Waterloo Region
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Waterloo Region bands together at second annual Women’s March
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On Jan. 20, 2017, 500 individuals joined together to march for women’s rights in downtown Kitchener. The Women’s March of the Waterloo Region is one of the many worldwide protests that advocate for human rights. “Women’s rights are human rights and I think that my main lens is that women can be leaders,” Carolina Miranda,…
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Laurier graduate Jessica Platt comes out as first openly transgender player in the CWHL
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Wilfrid Laurier graduate Jessica Platt, who currently plays as a forward for the Toronto Furies in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL), recently came out as transgender. The former Hawk publicly announced her decision to come out through an Instagram post on Jan. 10, 2018. Platt is now the first openly transgender player to ever…
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Region’s first ION car sent back to Bombardier for completion
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Earlier this month, the first ION light rail car to arrive in the Waterloo Region, vehicle 501, was shipped back to Bombardier, its manufacturer in Kingston, for completion. Tom Galloway, counsellor in Waterloo, noted that when the vehicle was sent to Waterloo Region last year, it was known that it was in an incomplete state.…
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GRT implements barriers in busses in order to keep drivers safe
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Grand River Transit (GRT) will be piloting the use of protective barriers in some of it’s buses to protect drivers from violence on the job. The pilot project comes in response to the most recent contract negotiations with Unifor through which their Health and Safety Committee raised concerns over front line driver safety. GRT will…
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Waterloo Region increases new minimum wage for 2018
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The Living Wage Waterloo Region released their most recent report on the hourly wage for 2018 last week. The new living wage for the Waterloo Region sits at 16 dollars and 10 cents per hour for 2018. The living wage is the hourly wage an employee needs to earn to cover their family’s basic expenses…
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Golden Hawks sweep two game set against Nipissing and Laurentian
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This past weekend the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s basketball team travelled North to face the Nipissing Lakers and the Laurentian Voyageurs on consecutive nights. On Friday evening the Golden Hawks ruled both ends of the floor, holding the Lakers to 40 points while totaling 83 of their own. Fifth-year guard Nicole Morrison led the Hawks…
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Outlook Study reveals prevalent challenges within LGBTQ+ community
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The Outlook Study, which was recently conducted by researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University, along with different community partners, looked at the various issues that members of the LGBTQ+ community face in Waterloo Region. The team undertook a large scale survey on individuals who identified as LGBTQ+ and were at least 16 years of age, living…
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Former Laurier student receives 8-month sentence for residence break-ins
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Hyun Jin Na, a former Wilfrid Laurier University student, was sentenced on May 10 for stealing various electronics and other items from numerous student residence buildings in Waterloo. Reported by CTV Kitchener, Na received an eight-month sentence, minus six days already spent in custody. According to CTV, Na had pleaded guilty in the fall to 12…
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Instagram model, Cameron McElroy, moving on from the fitness industry
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Being an Instagram aficionado is what’s on the mind of almost everyone our age. Every party and event we go to is a dud, if we didn’t get a good picture to capture the moment and share with all of our friends. It has become an obsessive online reflection of ourselves, one which we routinely…
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Over 208 charges pressed during Waterloo St. Patrick’s Day festivities
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This year’s St. Patrick’s Day had crowds ranging from 12,000-15,000 people throughout the day. The surrounding corridors of Ezra Avenue, Bricker Avenue, Clayfield Avenue and Albert Street had the most traffic. The St. Patrick’s Day events that take place within the Wilfrid Laurier University community are notorious for their outlandish festivities and this year was…
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