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Fire causes $40K in damages to The Turret
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On March 24 at 8:20 p.m., a Clubs and Associations event ended prematurely at The Turret in the Fred Nichols Campus Centre due to an active fire that was discovered in the third-floor prep kitchen. The fire was extinguished by a Students’ Union staff member and there were no reported injuries. Although the fire was…
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19 suspicious fires being investigated by Waterloo Regional Police, Waterloo Fire Department, and Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal
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An investigation involving the Waterloo Regional Police, Waterloo Fire Department and the Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal has been opened regarding 19 suspicious fires that have have been set in Waterloo over the past three months. According to the police, the fires are being investigated separately, but they are looking into whether or not…
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Fires in three Walmart locations cause $12 million in damage
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A series of fires were set at three Walmart locations in Kitchener-Waterloo during the night of Oct. 20, which caused a combined $12 million in damages. The Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) arrested two suspects on Oct. 24, a 21-year-old Paris Ontario man, Ramlengun Permauloo, and a second individual who cannot be named under the…
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Paralympic swimmer Alec Elliot is headed to Rio
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Wilfrid Laurier University swim coach, Hans Witolla, took a long pause as he searched for the correct words to describe Paralympic hopeful and Laurier swimmer, Alec Elliot. “Not only has he found that one thing that he can be great at,” said Witolla. “But he has figured out exactly how to do that thing.” As…
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Fire causes building evacuation at St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market
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This afternoon, a fire caused a secondary building at St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market to be evacuated. Dale Martin, deputy fire chief of Woolwich Fire explained what happened when the fire department arrived on scene. “We got a call around 1:35 [p.m.], alarm ringing, possible fire on the roof,” he said. “As we were getting near,…
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