According to the Waterloo Region Association of Realtors, the average selling price for a house in the Waterloo region was more than $800,00 as of June 2023. There has been almost a 6% increase in the price rate since June 2022.
Tech companies such as Meta and Google continue to disagree with newly passed law, Bill C-18. Online users have been voicing concerns over this controversial change.
Waterloo city council approved $25,000 of funding towards a disability charity’s initiative to build a fully accessible playground in Ward 4 on Monday. A locally based centre for child development says it may be the only one considered “fully accessible” in the region.
St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener is taking action against possible upcoming disease outbreaks. To be ready for the next pandemic, the hospital has launched a series of initiatives such as precautionary isolations, routine testing, surprise inspections, and more.
Have the presence of several streaming services, such as Netflix and Disney+, made movie theatres unnecessary? Theatres have had to adjust their business strategy over the past few years to keep up with direct-to-streaming movies and shorter theatrical windows for the latest releases.
Immigration is never a simple process, with applications to be approved, housing to secure, and jobs to find. But coming from a war zone, many Ukrainians had no choice but to immigrate and settle into their forced new lives in Waterloo Region.
As a brand new journalist without a crystal ball, I don’t have definite answers. But I do have fears, hopes, and access to a plethora of ponderings from experts.
Organizers said the “songs and knowledge” drummers and singers brought to the Pow Wow “are vital to the health of our community and preservation of our languages and culture.”
Brampton residents have been waiting days for snow to be cleared from their residential streets after a massive snowstorm. Many complain their taxes are not being used to cover basic services provided in other Ontario cities.
Menu prices are going up and little can be done by restaurants to combat the increases. Cambridge restaurant owner, Jason York, said times have been tough as they’ve been hit hard by rising costs.
“Having gone through the Catholic school system myself and experienced the curriculum … [It’s] my personal opinion that it definitely needs to change and I don’t know that we are seeing a willingness for that change,” said Barry Moore, chair of the advocacy group Out on the Shelf.
Inflation has managed to impact everything we purchase, from gas prices to grocery shopping, to Christmas trees. Benjamin Tree Farm, located just north of Waterloo, Ont., has seen a change in people’s purchases in 2022 compared to last year.
Anishnabeg Outreach CEO Stephen Jackson said the Hand-Up For Healing game is an example of what reconciliation is all about.
The 59th annual Elmira Syrup festival is back and in person. This April people from all over will flock to Elmira to enjoy the great event. The event like many others had to shut down during the pandemic. That is where the journey back to being in person began.
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