Carmen Groleau

Researchers at the University of Guelph will be working with Cambridge Memorial Hospital in a new study that will look into whether having a service dog in hospitals will help retain staff and improve their mental well-being.

An advocacy group is concerned that pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario over the next year, through a partnership between Canadian Blood Services and a private company, may harm the voluntary blood donation system and exploit vulnerable people.

The City of Kitchener wants to hear from the community in a new eviction survey they recently launched. The city said its part of a larger initiative to create a rent displacement bylaw.

People who live near the Region of Waterloo International Airport know it can get very noisy there. A group of University of Waterloo students recently did a study looking at the noise levels at YKF and how it impacts nearby communities.

Six of Waterloo region’s seven mayors say they want to keep the current two-tier system in place, but modifications to improve services and build more housing is needed.

More than 850,000 businesses took out Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic to help stay afloat. They are required to pay that paid back by today, but some say they needed to take on more debt to do so.

Community members and politicians in Waterloo region will have a chance to voice their thoughts on regional governance, including whether the region should be a one-tier municipality or remain a two-tier system.

A lack of affordable housing and struggles to find work is forcing some Ukrainian refugees to rethink whether or not they can stay in Waterloo region. Some have already left, but it’s also an issue that is affecting other refugees hoping to settle in the region.

Funding has run out for a service used by family doctors and their patients in Waterloo region. Organizations that support new immigrants and refugees with interpreter services for medical care says their work has to stop for now until they get new funding from the province in April.

Many organizations across the region supporting the community’s most vulnerable have one goal in mind: to bring a sense of home and warmth to their clients on Christmas. Many have been busy preparing meals for special Christmas dinners and breakfasts.