Uptown Waterloo construction
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How are local businesses coping one year into the pandemic?
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March 24, 2020 marked the first time that Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered all non-essential businesses to close their doors in an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Over a year later, businesses are stuck in the same predicament. Ontario once again had declared an emergency and a provincewide stay-at-home order, effective…
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The Futon Shop closing its doors after 35 years in Waterloo
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The Futon Shop in uptown Waterloo is closing its doors after 35 years of business due to rising rent prices, the economy and other major factors like the Uptown BIA construction. Greg Mewhiney, owner of The Futon Shop, has been making futons out of the King Street North location since 1985 and at one point…
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Region of Waterloo responds to frustrated business owners
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In response to an event held last Monday Sept. 12, 2017 called “Let Uptown Breathe,” the Region of Waterloo will be meeting with the Uptown Business Improvement Area (BIA) to discuss construction in uptown Waterloo. At “Let Uptown Breathe,” business owners in uptown Waterloo gathered to voice their frustration in regards to the delays they…
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Uptown businesses address continued construction
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On Monday Sept. 12, business owners, city councillors, mayor Dave Jaworsky and many others gathered at the intersection of King Street and Bridgeport Road for an event called “Let Uptown Breathe.” Melissa Durrell, uptown city councillor and member of the Uptown Business Improvement Association Board, hosted the event and started it off by reading out…
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Streetscape project leaves sections of Erb and King closed
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Beginning On Monday July 24, stage two of the King Street streetscape project closed sections of Erb Street and King Street in Waterloo. The closure will take place for approximately 10 weeks, as reported by CBC Kitchener-Waterloo. King Street has set to close from Erb Street to the LRT tracks, as well as Erb Street…
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Laurier running back, Eric Guiltinan, dominates his final OUA season
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Laurier running back, Eric Guiltinan, is finishing his OUA career with a bang, dominating the regular season and looking to continue his stellar play into the OUA playoffs. Guiltinan has been a staple in the Golden Hawk offence this season, helping the team to a nearly flawless 7-1 regular-season record. Sitting slightly in the shadow…
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Uptown Waterloo said to re-open to two-way traffic by end of November
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Uptown Waterloo has been under construction for the LRT since September 2014. King Street, the main street running through uptown, has now been under construction and closed to traffic since February 2016. Despite many re-openings around uptown Waterloo, such as the intersection of Erb Street and Caroline Street, which reopened this past September, and King…
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