Bill Jackson

1 week ago | therecord.com | Bill Jackson

A new survey posted this week on engagewr.ca will help determine the messaging behind a regionwide, anti-hate campaign. “It’s really come out of the need that sadly has been continuing to grow in this community and other communities around Ontario,” said Fauzia Baig, Waterloo Region’s director of equity, diversity and inclusion, who said the fact a growing number of people are going through their days experiencing incidents of hate and microaggressions isn’t OK.

1 week ago | therecord.com | Bill Jackson

Rehabilitating West Montrose’s historic covered “Kissing Bridge” is going to cost more than expected. The lowest of two bids received to do the work came in at over $9.7 million, according to a report going to regional council next week. The cost of the project is now almost $12-million, exceeding its budget (including consulting services) by more than $4.6 million.

1 week ago | therecord.com | Bill Jackson

Regional council needs to decide how to fill a vacant seat for the second time this term, due to the death of Coun. Kari Williams earlier this spring. Coun. Rodrigues now holds one of four regional council seats representing Kitchener (not including the city’s mayor Berry Vrbanovic). He finished fifth out of 14 candidates in the last election with 9,714 votes, behind Deutschmann, who finished fourth with 10,102 votes, and Williams, who finished third with 10,703. The sixth-place finisher, Heather R.

1 week ago | therecord.com | Bill Jackson

The ministry of transportation has completed a technical review of Hwy. 24 south of Cambridge and says it will implement both short- and long-term improvements, following a joint review with the Township of North Dumfries. The township has been advised the process is now at a point where the findings can be shared and council struck an ad hoc committee on Monday to liaise with the provincial ministry regarding concerns and potential road upgrades.

1 week ago | therecord.com | Bill Jackson

The charitable group of volunteers that raised more than $2 million to help build the North Dumfries Community Complex initially will lead the fundraising campaign to add a twin ice pad. Although the Centre for the Community Group (CCG) of North Dumfries had said it wasn’t going to take on the task again, it recently approached the township with a proposal.