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Matt Hutcheson

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Could the early wildfires out west be a sign of what's to come in southern Ontario?
Could the early wildfires out west be a sign of what's to come in southern Ontario?

It is expected to be another smoky and hazy summer across the country. Weather and forestry experts have been predicting this wildfire season will be on-par with last summer. Environment Canada was...

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Are the kids alright? Region releases results of the 2023 Youth Impact Survey
Are the kids alright? Region releases results of the 2023 Youth Impact Survey

This is the third time the Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region has conducted the Youth Impact Survey, which focuses on young people's experiences and challenges of living in the Region....
Cambridge council to vote on implementation plan for reduced speed limits
Cambridge council to vote on implementation plan for reduced speed limits

New speed limits are coming to neighbourhoods and school zones in Cambridge. How they will be rolled out has yet to be decided. The current city council already approved the plan to drop the speed limit...
Campsites are going quickly as more people look to get outdoors this summer
Campsites are going quickly as more people look to get outdoors this summer

If a camping trip is on your summer to-do list and you haven't book your site yet, you may be running out of time. Campgrounds across Ontario are reporting another increase in demand for reservations...
New K-W hospital inching closer to reality
New K-W hospital inching closer to reality

There is some movement when it comes to a third hospital in Waterloo Region. The boards of Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital released a statement today confirming it had approved...
Words Worth Books celebrating 40 years in Uptown Waterloo
Words Worth Books celebrating 40 years in Uptown Waterloo

Amazon couldn't do it. E-readers couldn't do it. LRT construction couldn't do it and the pandemic couldn't do it. Despite so called experts proclaiming the death of the independent book store, Words...
Petition calls on Kitchener City Council to make licensing cats mandatory
Petition calls on Kitchener City Council to make licensing cats mandatory

It's not as out-there an idea as one might first think. There are several municipalities in the immediate area that require cat owners to licence their feline. Guelph, Stratford, Hamilton and Toronto...
Food Bank: Mental health and food insecurity directly linked
Food Bank: Mental health and food insecurity directly linked

With this being Mental Health Week in Canada, the Waterloo Region Food Bank is drawing attention to the direct correlation between a lack of nutritious foods and peoples mental health. According to...
YW's Rise-Up Breakfast bringing big names to Bingemans in support of women's services
YW's Rise-Up Breakfast bringing big names to Bingemans in support of women's services

It's a star-studded line-up for the signature fundraising event for one of the Region's largest charities. The YWKW Rise-Up Breakfast is coming up on Thursday, May 23 at the Bingemans Conference Centre....