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Police Recognized for St. Paddy’s efforts
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The Waterloo Regional Police Service received an award from the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police for their role in keeping the Waterloo community safe during St. Patrick’s Day this past year. The award was given at a meeting of the OACP at the end of June in Ottawa. The provincial award for community safety…
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$897,000 deficit for Students’ Union
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union budget was passed unanimously in May by the board of directors, reflecting a projected deficit of $897,000 for the 2014-15 year. Along with the deficit, the Students’ Union will be paying around $531,892 back for their loans and interest on their debt. This is a $2,000 increase in the…
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Hindered healing
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When Benjamin Branscombe went to the University of British Columbia with his best friend Colin Rakusin in September 2009, he thought they would be roommates throughout their university career. He never imagined he would be burying his roommate a short three months later. “It’s still kind of hard to talk about,” Branscombe said. “We were…
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Changes made to university staff contracts
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Bargaining for the new contract for staff members at Wilfrid Laurier University has ended. Negotiations ended on June 20 and the collective agreement, which will extend over the next three years, has been ratified. Allison Roberts, chief negotiator for the university at the bargaining table, described the process as being respectful and productive. “It was…
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Laurier student arrested in connection with incident on campus
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On July 8, a man was reportedly engaging in an “indecent act” on the Wilfrid Laurier University campus. According to an e-mail sent out to Laurier students on July 10, the man was also seen following two female university employees at around 5 a.m Special Constable Service, in connection with the Waterloo Regional Police Service,…
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Ish & Chips food truck hits the road
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Nearly two years after a fire devastated Ish & Chips, the restaurant is back in Waterloo – this time on wheels. On Friday, June 27, the Ish & Chips food truck had its grand reopening, and was set up near the King and Bridgeport intersection for the afternoon. Kamil Mytnik, son of the restaurant’s owners,…
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Construction accidents increasing in region
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On May 6, a construction worker fell from a balcony on a work site in Kitchener, suffering non-life threatening injuries to his back and legs. This incident closely resembled the fatal fall of another construction worker from an apartment being built across from the Wilfrid Laurier University campus on Bricker Avenue on Oct. 11, 2013.…
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Laurier drops in OUAC rankings
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Wilfrid Laurier University is seeing a fall in students selecting the school as their first choice on their Ontario Universities’ Application Centre application. According to new data released by OUAC on June 12, out of the 20,511 secondary school applicants who applied to Laurier this year, only 3,390 selected it as their first choice. Of…
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My first summer job
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No one ever forgets their first summer job. Whether it began in high school or later, that first taste of making your own earned money is a memorable experience. Remembering that first summer job can be cringe-worthy, as we remember how we tried maneuvering our way through an unfamiliar work environment while also being under…
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Celebrating local bike culture
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With the summer months approaching, people are starting to get out of their cars and onto their bikes. This month, the townships have come together to promote National Bike Month in the region. National Bike Month is dedicated to promoting and celebrating cycling in Canadian cities. “It celebrates the fact that cycling brings a lot…
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