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Upset parent plans anti-bullying rally outside Cambridge school
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (624+ words) Dennise Di Savino is organizing an anti-bullying rally on May 7 at 2 p. m. and is anticipating dozens of people will attend, including parents from'her son's school and others from across the city.' A Cambridge mother says her son has been bullied for…...
Parent concerned about staffing cuts at Kids Ability
1+ week, 3+ day ago (859+ words) Kids Ability recently gave layoff notices to some staff and closed its Fergus location. A parent who has two daughters on the autism spectrum that received several services from Kids Ability worries about the impact of staffing reductions on new…...
Who the hell do you think you are?" Protesters rally in Kitchener against OSAP cuts
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (892+ words) Students and parents said changes to OSAP could push young people deeper into debt and make post-secondary education harder to access. Student Alex Mc Carthy speaks during an OSAP protest outside Kitchener City Hall Sunday. Dozens of people gathered at…...
New artist in residence will create installation for Kitchener community centre
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (484+ words) The year-long project will include a series of public workshops. Examples of cut-out wood pieces that artist Tara Cooper included in her letter of interest for Kitchener's 2025 artist-in-residence program. Kitchener's newest artist in residence will create a new public art…...
Underfunded school boards still find ways to waste money
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (565+ words) In Waterloo Region, the public and Catholic boards are going to unnecessarily spend almost $300, 000 just because they can't align professional development days, writes Mike Farwell. It is ironic that our local school boards will spend almost $300, 000 more on transportation next…...
University of Waterloo students vote in favour of strike over OSAP funding changes
2+ mon, 14+ hour ago (685+ words) Wednesday's strike and ensuing rally on the University of Waterloo campus will coincide with the Hands Off Our Education Rally at Queen's Park in Toronto. Students at the University of Waterloo have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a one-day strike…...
University students angry and mobilizing over OSAP changes " "we're not ruling anything out'
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1195+ words) University students went home for reading week after learning of incoming tuition increases and major changes to OSAP funding that will prioritize loans over grants. Damian Mikhail sits at the University of Waterloo Wednesday. Damian Mikhail knows first hand how…...
Seismic shift: Construction trailblazer will help rebuild Conestoga College
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1840+ words) New board chair Martha George takes charge of Conestoga's future. Martha George is the chair of the Conestoga College board of governors, a role she has held since September. 2025." There is a changing of the guard happening at Conestoga College....
University of Waterloo "deeply concerned" about visa delays for 20 Palestinian grad students
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (835+ words) Waterloo is helping students navigate the deferral process as they await a decision from'Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada The University of Waterloo campus. Twenty graduate students from Gaza and the West Bank, accepted to the University of Waterloo, are stuck…...
The system is so broken" Couple are caught in a housing-affordability crisis that shows no sign of easing
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (1081+ words) The housing affordability crisis does not discriminate based on age. A married couple in their 60s are living in shelters and getting two meals a day at a community centre in downtown Kitchener." Evelyn and John Lock spend their days at…...