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Lifetimes: University of Waterloo art department founder inspired generations of artists

When a reporter asked Nancy-Lou Patterson to express her feelings about her art she responded "Being creative is who I am. It is everything. It is what I am about."

University of Waterloo’s Velocity launches investment fund to support tech startups

Since it was founded in 2011, Velocity has held three pitch competitions annually, awarding prizes of $25,000 each to the top four startups in the competition.

Kitchener Hair Stylist Wins Silver at OMC Hair World Championship

Lina Shamoun and her Canadian Team won a Silver Medal at the OMC Hair World Championship held in Paris, France.

Weekend walk aims to raise awareness of homelessness

Syrian soccer player starts Kitchener soccer clinic for refugee girls

Syrian soccer player starts soccer clinic for refugee girls

Kitchener high school student wins provincial education award

A student at Eastwood Collegiate in Kitchener has won the highest honour from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF/FEESO).

No one works harder than Garvey in Waterloo Region show business

Fellow musicians Alysha Brilla, JoJo Worthington and Juneyt also keep a full schedule

Art inspires pastry chef to new heights

Baking is something that is rooted in science, but to complete a piece artistically you have to have an understanding of colour, how to use a (pastry) paintbrush

Refugee, immigrant women collaborate on 'memory' cookbook

The Memory Cookbook was a collaboration between the 27 women and Toronto-based visual artist Hiba Abdallah, and was funded through the Button Factory's outreach program.