Housing
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Measuring the impact of the Brantford Downtown Outreach Program
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The Brantford Downtown Outreach Team, otherwise known as BDOT, is a pilot program implemented in July of 2019 with a focus on reaching out to people struggling with addiction, homelessness and other challenges. The idea for the BDOT was born out of a need for a new approach to working with vulnerable populations, such as…
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Shop Sounds holds concert at Kitchener Market
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Not many people can say they’ve been to a concert in a grocery store, but on Sep . 5, the Kitchener Market hosted Shop Sounds: DTK’s grocery store concerts. Shop Sounds is a free intimate three-part concert series organized by the DTK team, Good Company Production and hosted at grocery stores across downtown…
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What’s the best things about being a Golden Hawk?
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As a third-year student myself, I know that Laurier is an amazing university, as do many of my other peers. However, to the incoming first years, you may have some idea as to why this university is so special, but here are just a couple more to make you that much surer that you are…
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Connecting neighbours through neighbourloos
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On March 15, the City of Waterloo will begin a new series of social media posts called #neighbourloo. The posts will feature stories of neighbourly interactions between residents in Waterloo. The stories will be posted with hopes of inspiring neighbours to connect with one another and allowing neighbourhoods to form a united community. “[The hope…
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K-W to see improvements in transportation options
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Ontario’s provincial government recently announced that they will be boosting funding and support in the Region of Waterloo in order to improve transportation options. The support, which will start in 2019, will provide the Region of Waterloo with long-term and reliable funding to ultimately enhance and expand local transit while offering more travel options for…
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Ashley Little named as Writer in Residence
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As of January, Canadian author Ashley Little began a three-month contract as the Edna Staebler Writer in Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University. The position, coming into it’s fifth year, allows the Laurier community to gain one-on-one feedback on their writing from a professional author. They will also be able to attend seminars and workshops that…
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‘We are Waterloo’ displays community diversity
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On Jan. 17, the We Are Waterloo Portrait Project display will commence at the City of Waterloo Museum, located at Conestoga Mall. The We Are Waterloo Portrait Project is comprised of self-portraits created by those within the Waterloo community with the purpose of displaying the diversity within Waterloo. The project was created through a joint…
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Delving into Waterloo’s housing crisis
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There’s a new trend in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region and no, it doesn’t involve fashion, food or phone apps. Rather, it’s undeveloped student apartments. Over the past two years, four condominium buildings have failed to be completed on time for the beginning of the fall term. The first building was 1 Columbia in 2014. The second…
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Diwali celebrations come to Kitchener
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Diwali, or the festival of lights, will be celebrated in households across the world this Sunday October 30. The celebrations will last for five days and marks an important part of the Hindu religion. However, over time the celebrations have been adopted by many Indians, regardless of their religious beliefs. According to National Geographic, Diwali…
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Why we pop the bubble
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Growing up, I was always accustomed to the same social pattern. Whether I moved to a new school, a new camp or a new place, I always found myself trapped in a bubble.
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