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Be a tourist in your own backyard
06 August 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
The Pandemic has been devastating for the tourism industry which is why Minto Schneider, CEO at Waterloo Region Tourism have been working hard to keep tourism businesses alive in Waterloo Region. The creation… Read more
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Working on our fitness
29 July 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Pandemic closures have been rough on all businesses and particularly on fitness entrepreneurs. Local fitness business owners Mark Gough, Alana Arthur, Adam Volpe, Syd Vanderpool and Sandra Leelok talk… Read more
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Turning words into action
24 July 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Little free diverse libraries project works to make our front yard book stops more representative Read more
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Shad in space!
16 July 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
In a normal year Waterloo based SHAD Canada would bring together some of Canada's brightest grade 10 and 11 students onto a university campus to solve a real world issue and this year they're taking their… Read more
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Diversity, inclusion and hops
09 July 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Ren Navarro, founder of Beer. Diversity. and well-known veteran of the craft beer industry in Ontario works with breweries, wineries, distilleries and bars to create diversity and inclusion policies. She… Read more
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Grand (Re)Opening
12 June 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
As bars, restaurants, barbershops and other small businesses reopen across Waterloo Region, local businesses want to ensure that they're still taking the proper precautions to keep customers and staff… Read more
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Stay home, stay safe, stay local
11 May 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Local tech-workers working in conjunction with TD lab create HeartLocal, a platform that helps local businesses setup an online presence and connect with and be discovered by customers. Read more
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Connecting the community with art during COVID-19
22 April 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Connecting with art can be invaluable during the COVID-19 pandemic, whether it is photos, movies, or music. There are many ways that you and the community can connect with art. Read more
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Curbside pickup is the new farm to table
09 April 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
The pandemic has affected almost every business in the country. Local restaurants and bakeries have turned to curbside pickup to deliver food. Read more
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Food. Shelter. WiFi. Slack.
31 March 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Future of Work, Opinion
Waterloo Region's Future of Work and Learning Coalition came together in 2019. They looked at what employers, employees, education, and government can do to future-proof the workplace. Read more