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New high-rise for Northdale
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On the corner of King St. N. and Columbia St. W., a new 22-storey building is to be built, with the deadline being around July 2014. Developed by Schembri Property Management, the building is scheduled to be built by SRM Architecture and will hold 74 units. Gordon Schembri, of Schembri Property Management, said that he…
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Finances causing student stress
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According to a study recently done by Sun Life Financial, a majority of Canadians, from 18 to 80 years-old, are all stressed about two primary factors in their life: money and work. Coincidentally, it seems that one problem can be blamed for the other. The stats are as follows: nine out of ten respondents from…
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Shedding light on abuse
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This year for Ontario’s Woman Abuse Awareness Month, the Women’s Crisis Services of the Waterloo Region is launching a campaign to do exactly what the month is for: raise awareness of woman abuse. According to Mary Zilney, CEO of Women’s Crisis Services in Waterloo Region, “November has been set aside in recognition of women abuse…
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Learning about local government
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From Oct. 14 to the 20, Waterloo and Kitchener will be having their yearly Local Government Week. This is a school-focused campaign with the hopes of educating society, primarily the youth, about the roles of the local government through a variety of ways, such as guest speakers, or even having students sit in during a…
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