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Karen Redman wins race to replace Ken Seiling as Waterloo regional chairAfter a delay, Karen Redman was elected chair of the Region of Waterloo on Tuesday night.PoliticsOct 24, 2018
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Conestoga College announces downtown Kitchener campus, opening in 2020Conestoga College will open a new campus inside Market Square in downtown Kitchener next year.CanadaMay 31, 2019
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Cambridge mayor says she won’t change leadership style when strong mayor powers arriveNew legislation comes into effect on July 1 giving mayors in many Ontario cities extra powers but Cambridge's Jan Liggett says she does not expect to have to use them.CanadaJun 26, 2023
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Kitchener begins process of building new seniors centre in RockwayKitchener says it has begun the first steps in redeveloping Rockway Centre, as it looks to make a new older adult centre to help meet the city’s aging population.CanadaMay 16, 2024
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Kitchener council approves 2019 budget, property taxes hiked 2.25 per centKitchener city council has formally approved its budget plan for 2019.PoliticsFeb 1, 2019
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Premier Kathleen Wynne taps keg at Oktoberfest in KitchenerPremier Kathleen Wynne did the ceremonial tapping of the keg to kick off Oktoberfest in Kitchener.CanadaOct 6, 2017
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Kitchener, Waterloo announce mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies for staff, volunteersOn Monday, the Region of Waterloo announced a mandatory vaccine policy for all employees and volunteers, and several of the municipalities it encompasses have followed suit.CanadaSep 14, 2021
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Berry Vrbanovic reveals city’s summer lineup during appearance on Kitchener radio stationBerry Vrbanovic let some of his city’s special summer events slip during his weekly appearance on 'The Beat Breakfast with Scott & Kat!' on 91.5 The Beat on Thursday morning.CanadaJul 29, 2021
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Kitchener, Waterloo Region considering COVID-19 mandates for employeesKitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic said staff have been considering mandates for a while, but the ever-shifting COVID-19 landscape has made it difficult to come up with a policy.CanadaAug 20, 2021
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Kitchener council approves lower speed limits for 1,500 streetsKitchener's city speed limits will fall to 40 km/h from 50 km/h over the next two to three years, with limits in school zones falling to 30 km/h from 40 km/h.CanadaOct 25, 2021
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Family, friends, colleagues pay tribute to federal NDP Leader Jack LaytonOTTAWA - Quotes about and from the late Jack Layton, the federal NDP leader who died Monday at age 61:CanadaAug 22, 2011
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Kitchener council approves 2020 budget, water utilities hiked 4.4 per centAccording to the city, the average household will pay $23 more for property taxes, $50 more on the water bill and $7 more per year for natural gas.PoliticsJan 21, 2020
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Major Kitchener road faces extended closure after ‘significant’ find of Indigenous artifactsA major Kitchener road is scheduled to be closed for months this year in part due to a 'significant' discovery of Indigenous artifacts.CanadaMar 4, 2020
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Coronavirus: Federal government orders 10 million face shields from Kitchener, Ont., companyThe Canadian Shield says it will double its workforce in the coming weeks to meet the order.CanadaApr 24, 2020
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Cities, towns need fairer revenue base to cover growing expenditures: reportOTTAWA - The country's municipalities say they have made progress in dealing with problems of aging infrastructure and new responsibilities handed off by other governments, but they still get the short end of the revenue stick.May 29, 2012
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Cities, towns need fairer revenue base to cover growing expenditures: reportOTTAWA - The country's municipalities say they have made progress in dealing with problems of aging infrastructure and new responsibilities handed off by other governments, but they still get the short end of the revenue stick.PoliticsMay 29, 2012
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Ottawa to extend funding to cities past 2014; municipalities relievedSASKATOON - The president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says mayors across the country are relieved that the federal government has committed to extending a major infrastructure fund.PoliticsJun 1, 2012
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Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair wants Ottawa to cough up cities funding planNDP Leader Tom Mulcair wants the federal government to reveal its plans for funding cities.Jun 1, 2012
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Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair wants Ottawa to cough up cities funding plan<p><span>Mulcair says municipalities facing $123-billion infrastructure deficit, asks feds to reveal funding plan for cities.</span> </p> <p> </p>Jun 1, 2012
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FCM president and mayors relieved by infrastructure funding extension<p> </p> <p>President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says mayors across Canada relieved by infrastructure funding extension.</p> <p> </p>Jun 2, 2012