Bottle ban faces obstacles
Students at the University of Waterloo (UW) have committed their time to helping the environment and making their campus less plastic “It’s important to practice what...
Changes coming to GRT
The Region of Waterloo has recently released its 2013 budget, which includes several changes to the Grand River Transit (GRT) system The transit service, which only last...
Fighting family homelessness
Family homelessness in Waterloo Region is coming under greater scrutiny with a federal funding allotment from the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) to study this local...
RIM hopes for renewal
After an unstable and challenging 2012, Research in Motion (RIM) is hoping that the launch of BlackBerry 10 on Jan 30 will bring momentum back to the struggling Waterloo-based...
Locals give back with marketing
Local couple Taylor Jackson and Lindsay Coulter have launched a branding website that hopes to help local charities while also promoting small businesses The initiative, called...
Communitech startup seeks to aid journalists
Innovation is of the utmost importance at Kitchener’s Tannery District Hundreds of startups work out of Communitech, the Laurier Launchpad and UW Velocity — all located in...
Region looks to public for LRT name
Waterloo Region’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) is going to be named soon, with three potential names that will be determined by the public: Trio, Arc and Ion Back in...
Local groups seek volunteers for holiday season
By Kelly McGahey The holiday season for many people is a time of unity and compassion, which for some people provides an opportunity to reach out to the community around...
Kitchener joins Idle No More movement
Local First Nations leaders and community members gathered Friday in Kitchener to show solidarity with other Idle No More demonstrations across the country At the speaker's...
Protest assesses conflict
Laurier 4 Palestine hosted a march on Nov 22 to highlight some of their concerns with the current conflict in the Gaza This silent protest started on Wilfrid Laurier...