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Textile Industry in Hespeler (Cambridge)

Cambridge was an industrial/textile powerhouse, with Hespeler being the town developed primarily as an industrial community and housed many woollen and textile mills.

Perimeter Institute researcher among global team that unveils first image of a black hole

An international team of researchers that includes a scientist from the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo has unveiled the first captured image of a black hole.

Preston Springs Hotel

Preston Springs has been recognized as a community landmark and has been known for being an architectural beauty, and beautiful design.

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.

Winning the War on Poverty

The Canadians are doing it; we’re not. From the New York Times.

Housing co-op hopes to shake up Waterloo Region real estate market

Union: Sustainable Development Co-operative plans to provide rental housing for new government-assisted refugees.

Carl Hiebert’s new book celebrates beauty of Waterloo Region

Photographer and author knows the local landscape perhaps better than anyone and is now sharing that beauty in his newest book “A Bird’s-Eye View,” featuring unexpected portraits of the region.

Weekend walk aims to raise awareness of homelessness

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.