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Region of Waterloo looking to hire Water Analyst
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (483+ words) Posted Feb 19, 2026 04:34:59 AM. In the midst of water capacity concerns in Waterloo Region, the region is looking to add to its payroll and hire a Water Analyst. In a social media post, the region said it was looking for a…...
Kitchener school closed due to flooding
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (450+ words) Posted Feb 17, 2026 08:56:39 AM. With warmer temperatures bringing a brief thaw for Waterloo Region, one local public school has closed its doors on Tuesday due to flooding issues. The Waterloo Region District School Board reports that W.T. Townshend Public School in Kitchener…...
School board trustees defend role against threats from Ontario's education minister
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (493+ words) Posted Feb 12, 2026 07:39:11 AM. On Tuesday, the Waterloo Region District School Board held a special meeting to discuss a pair of motions that would provide advocacy for the role. Last fall, Minister of Education Paul Calandra uncovered "excessive and unjustifiable" spending…...
Conestoga College to help province bolster primary care workforce
1+ week, 2+ day ago (326+ words) Posted Feb 9, 2026 03:15:36 PM. The Ministry of Health has set an ambitious target of connecting all Ontarians to a primary healthcare provider by 2029. To help reach that, the province has announced a $30 million investment intended to expand the primary care workforce....
International student cap to blame for drop in GRT ridership in 2025
1+ week, 5+ day ago (683+ words) Posted Feb 6, 2026 03:29:52 PM. Grand River Transit (GRT) is pointing the finger at the federal government's cap on international students as a major contributor to the decline of ridership in 2025. GRT will present its 2025 Year End Report to the Region's Sustainability,…...
Central PS in Cambridge closed due to water main break
2+ week, 2+ day ago (301+ words) Posted Feb 2, 2026 09:04:51 AM. No classes, suddenly, for students at a public school in Cambridge, due to a water main break. The Waterloo Region District School Board says Central Public School on Main Street is closed, Monday. A statement from the…...
New public-Catholic elementary school in Cambridge gets names
3+ week, 2+ day ago (685+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Snow storm closes schools, cancels programming in Waterloo Region Posted Jan 26, 2026 06:49:09 AM. It's been called a one-of-a-kind project, and now a new joint public-Catholic elementary school in Cambridge is close to be named. Both the Waterloo Regional District…...
Schools closed in Waterloo Region Monday
3+ week, 3+ day ago (513+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Extreme Weather Centre open: Snow storm closes schools, cancels programming in Waterloo Region Posted Jan 26, 2026 04:09:03 AM. No school for students in numerous school boards and post-secondary schools Monday. The Waterloo Region District School Board and the Waterloo Catholic…...
Province invests $17.8 million into Waterloo high school
3+ week, 5+ day ago (526+ words) Posted Jan 23, 2026 11:00:00 AM. St. David Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo is set to be the site of significant investment from the provincial government. Officials from Premier Doug Ford's government, including Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris, were in Waterloo on Friday morning…...
UofG investigating after shirts with racist, homophobic words worn to event
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (512+ words) Posted Jan 21, 2026 01:18:44 PM. An incident on campus at the University of Guelph prompted an investigation from the school and police after students were found attending a social event with shirts marked with racist and homophobic messages. The event took place…...