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Despite the cold, dozens gathered at Waterloo Public Square on Friday evening for the Shake-n-Skate event, hosted by kdub.ca.
Featuring the musical talents of DJ Ampz and Eric Hoshooley, people of all ages were able to skate to the latest beats and enjoy the first... Read more
The City of Waterloo continues to show its excellence in not only advanced technology but advanced thinking when it comes to green initiatives and long term sustainability goals.
Last week, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) unveiled the winners of the 2012 Sustainable Communities Awards. This program recognizes municipal projects across Canada that demonstrate excellence in environmental responsibility. The Awards were announced at a ceremony during the FCM’s Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show (SCC) in Ottawa.
Waterloo received the... Read more
Doctor suspected of over-prescribing
A Waterloo pain specialist is under investigation for over-prescribing narcotics, and, according to the Record, is reluctantly resigning from the practice of medicine.
The Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons accepted Dr. Frank Loy’s resignation Monday. In return, the college withdrew allegations of professional misconduct.
A hearing into the allegations had been scheduled to start Tuesday in Toronto. However, the allegations were withdrawn before the college’s discipline committee Monday. Last April, the college barred Loy from... Read more
Nearly two years after a raging fire in the Campus Court Plaza on University Avenue destroyed student-frequented eatery Mel’s Diner, along with several other businesses, owner Jerry Smith is preparing to open a new location in Kitchener.
“So it’ll be exactly the same feel and vibe and menu and people and atmosphere, but it’s at the corner of Ottawa and Westmount in Kitchener,” Smith outlined.
Although the location may be out of reach for many who frequented the Waterloo location,... Read more
Kitchener man to plead guilty to manslaughter
A local man charged with second-degree murder last year in the death of his four-year-old stepdaughter will plead guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter. According Robert Boettger’s lawyer, Tom Brock, the accused was babysitting Rayna Gagne in a Cambridge townhouse he shared with the child’s mother and two other children on Feb. 3, 2011.
According to Boettger’s lawyer, the girl’s pants were down around her ankles (she was wearing underwear), then she... Read more
Students could be facing a hike in Grand River Transit fare sometime this semester or early next term.
According to the Waterloo Region Record, future student bus passes could increase by 23 per cent. However, Graham Vincent, director of transportation planning for the Region of Waterloo says this is not an official number.
“We’re still in negotiations so I really can’t comment on what that increase will be,” Vincent said. “We’re confident that we’ll be able to reach an agreement... Read more
There may be a few less construction crews in Northdale this spring.
A committee undertaking a land use study of the troubled student neighbourhood, bordered by King Street, University Avenue, Philip Street and Columbia Street will be going to Waterloo city council later this month and asking for a pause on new development until the study is either approved or denied by council in May or June of this year.
“With the kind of development that’s going up, we really... Read more
“I don’t care what era we’re in, or what time, it’s always, always contentious,” asserted Waterloo councillor Angela Vieth on the discussion surrounding tax increases for Waterloo residents in the upcoming budget.
The budget for 2012-2014, which city council will finalize on Feb. 13, will see a tax hike of 2.16 per cent due to increases in property tax and storm water fees. While this may be a source of concern for some citizens, mayor Brenda Halloran assured that the... Read more
Most students in second year have enough to keep themselves occupied with simply trying to maintain a reasonable GPA, while others engage themselves with minor extracurriculars in order to fill the time.
Jesse Fragale, in the midst of balancing academics, playing on the school football team and part-time employment, decided to start a company.
“I think it was just before my twentieth birthday … I contacted a local real estate agent and then we started looking for housing,” Fragale recalled.... Read more
Students and residents who frequent the corner of King Street and University Avenue, will be pleased to hear that in the first half of 2012, that hole beside Starbucks will finally be filled and in its place a new commercial building will be erected.
Election and Park Real Estate Capital Inc Property and Management Services purchased the space in September 2010 and are currently the acting agents for the property. “So we’ve really owned it for a year and a... Read more
Last Thursday night, Starlight Lounge in Uptown Waterloo hosted ‘Get Grounded’, a charitable musical event featuring performances by Amanda Kaye, Rob Szabo, Lyndon John X and Jason Moir. All proceeds went towards the Grand River branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Get Grounded saw... Read more
Ryan Smolkin was meant to be in business the minute he graduated Wilfrid Laurier University. Although his first step into the business world was as a landlord, his true calling lay in a profession with a much richer flavour. His creation of Smoke’s Poutinerie, an 80s style Canadiana fast food chain has spread like wildfire throughout the country.
“We’re up to 23 locations in the past two years; it’s been an explosion,” said Smolkin. “We created poutinerie. We’re the founders... Read more
BlackBerrys, MyLearningSpace and OpenText are not the only technological advances to be seen improving Waterloo. Visitors and residents of the area may have noticed charging stations for electric vehicles at either Conestoga Mall or at Schlueter Chevrolet on Weber Street.
In a rapidly developing technological community such as this, these charging stations seem like a natural next step for the community. However, though there are stations, there has yet to be an electric car.
“I think Waterloo is underserviced in... Read more
Minus-four and snowing; not exactly ideal conditions for a swim.
But on Saturday morning, about 20 participants braved the cold and hopped into a pool at the Waterloo Public Square as part of the first K-W Polar Plunge. The event raised approximately $1,000 for Waterloo’s Kidsability Centre for Child Development.
Saturday’s Polar Plunge was organized by Greg Lehman, a local employee of mobile marketing company Spike Mobiles and Ashley Csanady, a reporter at the Waterloo Region Record, and was conceived,... Read more
Almost every person in Waterloo Region has been subject to the unfortunate slip and fall on a regrettably placed ice patch on their path to or from home, school or work. Most often, the immediate reaction to icy roads and sidewalks is to coat them with salt.
“In a lot of cases [though],” explained Bob Hodgins, executive director of the Smart About Salt council, “Putting down ten times or 20 times more salt than they need to because a lot... Read more
Iain Marlow has been watching Waterloo-based tech giant Research In Motion (RIM) for the better part of a year, and still the company managed to surprise him.
When it was announced Sunday night that RIM co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, were stepping down from... Read more
Almost every person in Waterloo Region has been subject to the unfortunate slip and fall on a regrettably placed ice patch on their path to or from home, school or work. Most often, the immediate reaction to icy roads and sidewalks is to coat them with salt.
“In a lot of cases [though],” explained Bob Hodgins, executive director of the Smart About Salt council, “Putting down ten times or 20 times more salt than they need to because a lot... Read more
Young entrepreneurs from local business Waterloo Banking Project have qualified in the central region for the Enterprize Canada business plan competition, allowing them the opportunity to move on to finals in Vancouver next month.
The team of three, comprised of University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier students, placed second out of seven teams in the regional competition. Participants were judged based on their submission of a business plan and a short presentation, after which they took questions and received feedback.
... Read moreJoining the Charcoal Group and King Street’s ever-expanding restaurant collection in summer 2012 is Beertown Public House, which will be located in Waterloo Town Square. Another location is also being opened this spring in Cambridge off of Hespeler Road.
Concept Manager Dan Maltar described the... Read more
