VOL. 13, ISSUE 5

FEBRUARY 2025
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WR OPENS NEW SHELTER AT 84 FREDERICK
On June 19, 2024, the Region of Waterloo purchased the shelter at 84 Frederick St. from YWCA Waterloo-Kitchener. The shelter will act as emergency housing for women and gender-diverse individuals… Read more ›
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COMPANY ASKS FOR RIGHTS TO REMOVE MILLIONS OF LITRES OF WATER
Should citizens of Wellington County have to compete with gravel companies for a reliable supply of drinking water? In the groundwater-dependent Township of Puslinch, this has been a controversial… Read more ›
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BREAKING THROUGH THE MONOTONY OF ONLINE DATING
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit businesses and individuals alike, Samantha Bendo made the effort to help her friend’s business and regular folks connect. “I started it because, one: that… Read more ›
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THE HYPERNORMAL NOW
Valentine’s Day is in February, so some of our content naturally skews that way—see our Tiny Love Stories on the center spread—and the original idea was that we use this… Read more ›
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FINDING MEANING OR MAKING MONEY
It is Groundhog’s Day for that feeling—the feeling that I am wasting away, that I am not doing my version of meaningful work. I am once again waiting for… Read more ›
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TINY LOVE STORIES 2025
As we approach Valentine’s Day, TCE is celebrating all kinds of love. Below are some of the love stories our readers have shared how love shows up in their lives.… Read more ›
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COSMIC RELIEF: ASTROLOGICAL GEOMETRY AND THE NORTH NODE
Throughout history, scholars, philosophers and scientists have looked to nature’s patterns to enhance human experience and design. Similarly, astrology uses natural geometries and blends them with mythology to find insights… Read more ›
COLUMNS
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COSMIC RELIEF: ASTROLOGICAL GEOMETRY AND THE NORTH NODE
Throughout history, scholars, philosophers and scientists have looked to nature’s patterns to enhance human experience and design. Similarly, astrology uses natural geometries and blends them with mythology to find insights… Read more ›
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KATARINA WEX PHOTO
A WALK IN WATERLOO PARK WITH KEZ VICARIO-ROBINSON
For Kitchener-born and raised resident Kez Vicario-Robinson, our walk in Waterloo Park was also a trip down memory lane. “When I was growing up home-schooled, we would often meet [here],” Vicario-Robinson… Read more ›
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SAAJAN KAR PHOTO
THE ELEPHANT: SECTION 33’s NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE THREATENS UNHOUSED PEOPLE
The winter months are the most dangerous for the unhoused population. A lack of shelters and proper winter clothing makes surviving the elements a life-or-death struggle. Now, unhoused people are… Read more ›
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JESSI WOOD GRAPHIC
THE LOCALIST: A MUSICAL SNAPSHOT OF 2024
For many people the end of a calendar year and the beginning of the next is a time of both reflection and anticipation. Looking back on 2024, the local music… Read more ›
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ELFIE KALFAKIS GRAPHICS
COSMIC RELIEF: UNDERSTANDING TIME BEYOND THE CALENDAR YEAR
Each January, I find myself thinking about our collective understanding of time. We have a long history of organizing our lives around the solar year, a tradition that was set… Read more ›
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THE LOCALIST: NEW MUSIC RELEASES FROM ACROSS THE REGION OF WATERLOO
New music releases and November 2024 wrap-up Curated by Josh Boniferro A.K.A Bird Daniels Feral Minks – Young Desire (EP) Release Date: Oct. 30, 2024 City: Kitchener Genre: Folk, Rock … Read more ›
FEATURES
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JESSI WOOD GRAPHIC
BREAKING THROUGH THE MONOTONY OF ONLINE DATING
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit businesses and individuals alike, Samantha Bendo made the effort to help her friend’s business and regular folks connect. “I started it because, one: that… Read more ›
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PIECES OF BABEL IN MYSTERY PACKAGES
All people have an innate drive to learn, a curiosity that drives them to new revelations. Olivier Szczepaniak, founder of Box from Babel, is a believer that everyone has this… Read more ›
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KAT WEX PHOTO
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS 2025
When it comes to helping the environment, there are so many potential roads to go down that it can feel overwhelming. As it is better to choose one or two… Read more ›
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CRAIG BECKER PHOTO
CBC POETRY-PRIZE WINNING WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOLER TALKS WRITING
When I meet Waterloo high schooler Kyo Lee, she tells me she has just wrapped up a four-hour interview for the Loran scholarship, but, if she is exhausted, it does… Read more ›
OPINION
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THE HYPERNORMAL NOW
Valentine’s Day is in February, so some of our content naturally skews that way—see our Tiny Love Stories on the center spread—and the original idea was that we use this… Read more ›
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FINDING MEANING OR MAKING MONEY
It is Groundhog’s Day for that feeling—the feeling that I am wasting away, that I am not doing my version of meaningful work. I am once again waiting for… Read more ›
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ALL CARS ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Coming from the UK to participate in the Year Abroad program at University of Waterloo, I was struck by this unmistakable otherness of Canadian culture to my own. While… Read more ›
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THESE STARS STILL SHINE: AN AMERICAN’S THOUGHTS ON THE RECENT ELECTION
Some of my earliest memories are of Massachusetts. I cried for hours on the drive home after a week-long trip to New York City. I still spell “color” without the… Read more ›
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