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Jeff Outhit

Waterloo

I'm a reporter at The Waterloo Region Record, a daily newspaper in Ontario. Reach me at [email protected] or 519-580-1829.

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  • Flair Airlines to close crew base, trim flights out of Waterloo Region airport

    1 week ago | therecord.com | Jeff Outhit

    Flair Airlines plans to end international flights at the regional airport but says it is not pulling out. The discount airline is closing its crew base at the Region of Waterloo International Airport on Sept. 3 to make more jetliners available for charter. Flair will continue to operate scheduled passenger flights out of Kitchener to several domestic destinations, said Eric Tanner, the airline’s commercial vice-president.

  • Do you work from home? University of Waterloo researchers raise red flags over remote surveillance by employers

    1 week ago | therecord.com | Jeff Outhit

    If you work from home, your boss might be counting your keystrokes, monitoring your browser, measuring the time you read documents, even triggering facial recognition to check if you are at your desk. Maybe you know this and are OK with it, because it comes with the job and the stated goal is better online security and productivity.

  • Do you work from home? University of Waterloo researchers raise red flags over remote surveillance by employers

    1 week ago | thespec.com | Jeff Outhit

    If you work from home, your boss might be counting your keystrokes, monitoring your browser, measuring the time you read documents, even triggering facial recognition to check if you are at your desk. Maybe you know this and are OK with it, because it comes with the job and the stated goal is better online security and productivity.

  • Waterloo Region sees 14 more measles cases as virus spreads among the unvaccinated

    1 week ago | therecord.com | Jeff Outhit

    Waterloo Region is still being side-swiped by a measles outbreak with 14 new infections revealed Thursday. There have now been 78 measles case in the region since March, the province’s public health agency reports. That’s fewer than 100 total cases reported recently by the regional health unit. There’s a lag between local and provincial reporting “but we are still seeing an increase in local cases,” said David Aoki, regional manager of infectious disease.

  • School board silent on Kitchener principal convicted of sex crimes

    1 week ago | therecord.com | Jeff Outhit

    Disgraced Kitchener school principal Rodney Eckert remains an inactive member of the Ontario College of Teachers after he was convicted of preying sexually on two teenage students. The college that governs the profession would not say if it intends to revoke his teaching credentials. Eckert, 60, has been suspended from teaching since April 2024 and barred from going into any publicly-funded Ontario school.

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Jeff Outhit
Jeff Outhit @OuthitRecord
1 Sep 22

Do you have thoughts or concerns about child vaccination as you send your kids back to school? I’m writing on this. Reach me at [email protected].

Jeff Outhit
Jeff Outhit @OuthitRecord
3 Jun 22

Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife may ponder seeking leadership of the provincial NDP. Says she’ll sit with her family and supporters to talk about “what the future looks like.”

Jeff Outhit
Jeff Outhit @OuthitRecord
3 Jun 22

Applause for Catherine Fife who won her Waterloo riding. https://t.co/KLcHuZkQm9