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Syrian Awareness Day also a fundraiser

BY JOE WEPPLER According to Immigration Partnership – a group of more than 100 local organizations and community members focused on supporting and integrating immigrants – planning is underway to prepare for nearly 1,150 Syrian refugees who are soon expected to start arriving in Waterloo Region. On Dec. 3, Conestoga NDP will be hosting a Syrian Awareness Day in the Sanctuary from noon to 1 p.m. at the Doon campus … Continued

Get out and vote

BY ETHAN KOMPF Low voter turnout is the greatest menace to the democratic process. It is a citizen’s most important duty to vote, because voting is the only way citizens can have a say in their government and policy. The last federal election saw a voter turnout rate of only 61.1 per cent. This means that our government is not an accurate representation of what its electorate desires and 39 … Continued

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