re: Critical Importance of Shovel-Ready Land and Future Employment Opportunities This is a critical time in Waterloo Region that requires bold action. We are on the path to one million residents and this inevitable growth requires investment and, most importantly, jobs. Preparing shovel-ready land is critical and will be pivotal to the ongoing success of […]
Read moreIt’s an event that has been put on by the Chamber of Commerce for over 20 years 15 family medicine residents and four emergency medicine residents will see what Waterloo Region is all about this weekend. The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is hosting the residents for a 21st straight year. Local family physicians, […]
Read moreIn the meantime, service will continue to increase, Phil Verster says By Brent Davis for the Waterloo Region Record CAMBRIDGE — Metrolinx’s chief executive knows when two-way, all-day GO train service is coming to Waterloo Region. But for now, that remains a secret. “I just can’t get to the point where I can tell you […]
Read moreFedeli says he’s got the message that the region needs adequate transit to Toronto for tech sector to grow WATERLOO — Ontario’s finance minister says he’s heard the demand for improved transit links between Waterloo Region and Toronto “loud and clear.” In a wide-ranging luncheon address in Waterloo on Tuesday, Vic Fedeli said the promise […]
Read moreThe agri-food sector is important to Canada’s economic prosperity, writes Ian McLean The agricultural sector is one of the largest employers and sources of economic growth in Waterloo Region. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce released two reports related to the national agri-food industry. With major changes in global markets and advances in Canadian products and […]
Read moreBudgets are often remembered for what’s not in them instead of what is, writes Ian McLean In the political world events like budget speeches are often remembered more for what is not in them versus what is in them. In some ways this is the case with Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli’s first budget tabled […]
Read moreOn Thursday, PCs voted against NDP motion calling for GO funding, timeline details KITCHENER — Ontario’s economic development minister says his government remains committed to bringing two-way, all-day GO trains to Waterloo Region. “We understand the importance of having that commuter option for people who are travelling to Toronto and from Toronto to Kitchener-Waterloo,” Todd […]
Read moreIt added over four cents to the price of a litre of gas It’s no April Fools’ joke, the cost of some items went up Monday in Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Those four provinces refused to impose their own carbon pricing system, so the federal government’s carbon tax has kicked in. The tax […]
Read moreLongtime police officer tells International Women’s Day breakfast: “I was in my own head explaining to myself all the reasons I didn’t deserve the job, rather than all the reasons I did deserve the job.” WATERLOO — In her decades-long career with the Waterloo Regional Police, acting Deputy Chief Shirley Hilton says one of her […]
Read moreKITCHENER — A beer maker, a caterer and an event planning firm were among the businesses honoured this year by the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. They were named businesses of the year at the chamber’s annual Business Excellence Awards gala Thursday night at Bingemans. Waterloo Brewing Co. was named Business of the Year for […]
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