Kitchener News

An American urban policy guru has slammed plans by cities like Kitchener and Waterloo to engage in urban intensification, saying their goals of lower automobile use and more sustainable communities are "hopeless outcomes." He argues that attempts by city planners to use zoning laws to promote apartment construction instead of home building, as well ... (more)

A house tour in spring has been a long-standing tradition with Heritage Cambridge, one of the region's two branches of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario.

They are working at FS cooperatives in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ontario; as well as GROWMARK FS; MID-CO COMMODITIES; Select Seed; the GROWMARK corporate office in Bloomington, Ill.; and the GROWMARK Ontario Region office in Kitchener, Ont.

You fish out the usual fistful of paper from your mailbox, including bills, credit card offers, flyers and deals for cheap pizza.

The announcement was made today by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, while speaking at the launch of the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

The 2012 construction season kicked off with a ceremony thanking sponsors Manulife Financial , Home Depot Canada Foundation , Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada and Highland Road United Church.

Burton Cummings' mother Rhoda has had a stroke and it's very serious. Early this week, Cummings told CKY Reunion organizers he was regrettably backing off previous plans to come to Thursday night's event and entertain at Essence nightclub, as he needed to be at his mother's side here in Winnipeg.

Alberta's booming oil and gas sector is a massive economic opportunity for Ontario's fledging automotive and manufacturing sector which should be encouraged rather than criticized, says Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak.

There's more than enough room within the municipality's capacious boundaries for new houses, schools, businesses, factories and even other entertainment venues.

In none of the cases did injuries appear serious, said Olaf Heinzel, spokesperson for Waterloo Regional Police.

The International Customer Management Institute , which hosts the Global Call Centre of the Year Awards, recognizes call centres that best embody operational and strategic excellence and commitment to delivering superior service in their call centre activities.

Utility work was to begin at 9 a.m. between McKenzie Avenue and the ramps to the highway.

A restaurant that serves Asian fusion food has opened in downtown Kitchener at 58 Frederick St.

A well-known name in local commercial real estate is making a comeback as John Whitney announced his new company will be called Whitney & Company Realty Ltd.

The Ontario family that was put through hell because of a child's kindergarten drawing is back on their feet and ready to fight, while the police department involved still hasn't decided if it messed up.

If you want to live a happy life, develop a lifelong close relationship with at least one friend.

The big pink bus rolling into town will be hard to miss, its goal to boost understanding about the importance of regular breast cancer screening with mammograms.

You know how long you will wait to ride your favourite roller-coaster at the amusement park, and the number of minutes you'll spend standing until the next train pulls into the subway station.

Students at Saint Mary's High School in Kitchener, Ontario just celebrated "anti-homophobia day." According to an article in the Metro News, "The anti-homophobia day event was organized by the school's sexual minority support group known as PRISM - Pride and Respect for Individuals of a Sexual Minority." Officials at Saint Mary's High School have ... (more)

Victoria Grant is slender and leggy, twirls her hair when she's nervous, has blue-painted toenails, and would like to be a designer when she grows up.