Latest from Cameron Mahler
Waterloo Indigenous-led transitional housing program being put on pause
Organizers say the decision comes in light of a lease that ends in May and the need to re-envision the program. The group is looking at hiring new staff and creating a new model catered towards healing and transitioning tenants into permanent housing.
Ex-Kitchener neurologist Jeffrey Sloka makes brief court appearance for update in ongoing sexual assault trial
Former Kitchener, Ont., neurologist Jeffrey Sloka appeared in court virtually Wednesday for a brief appearance. The judge heard Sloka's defence team is still completing the final submission for trial to continue. He is due back in court at the end of this month.
New year, new growth: The construction shaping Waterloo region in 2025
Growth in housing supply is expected to exceed that of 2024 and new capital projects are coming down the pipeline for Waterloo region in 2025.
Waterloo region's first Indigenous child-care centre aims to 'bring the culture back to our children'
Cambridge will open Waterloo region's first Indigenous-led child-care centre, Ga'nigǫhi:yo, providing culturally rooted education for Indigenous children. The centre will be for First Nations, Métis or Inuit children up to four years old.
'It's a lot easier - especially for beginners': Here's why you should try birding in winter
With fewer leaves and less bird activity overall, winter makes it easier to spot and identify birds in Waterloo region and Guelph.
Guelph council backs Solve the Crisis campaign, opposes notwithstanding clause
Guelph's final meeting of 2024 saw motions supporting homelessness and addiction recovery initiatives, amendments to a provincial task force, opposition to the use of the notwithstanding clause, and calls for continued funding for supervised consumption sites and HART hubs.
Regional council votes down motion to ask police to cut $4M from 2025 budget
Coun. Rob Deutschmann brought forward a motion suggesting the Waterloo Regional Police Service be asked to cut $4 million from their proposed 2025 budget. The motion was defeated 9-6 during a meeting Tuesday.
Long-awaited Kitchener Central Transit Hub to break ground in 2025
First funded in 2016, construction on the transit hub has been slated for 2020, pushed to 2021, again to 2023 and is not due to begin some time in 2025, according to a new regional staff report.
Kitchener live-in substance abuse program for young men shutting down
Ray of Hope is a Kitchener-based outreach service provider. Their live-in treatment program for young men is being closed down due to its economic impact.
Time to end Eby Farmstead's animal display in Waterloo Park, city staff report recommends
A city staff report calling for the end of Eby Farmstead's animal display is set to go before Waterloo city council. The city's director of parks says the time for reimagining the site has come.