Latest from Josette Lafleur
Mills and kilns and lathes, oh my! Kitchener's Kwartzlab is a maker's dream
There is a 9,000-square-foot space in Kitchener that is a maker's dream. It houses everything a creator could need, from 3D printers to textiles to a metal shop. CBC KW's Josette Lafleur went on a tour of the Kwartzlab.
Outstanding year: Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington says more than $1.3 million recovered thanks to tips
Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington received more than 650 tips last year that helped lead to 14 cases being cleared. The organization says it was an outstanding year for anonymous and confidential crime reporting.
This man says moving to Canada was the 'toughest experience ever' with no credit history. So he created an app
Nigerian-born Kingsley Madu found it exceptionally difficult to get set up financially after he moved to Canada in 2019. It was the motivation for him to develop a banking app to help ease some of the financial barriers faced by newcomers.
Lifesaving tech installed at Canada's deepest lake by Wilfrid Laurier researchers
In 2019 three snowmobilers died after falling through the ice in the Northwest Territories. Find out how researchers at Laurier are hoping to prevent similar deaths -- with remote ice sensors.
Kitchener high school finds unique way to bring awareness to single-use plastics
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate high school in Kitchener wants you to rethink your relationship with single-use plastics. So they've released a rock video to help get their message across. We hear from the teacher and some of the students who put together an environmental cover of Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself For Loving You."
After a dark winter, these people in Waterloo region look forward to a bright spring
It was a bleak winter, but now, spring is in the air. People living in Waterloo region share some of the things they're looking forward to doing this spring.
Cost, hangovers and access to cannabis have some in Waterloo region rethinking if they drink alcohol
Alcohol sales in Canada are the lowest they've been since 2013. CBC K-W asked people in Waterloo region about whether they're drinking alcohol and some said they aren't consuming as much as before for various reasons.
Waterloo shoppers share what they're giving up to make ends meet
The cost of virtually everything has risen in the past year and people who spoke to CBC Kitchener-Waterloo near Waterloo Town Square say they've starting to feel the pinch and it means they've started to cut back on certain things in order to make ends meet.
Lots of summer jobs available in Waterloo region, but students say they're not told about opportunities
It's still winter but summer job hiring is already underway. The cities and townships in Waterloo region have hundreds of opportunities available for people aged 15 and up, but many students who spoke with CBC K-W said they had no idea those jobs were available to them.
Home sales off to 'more predictable' start this year, Waterloo region realtor association president says
The real estate market in Waterloo region had an unprecedented year of extremely high highs and some significantly low lows in 2022. But 2023 is getting off to a more 'predictable' start, the president of the Waterloo Region Association of Realtors says.