Showing all articles by author: Alex Kinsella
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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
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Innovating together
04 November 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Remy Warren and Amina Gilani, two local entrepreneurs, will be representing Canada as part of 45 Canadian delegates at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance summit. Read more
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Connecting teams while keeping apart
16 October 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Although adjusting our lives to keep each other safe requires people to stay apart, three local businesses are offering unique team building services for remote teams. Read more
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Pairing it forward
07 October 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
It's important to support locally-owned businesses during the pandemic. To help with this, the LCBO has recently launched a campaign called "Pair it Forward" with Ontario wineries, breweries and distillers… Read more
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Rolling out the welcome mat
24 September 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Canada has a history of helping those who are looking to escape conflict by providing refuge. Talent Beyond Boundaries works to help refugees with skills find meaningful employment and build new lives… Read more