce food waste and provide nutritious food access at no cost to the Kitchener-Waterloo community. Community Fridges are not a new concept, and their installations have seen success as they have started appearing throughout Canada, but this is the first…
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