Municipal Elected Officials
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Laurier alumnus Dorothy McCabe wins Waterloo mayoral race
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The new mayor of Waterloo is a former Golden Hawk. In a tight race last week, defeating her opposition by just over 300 votes, Laurier alumnus Dorothy McCabe was elected mayor of Waterloo region. For years, McCabe has worked as a government relations and municipal sector professional, advising elected officials at the municipal and provincial…
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Unsigned: Municipal officials’ parental leave shows gender equity
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Recently, an act called the Parental Leave Bill for Municipal Elected Officials was unanimously passed at Queen’s Park by our members of provincial parliament. This is an update to an act that was last passed 15 years ago, detailing the rights to parental leave for people elected to municipal governments and it was spearheaded by…
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Laurier grad finds solace in songwriting
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As a 2013 master’s in music therapy graduate, Sarah Pearson left Laurier with a drive to pursue music therapy at the Grand River Hospital. Now, after a few self-recorded EPs, Pearson is back with Circles We Live Inside, her first studio album. “My goal is always [to] create something that feels as meaningful to me…
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