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  • YOUTH VOICES SPEAK ON LANDBACK CAMP

    On June 20, 2020, Amy Smoke, Bangishimo Johnston and Tere Chartrand created the O:se Kenhionhata:tie Landback Camp in Willow River Park, which is run by Two-Spirit Indigiqueer folks and queer […]

  • Grand River and St. Mary’s General Hospital Create Partnership, Receive Provincial Investment

    As of June 22, 2022, the provincial government has invested $5 million to support the joint proposal between Grand River Hospital (GRH) and St. Mary’s General Hospital.   The goal […]

  • CRUSHED ALMOND BRINGS BAKED DELIGHTS TO KW

    Since June 15, 2022 Ferah Çağoğlu (pronounced Cha-wow-lu) and her team have been brightening the lives of those who come into their café with freshly baked simit or Turkish bagels, […]

  • Brightening the Night: Uptown Night Market 

    Uptown Waterloo, in cooperation with the Waterloo Public Library (WPL), has been running the Uptown Market since the start of the summer. The market runs every 7 p.m. to 10 […]

  • Local Food Providers for the win 

    Alongside the ever-present giants like St. Jacob’s and Kitchener’s Farmer’s’ Markets, smaller farmers’ markets across the city where food providers set up shop. Vendors also share information about their products […]

  • Heat Domes more likely in coming years

    Waterloo Region is one of many in Ontario that suffered through a heat dome last summer. As reported by climate data in our region, the maximum temperature from July and […]

  • Bliss Creations mixes sweetness with aesthetics

    Bliss Creations, a one-stop sweet treat shop, opened online in March 2017. Shupi Mapuranga, self-taught baker and owner of Bliss Creations, has used baking as her creative avenue to explore […]

  • Side Hustle: Filling the Closet Affordably with Out of da Closet

    Hannah Clinton, founder and owner of Out of da Closet, is one of many people who are trying to reduce their clothing consumption to help combat climate change. Out of […]

  • Saqafat: growing Desi fashion in the region

    Desi folks who are missing the colourful panoply of home may find respite in Saqafat Boutique’s beautiful clothing. Saqafat Boutique has been a testament of Komal Rana and her mother’s […]

  • Jumping through hoops for healthcare

    Queer and trans* identities being in the public eye can be a double-edged sword. While there is  more acceptance and representation of trans* people in the media, there is also  […]