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Waterloo startup turns pads and tampons into cancer screens
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (897+ words) University of Waterloo founders push a gentler, pad-based diagnostic toward the Hult Prize finals and $1 M seed funding. Ibukun Elebute at the Velocity Arena. A Waterloo startup with a chance at winning one of the world's most prestigious emerging business…...
Dorothy Mc Cabe seeks a second term as Waterloo mayor
1+ week, 2+ day ago (440+ words) She vows to continue shunning "strong mayor" powers if re-elected Oct. 26 Dorothy Mc Cabe spoke in April at the University of Waterloo." Dorothy Mc Cabe is seeking another four years to lead Waterloo council and says she will continue to…...
Waterloo Region public school board cut off from millions of dollars in development fees
1+ week, 2+ day ago (604+ words) Public board to stop collecting development charges after failing to meet capacity and financial triggers set by province; Catholic board unaffected. The Waterloo Region District School Board will no longer be eligible to collect development charges beginning next month, cutting…...
Speed humps, raised crosswalks to replace cameras at 4 Waterloo schools where 18, 104 speeders were ticketed
1+ week, 4+ day ago (450+ words) Waterloo planned to install cameras at 10 schools last year, but only four schools had them before the Ford government banned them" Waterloo will install three speed humps on Central Street after the province banned cameras that ticketed 4, 557 speeders there last…...
Waterloo CCTV cameras 3 months late, no new installation date
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (676+ words) The first permanent CCTV cameras in Waterloo Region have no installation timeline, as police work towards agreements with stakeholders for a consistent approach. Originally, the plan was to begin installation'of CCTV cameras in the cities and townships near the end…...
Waterloo council considers compelling owners to protect private trees as the canopy shrinks
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (762+ words) Waterloo is leafier than Kitchener and Cambridge, but its trees face increasing threats Scrawny trees along Waterloo's Davenport Road never flourished after city hall planted them years ago in poor soil." Waterloo city council is considering a $5-million plan to…...
Waterloo Region standing committee chairs to be paid $5, 500 more
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (409+ words) Council also adds full-time support role, but stops short of establishing a child-care reimbursement policy. Coun. Colleen James" motion to increase remuneration for standing committee chairs received council"s support, but another to consider child-care reimbursement failed." Elected Waterloo Region…...
Readiness begins right here: Waterloo city hall earns praise for supporting citizen soldiers
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (662+ words) The federal government recognizes just 96 employers across the nation that provide comparable supports to reservists." Waterloo city hall receives a commendation Monday in council chambers for its support of military reservists. Waterloo city hall is increasing its financial support for…...
Waterloo aims for a taller, family-friendly suburb that still feels "like home
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (408+ words) City hall wants townhouses and family-sized apartments in buildings between four and eight storeys in Sugarbush South. Hazel Street in Waterloo, where city planners aim to replace houses with four-storey townhouses and apartment buildings of six storeys." Waterloo council has…...
More than 800 firearms declared in Waterloo Region under buyback program, police say
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (587+ words) Waterloo Regional Police said they don't have details about what firearms have been turned in. A protest will be held outside Cambridge City Hall on April 24, dubbed the "Waterloo Region Rally Against the Gun Grab." Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree…...