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regional Hydro Companies to merge
On Oct. 1, a proposed merger of Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Waterloo North Hydro was announced by the two power utilities holding companies, Kitchener Power Corporation and Waterloo North Hydro Holding […]
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WR grant for updating Façades has helped many businesses get a fresh look, applications open again
In September, the City of Waterloo announced they were accepting new Uptown Façade Community Improvement Program applications through Oct. 18, 2021. The program offers small businesses in Uptown Waterloo matching […]
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WR organizations help Afghan refugees build new lives in the region
The effects of the Taliban’s defeat of the Afghanistan government last month are being felt worldwide, including in Waterloo Region. Organizations such as Reception House, the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation […]
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KWAG hires Darryn Doull as its new curator
On July 28, 2021, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (KWAG) announced the appointment of curator Darryn Doull. The search for a new curator began in May after KWAG announced the departure […]
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Maxwell’s begins plans to reopen
Paul Maxwell, owner of Maxwell’s Concerts & Events, wants to return the experience of live music and concerts to the region. With Ontario in Stage 3 of reopening, live music […]
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Business Unusual documentary series tells tales of resilience and adaptation of local businesses
Although running a business always has challenges, wave after wave of lockdowns forced local businesses to be ever more adaptive. Small, locally-owned retail businesses have dealt with everything from reduced […]
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Local Boxer Mandy Bujold Wins case With IOC
Even with the progress made over the last decade for rights to parental leave, making tradeoffs between career and starting or expanding their families continues to be an issue for […]
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Queen Street Yoga gets new home and name
Longtime downtown Kitchener yoga studio Queen Street Yoga has made a new home and a new name. Operating as The Branches at 9 Samuel St. near Frederick St., the studio’s […]
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Lori Campbell leaves Waterloo to begin new position in University of Regina
Our community benefits from being a university town in numerous ways—there is a constant influx of young minds eager to change the world, new restaurants spring up around the universities […]
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Jim Parrott reflects on queer rights, love, and the future as he retires from SPECTRUM
Retirement is something that many who have crossed that threshold find bittersweet. You are leaving behind people you built relationships with and work that you found value in doing. But […]
