CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH WITH TRI PRIDE 2023 Harleen Kaur Dhillon·July 12, 2023Tri-Pride returned on June 10 to Willow River Park with performances by local musicians and drag artists, vendors,...Features·0 Comments·3
EDITOR’S NOTE: HOW SHOULD WE REACT TO LAST MONTH’S HATE CRIME? Harleen Kaur Dhillon·July 10, 2023“You know the student that stabbed the teacher last week worked with me?…I was traumatized.” “I can’t...Letter·0 Comments·2
PROVINCIAL REFERENDUM ON HEALTHCARE PRIVATIZATION DISMISSED BY FORD Adrian Quijano·June 1, 2023On May 25, almost 1000 voting stations were staffed by thousands of Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) volunteers to...News·0 Comments·0
LOCAL ACTIVISTS START TENANTS’ UNION WITH ACORN Harleen Kaur Dhillon·June 1, 2023The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Waterloo Region Chapter held its first meeting over zoom...Features·0 Comments·0
IZAD ETEMADI EXPLAINS ONCE AND FOR ALL Harleen Kaur Dhillon·June 1, 2023Izad Etemadi was born at 8:10 a.m. on Mar. 2, 1990, in a German refugee camp where his...Arts·0 Comments·0
THE WORKING CENTRE HOSTS OPEN HOUSE FOR 21 NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS Harleen Kaur Dhillon·June 1, 2023The Working Centre’s Queen Street Apartments at 44 Queen St. S. opened their doors on May 26. The...News·0 Comments·1
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE APPROVAL OF THE WRPS BUDGET IN LIGHT OF THE RELEASE OF THE KPMG REPORT Harleen Kaur Dhillon·May 9, 2023In February, the Region of Waterloo Council approved the Waterloo Regional Police Services Budget. The WRPS asked for...News·0 Comments·0
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH WORKERS RALLY AGAINST THE PRIVATIZATION OF HEALTHCARE IN ONTARIO Adrian Quijano·May 8, 2023On Apr. 27, at Grand River Hospital, there was a rally held against the privatization of healthcare and...News·0 Comments·0
EDITOR’S NOTE: BEING TRANSPARENT Harleen Kaur Dhillon·May 8, 2023Over the last several months, the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) budget proposal (and subsequent approval) has created...Letter·0 Comments·2
BANKS MUST TAKE THE FIRST STEPS IN COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY DIVESTING FROM FOSSIL FUELS Harleen Kaur Dhillon·April 17, 2023On Mar. 25, approximately 50 community members joined a protest organized by Fossil Free UW against investments into...News·0 Comments·0