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Rebuilding the market
St. Jacobs market example of community support Jordan Smith CCE CONTRIBUTOR After being completely destroyed by a fire on Labour Day and surviving a slow winter, the St. Jacobs Farmers’ […]
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School board voting blues
H.G. Watson CCE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF There’s no reason nuns can’t vote, but that’s the situation one group of sisters found themselves in during Waterloo’s last municipal election. “When they went to […]
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Election watch: Investing in our childcare system should be an election issue
Dan Herman Dan Herman is co-founder of the Waterloo-based Centre for digital Entrepreneur- ship and Economic Performance (deepcentre.com) As a relatively new father, one whose son just entered daycare, I’ve […]
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Taser use under review
Police seek input as they consider widening use Laura Buck CCE CONTRIBUTOR Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) is turning to the community for input regarding the expanded distribution of tasers […]
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Union forward
H.G. Watson CCE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After almost 30 years and several different at- tempts to organize the Toyota plant in Cambridge, the organizers behind the campaign are getting a good feeling […]
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Alienation via gentrification
How can we change the stigma surrounding poverty? Samantha Esoesta CCE CONTRIBUTOR Seb Bonet is no stranger to anti-poverty action on the West Coast. Bonet has more than 15 years […]
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Let’s get sticky
Lisa Umholtz CCE CONTRIBUTOR There’s something particularly Canadian about this time of year: temperatures are rising, snow is melting, and maple tree sap starts running. What could be more Canadian […]
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Waterloo vs. Kitchener
Lisa Umholtz CCE CONTRIBUTOR If you’re in the market for a home, you’ve probably heard that owning a home in Waterloo is exponentially more expensive than in Kitchener. While this […]