Robert Williams

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Robert Williams |Jeff Outhit

Alka and Ashwani Nandrajog are starting over. After six years teaching at Conestoga College, the husband-and-wife teachers are out of the classroom as the college cuts back class hours for partial-load faculty amid a loss of international students and a long-standing Ontario government freeze on tuition fees. The college is going through a major shakeup as it adjusts to a challenging post-secondary landscape.

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Robert Williams

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board has deactivated all of its X accounts, citing an “increasingly negative tone” on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, as well as “broader concerns” surrounding its use. All news and updates will now be shared on the Catholic school board’s Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn pages. “WCDSB will no longer be active on X due to growing concerns about the platform,” the board said in a statement posted on Tuesday.

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Robert Williams

After months of bucking the trend of college downsizing, Conestoga College has been quietly working to reduce its workforce by eliminating administrators and not renewing contracts for partial load faculty who make up the bulk of its teaching core. On Monday, Conestoga president John Tibbits also announced the college has begun the process of laying off full-time support staff.

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Robert Williams

Before it was a tech hub or a post-secondary powerhouse, Waterloo Region largely relied on manufacturing jobs, with decades of ties to the automotive industry. Despite attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump to fracture and relocate the jobs south of the border, the auto industry remains in the region, constantly evolving, with companies filling in the supply chain gap where opportunities exist. There is no such thing as a Canadian auto industry, nor is there an American or Mexican auto industry.

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Robert Williams

Before it was a tech hub or a post-secondary powerhouse, Waterloo Region largely relied on manufacturing jobs, with decades of ties to the automotive industry. Despite attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump to fracture and relocate the jobs south of the border, the auto industry remains in the region, constantly evolving, with companies filling in the supply chain gap where opportunities exist. There is no such thing as a Canadian auto industry, nor is there an American or Mexican auto industry.