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Laurier opens its residence buildings to healthcare workers
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Laurier has recently partnered with regional hospitals to provide temporary housing to healthcare professionals who are choosing to live away from their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Announced in a news release on May 4, about 150 residence rooms will be available for hospital workers to isolate in, starting early this month. “We’re always looking…
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Reviewing the most popular stories at Laurier and around Waterloo in 2018
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Students’ Union President elected Tarique Plummer was elected as Laurier’s Students’ Union president for the 2018-19 term, claiming the position with 52.35 per cent of the vote. Despite four candidates in the running, only 22 per cent of the student body cast their vote. Plummer experienced a rocky start to the beginning of his tenure as…
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Grand River Hospital refrains from applying for a safe access zone
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Grand River Hospital (GRH) has decided to refrain from applying for a safe access zone for its Freeport Campus facility despite regular anti-abortion protests which take place in the location’s vicinity. Earlier last week, The Safe Access to Abortion Services Act was officially enforced in Ontario. The bill ultimately establishes a ban on protesting…
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Bingemans hosts annual Gift of Lights display
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Bingemans is kicking off the holiday season with the second annual Gift of Lights. The exhibit is southwestern Ontario’s largest drive-thru holiday light display. Visitors can enjoy a vast array of mesmerizing lights spread out over two kilometres, featuring a 200-foot light tunnel with over 30 full light static and animated holiday displays. The venue…
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Waterloo hospitals to receive over 2 million dollars in funding
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Waterloo Region hospitals will soon be benefitting from over 2 million dollars in funding from the provincial government, announced earlier this year. The funds come as part of Ontario’s Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF), with Grand River Hospital awarded 1,555,561 dollars and a further 524,334 dollars earmarked for St. Mary’s Hospital, the two Kitchener hospitals…
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72-hour gaming marathon raises money for charity
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Laurier’s Kult of Gaming hosted a 72-hour marathon game of Pathfinder to raise money for Child’s Play, a charity that raises money to give games to children in the hospital.
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First 38 layoffs at Grand River Hospital due to budget cuts
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Photo by Jessica Dik This past week, Grand River Hospital announced 38 staff members had received layoff notices and an extra 30 currently vacant positions would not be filled in the future. The individuals of who received layoff notices consisted of 33 full-time staff members along with five part-time staff. This included registered nurses, clerical…
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War crimes in the Gaza Strip
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On Sept. 15, the United Nations released a 575-page report condemning both the Israeli army as well as Palestinian militants for war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity, in the Gaza Strip. A Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council is behind these latest findings, which build a strong case against the two groups. In the report,…
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