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Local performers prepare for impact at the IMPACT 21 festival

IMPACT 21, a local international and multicultural festival, is back and ready to get people excited for live theatre once again. The seventh biennial International Multicultural Platform for Alternative Contemporary Theatre (IMPACT) will unfold at various locations in Kitchener and Waterloo from Sept. 28 to Oct. 9. “As we all know, COVID-19 has impacted all of us, and very harshly the arts,” said Carlos Parada, Public Outreach and Development Coordinator … Continued

How often will Kitchener’s new ‘anti-idling’ bylaw really be enforced?

The City of Kitchener has put a new anti-idling bylaw into effect, similar to the law that has seen only 20 tickets issued in Waterloo in over 10 years.
The new bylaw was put into effect on Feb. 22, and requires drivers to turn off their engines when idling for more than three minutes, unless they’re in traffic. The fine for idling over three minutes has been set at $75. But how often will this new bylaw really be enforced?

Some Ontario hospitals are running at full capacity even without new COVID-19 patients

Despite the addition of new beds, departments and staff members, some of Ontario’s largest hospitals were already running at near full capacity in the recent months before the COVID-19 numbers even began to rise.

VIDEO: Here’s what you need to know about Breslau’s expansion plans

A new subdivision is on the way on the East side of Breslau. Over 160 acres of farmland is set to be built into hundreds of different kinds of homes in the coming years.

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