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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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LRT delayed due to Bombardier vehicle production
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The Region of Waterloo has confirmed that the Light Rail Transit will no longer be up and running by late 2017, like they had initially hoped. Due to issues with Bombardier, the company that is manufacturing the actual vehicles, LRT operations have been delayed until early 2018. Regional Councillor Tom Galloway, who is also chair…
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Robert Langen Art Gallery to open in Laurier library
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Come September 2016, Wilfrid Laurier University will be opening the Robert Langen Art Gallery on the first floor of the Library as part of an initiative to support local artists and provide Laurier’s community with engaging programming. The gallery, which was previously located outside of the entrance into the music building, will now span across…
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What in the world is MLSB?
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Spending a summer in school at Wilfrid Laurier University can put a damper on some of our plans, however there are plenty of things summer students can do to enjoy the great weather. A long-standing tradition of Laurier business and administration students in the summer has been major league summer baseball, also referred to as…
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Terry Fox exhibit at THEMUSEUM
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On April 8, THEMUSEUM in Kitchener revealed an exhibition called Terry Fox — Running to the Heart of Canada, which explores the Canadian hero’s 143 day, 5,373 kilometer journey from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario. Visitors to THEMUSEUM now have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the exhibit’s array of materials from…
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‘Homeless in Waterloo’ page created to raise awareness
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Members of the community in the Waterloo Region have been nothing but supportive of the newly developed Homeless in Waterloo Facebook page. The overwhelmingly positive response has been encouraging for founder, fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University business and administration student, Justin Chan. The page was started March 9 of this year, with the intention of breaking…
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Top five in news
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St. Patrick’s Day Before the holiday even began, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations made headlines when the National Post published an article saying Laurier cancelled the holiday from its campus. In a statement, Students’ Union president and CEO, Olivia Matthews, cleared up any concerns. While the St. Patrick’s Day festivities still went on, merchandise was banned…
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Laurier Levy funds 26 projects
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It may have been a slower term, but the Wilfrid Laurier University’s Student Life Levy has approved funding for 12 projects on the Waterloo campus and eight in Brantford, including eight multi-campus projects. Waterloo received a total of 20 applications while Brantford received 16. For their March term, the Student Life Levy’s total amount for…
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Wilf’s testing new app through Kik
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s campus restaurant, Wilf’s, is currently in the process of beta-testing their online take-out system or “app” through Kik Interactive. It is currently in its third week of testing with specific groups on campus, such as Residence Life and the BU111 and BU121 teaching assistants. The system of ordering takeout essentially works by…
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What Bill 132 means for Laurier students
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The Legislative Assembly of Ontario recently passed Bill 132, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act. The Wilfrid Laurier University’s Student’s Union played a large role in the creation process of the Bill, which was drafted and passed in only a year. “This bill will force universities to have a policy in place for…
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