Showing all articles in the Tech About Town category
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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
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Everything not saved will be lost
17 September 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
With the pandemic keeping everyone at home, the Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener + Area (CAFKA) is bringing art into our lives, despite having to postpone this year's exhibition. Read more
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Bike to the future
27 August 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Earlier this summer Waterloo Region installed 30 kilometers of temporary bike lanes across Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge which has forced people to ask the question, what kind of cities do we want… Read more
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These streets were made for walking
17 August 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Should King Street in downtown Kitchener be closed permanently to auto traffic and made pedestrian only? This idea has been debated perennially by locals until COVID-19 put it on pause. Read more
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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