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Kitchener receives twelve month exemption to open safe consumption site
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On July 26, Kitchener received a federal exemption from Canadian drug law to open a safe consumption site in the downtown sector. The exemption
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The controversy over Eby Farmstead
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The Eby Farmstead in Waterloo Park has created controversy due to some backlash received from the student club at the University of Waterloo called
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The effects of climate change on Canada’s water bodies
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Researchers at Laurier’s Institute for Water Science are encouraging the public to educate themselves on the troubling water levels that are occuring not just
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Ontario’s new student education costs and you
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In Jan. 2019, the Ford government announced changes that would be made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and unveiled “the Student Choice
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Kate McCrae Bristol named new Dean of Students for Laurier’s Waterloo campus
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On Aug. 26, Kate McCrae Bristol was announced as the new dean of students for Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo Campus. McCrae Bristol will effectively
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Heidi Northwood named SEO of Laurier’s Brantford campus
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Wilfrid Laurier University announced on July 8, 2019 that Heidi Northwood would be the permanent Senior Executive Officer (SEO) of the Brantford campus. Northwood
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Blues Festival brings talented performers and local vendors to DTK
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On Saturday Aug.10, Kitchener celebrated their annual Blues Festival in the downtown core. King Street was lined with local vendors, artists and food trucks
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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
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Following community support, Princess Cinema to remain open until further notice
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Following public outcry and community support for the Princess Original cinema in Waterloo, the theatre announced that it will not be closing its doors
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City centres re-energized with ION launch
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On Saturday June 22, Uptown Waterloo and Downtown Kitchener came together with Grand River Transit to celebrate the grand opening of the ION train
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