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Empty Campus: Big changes at Waterloo’s two universities An interesting read looking at the impact that the Coronavirus is going to have on Waterloo Region. The focus is mostly on the university scene itself here (Waterloo proper has two of them plus there’s also Conestoga College in Kitchener), but it also touches on the wider …
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When you’re generally in the business of airport shuttles and being people’s designated driver, what do you do when there’s suddenly no demand for either of those things? If you’re Driverseat Cambridge, you start offering free grocery delivery to seniors and disabled people. Those in need will be able to file a form including their …
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Update: Central Fresh now has an online store you can use to do your shopping rather than sending in a list. You can try it out at Shop.CentralFreshMarket.com. In spite of a couple of hiccups in the early going, it works pretty well for your screen reader using friend here. You also may find the …
This frigging Coronavirus is going to hit a lot of us very hard in many ways. Some of the hardest hit are going to be those among us who are already struggling financially. So even though I might sound like a broken record over here, if you’re one of the fortunate ones and are in …
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Our hospitals here, much like the hospitals everywhere, need supplies and the money to buy them. If you can help out, please do. The COVID-19 outbreak is placing unprecedented pressure on our hospitals. The support of our community will help to tackle the growing demands. To help our Waterloo Region Hospitals prepare, a joint fund …
I need to give a shoutout to the Bootlegger in Kitchener’s Fairview Mall, one of the few stores seemingly in the world that has figured out how to handle its Christmas music. I was in there doing some Christmas shopping this week and I couldn’t help but notice their music mix. I don’t know who …
I did get a chuckle out of these dunderheads driving their stolen car full of drugs straight into a RIDE program checkpoint, but I’m more hung up on the fact that somebody involved with either the creation of this news brief or the police press release it’s almost certainly sourced from decided to use the …
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David Antonison was recently found guilty of attempted murder and a few other charges for unloading some bullets from a .44 into the home of neighbours Bruce and Joyce Coghill during a dispute over the location of some dog crap. Why we needed a trial though I’m not really sure, because this, apparently, was the …
We were definitely not the happiest of campers when our rent went up by over $50 this year (largest increase I’ve ever seen), but apparently we ought to be counting our lucky stars that we have a decent place to live and don’t need to look for a new one. Guelph rental prices keep rising …
I was about ready to flip my lid on Friday when we found out that they were going to be treating our entire apartment building for roaches for the second time this year. When you’ve gone your whole life without ever having to deal with any sort of bug problem, that’s the kind of thing …