Showing all articles by author: Alex Kinsella
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One slice at a time
02 March 2021 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
St. Mary's Parish launched Tiny Home Takeout, which offers meals on a pay-what-you-can-basis. They are providing nutritious food to the community, no questions asked. Read more
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Finding the spark when you’re feeling smothered
23 February 2021 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
People have been discovering new hobbies amidst the pandemic. For Communitech's Anthony Ramsay, they have rediscovered their love for music. Read more
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Breaking down barriers to employment
10 February 2021 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
KW Habilitation believes that education is a right, and they strive to ensure that people with developmental disabilities have opportunities to learn and work. Read more
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When all the news that's fit to print isn’t enough
28 January 2021 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Launching this February, insideWaterloo is a new independent media outlet that will showcase the voices and stories of BIPOC communities in Waterloo Region. Read more
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Keeping workplaces healthy during the pandemic
14 January 2021 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
With nearly a year of working from home due to the global pandemic Dace Whiteside, Director of Insights & Research at YMCA workwell has been working to find ways to increase well-being for everyone working… Read more
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Cooking up community connections
07 January 2021 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Staying at home has meant missing out on some of the aspects of community conversation, however Plugin KW and The Culinary Studio are teaming up to engage with communities without being in person. Read more
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Don’t say unprecedented
18 December 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Despite the pandemic, Waterloo Region came together to work on various initiatives. Read more
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Stop, drop, open up an online shop
10 December 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Junior Achievement Waterloo Region has had to make a pivot that it has wanted to for years. Moving programming to include a digital aspect. With the pandemic, this became essential if they wanted to continue… Read more
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Inspiration to get through the winter
03 December 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Local design consultancy firm Overlap Associates has started a new side project to help tackle some winter blues that are worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overlap Associates has designed a booklet featuring… Read more
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A rare escape from COVID-19
18 November 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech News author Alex Kinsella shares details about Rare, an urban land trust in Waterloo Region. Rare manages 1,000 protected acres in Waterloo Region and Wellington County. Read more