Terry Pender

Kitchener

Technology and Business Reporter at The Waterloo Region Record

Curious Journo. Backpacker. Addicted to reading, travel and live music. Acutely allergic to bigots, informants, scabs & haters. Word of the day = kindness.

Articles

Fifty years after the Vietnam War

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

When nine-year-old Kim Phuc was caught in a napalm strike in June 1972 near her home in South Vietnam, she ripped the burning clothes from her body and ran into the history books. The scene was captured by photographer Nick Ut, becoming one of the most famous images of the 20th century — a record of the brutality of America’s war in Vietnam, which ended 50 years ago today. “As a little girl, I hated that picture,” said Phuc in an interview.
Liberals and Conservatives fighting for Kitchener-Conestoga

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

It is a huge riding with a small population and thin margins of the victory. “So, I never take anything for granted,” said Tim Louis, the Liberal incumbent in Kitchener-Conestoga. Louis, who lives in southwest Kitchener, has been up against Conservative candidate Doug Treleaven of St. Jacobs. Louis was knocking on doors and shaking hands until the last minute. So was Treleaven.
Liberals see razor-thin victory in Kitchener-Conestoga.

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

Liberal incumbent Tim Louis won Kitchener-Conestoga by a narrow margin. With all polls reporting final results, Louis has 30,006 votes to Treleaven’s 29,484. The results re-confirm Kitchener-Conestoga’s reputation as one of the most hotly contested ridings in the country where the a few hundreds votes separates the winner from the challenger.
Liberal incumbent says Kitchener-Conestoga too close to call

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

The Liberal Incumbent in Kitchener-Conestoga Tim Louis was not ready to concede when joined his campaign workers at about 12:35 a.m.When Louis walked into the Malt & Barley in Williamsburg Town Centre early Tuesday morning, his campaign volunteers cheered, but Louis had mixed news. “It is too close to call, again,” said Louis. Conservative challenger Doug Treleaven was ahead by about 600 votes when Louis spoke to his campaign volunteers.
Candidates say Kitchener-Conestoga too close to call

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

The Liberal Incumbent in Kitchener-Conestoga Tim Louis was not ready to concede when joined his campaign workers at about 12:35 a.m.When Louis walked into the Malt & Barley in Williamsburg Town Centre early Tuesday morning, his campaign volunteers cheered, but Louis had mixed news. “It is too close to call, again,” said Louis. Conservative challenger Doug Treleaven issued a statement at about 1:10 a.m. The Conservative candidate was also not ready to claim victory.
Kitchener med-tech startup pioneers improved cervical cancer detection

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

The lack of innovation in how women are screened for cancer of the cervix leaves millions around the world at risk of premature death. But Kitchener-based startup Cellect Laboratories wants to replace Pap smears, the traditional test for cervical cancer, with a non-invasive and more accurate method. Ibukun Elebute, Cellect’s co-founder and chief operating officer, said more than 40 per cent of women delay or forgo Pap smears because the procedure is, at best, uncomfortable, and sometimes painful.
Meta plays growing role in Canadian elections

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

The American-based social media giant Meta plays an increasingly influential role in Canadian federal elections, said the leading political digital marketing firm EOK Consults. Harneet Singh, the founder and head of the Kitchener-based company, reviewed political ad spending on Meta platforms for the first 30 days of the current federal election.
Kitchener startup’s new tech for inspecting old infrastructure

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

A Kitchener startup’s technology is used by inspectors looking for defects in one of the most iconic landmarks in Canada — the Bluewater Bridge linking Windsor to Detroit. ConeLabs, which is based in the Communitech Hub in the Tannery, created a platform that uses two dimensional sources of information, such as pictures and text, to create three dimensional models of the built environment.
Farm bought by Region of Waterloo is losing soil to erosion, polluting river

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

Soil from the farm on Bleams Road the Region of Waterloo bought last year is being eroded and sediment is getting into the Nith River, says a soil conversation expert. Anne Loeffler said the region must take immediate steps to prevent more sediment from getting into the river because it degrades the water quality for thousands of people living downstream. “The region needs to step up and be a responsible landowner,” said Loeffler in an interview Tuesday.
Mike Harris Jr. bets on critical minerals and clean energy

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Terry Pender

From his office on the sixth floor of the Whitney Block, the MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga is surrounded by tradition and thinking about the future. Mike Harris Jr. is the minister of natural resources in the new Conservative government at Queen’s Park. His dad had the same cabinet portfolio 40 years ago. Beside his desk, there is a picture of father and son hoisting a big salmon caught in Lake Ontario in the mid-1990s.