Bill Doucet

Cambridge

Reporter at Waterloo Region Record

Award-winning Waterloo Region Record reporter. Views are mine, not of the paper

Articles

‘It’s all gone’ — Cambridge resident taken for more than $500K in high-tech crypto scam

15 hours ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

Chris Marcinkowski has lost everything. After being sucked into a year-long cryptocurrency investment scam in 2023, the 61-year-old Cambridge man lost his retirement savings — losing more than $500,000 in the end — and is putting his home up for sale. The latter is what hurts the most. His Pine Street home of almost 30 years is his life. He invested in a new garage for woodworking projects — prior to being scammed — and that’s where he spends most of his free time.
Geese on first flight out of Cambridge park before Canada Day

16 hours ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

The City of Cambridge has rescinded an invitation to Canada Day festivities to a proliferation of geese living in Riverside Park in Preston. Lately, the park has been home to more than 100 geese, with feces and feathers blanketing the grass on the shoreline of the Speed River and on the ball fields. With thousands of people expected in the park for Canada Day festivities, which includes a fishing derby, a midway and fireworks, the geese are being evicted.
Regional fire services extinguish talk of joining police’s new call centre

16 hours ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

Fire services dispatch will not move to Waterloo Regional Police’s $173-million Public Safety Communications Centre. In a letter to Police Chief Mark Crowell and the police services board, the chief administrative officers of the region’s seven municipalities stated relocating fire dispatch to the communications centre “any time in the foreseeable future” is not in the best interest of local fire services or the community.
Cambridge resident charged after traffic enforcement blitz in Guelph-Eramosa

2 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

A 24-year-old Cambridge resident is facing charges after being stopped in a traffic enforcement initiative in Guelph-Eramosa township. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police stopped a pickup truck on Wednesday at around 3:15 p.m. and charged the driver with driving without insurance, driving without a validated permit and improper muffler. ONTARIO NOW NEWSLETTER You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
One person seriously injured, medical episode cause of Kitchener crash

2 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

One person suffered serious injuries after a crash in the Civic Centre area of Kitchener. Waterloo Regional Police said the Wednesday crash, near Victoria Street North and Lancaster Street West, was caused by a medical episode with one of the drivers. Drivers were asked to avoid the area while police investigated. Police said they are not releasing any more information in connection with the incident. ONTARIO NOW NEWSLETTER You may unsubscribe at any time.
GTA men charged in connection with 4 Kitchener break-ins

2 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

Two men from the GTA have been charged in connection with four residential break-and-enters in Kitchener. Waterloo Regional Police said the break-ins occurred on June 18, with three in the Doon South area and the other in the Deer Ridge area. Police said four men arrived in a vehicle and broke into the residences, taking jewelry and cash. Two men were arrested the next day and a search warrant was completed at a residence in Shelburne.
Pilot saved after plane crash at Guelph Airpark

2 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

The pilot of a small plane was taken to hospital after the aircraft flipped over on the runway at Guelph Airpark. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police said at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were called to the airpark in Guelph-Eramosa township for an overturned airplane. Police believe the plane flipped as the pilot was landing. People nearby assisted in getting the pilot out and tipped the plane back onto its wheels.
Pilot saved after plane crash at Guelph Airpark

2 days ago | thespec.com | Bill Doucet

The pilot of a small plane was taken to hospital after the aircraft flipped over on the runway at Guelph Airpark. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police said at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were called to the airpark in Guelph-Eramosa township for an overturned airplane. Police believe the plane flipped as the pilot was landing. People nearby assisted in getting the pilot out and tipped the plane back onto its wheels.
‘Punched a hornet’s nest’ — Kitchener councillors chew on Rockway kitchen issue

3 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

A commercial kitchen in the Rockway Centre redevelopment project was a hot topic in council Monday. After Kitchener’s community and infrastructure services committee directed staff June 16 to go ahead with Phase 3 of the redevelopment strategy — which included what the city would like to see within the request for proposal (RFP) — councillors weren’t sure about delivering a commercial kitchen for the more than 20,000-square-foot facility. Coun.
Waterloo Regional Police part of university race- and identity-based data research

3 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

A McMaster University research team will look at Waterloo Regional Police’s racialized use of force statistics to increase advocacy efforts against overrepresentation.