With change comes opportunity. About 17 years ago, when Pawn Houmphavong’s husband lost his job, an opportunity came knocking. She decided to open a restaurant. “They said, in Waterloo, they didn’t have a real Thai restaurant yet. Somebody offered this space to my son. That’s why we came,” says Houmphavong, owner of UpTown Waterloo’s Thai […]

KITCHENER — The owner of a Waterloo cheese store broken into earlier this week said they’re facing thousands of dollars in damage and stolen product. Cindy Sellner of La Fromagerie said the break-in happened overnight Monday. When she arrived on Tuesday morning, she found police on the roof and surrounding her building. Sellner said there’s […]

[ad_1] WATERLOO REGION—Waterloo Region’s high schools are getting ready for legalized cannabis next month, as some administrators express concern about new rules that will make marijuana easier to buy and smoke in public. Both the local public and Catholic school boards say they’ll continue to treat marijuana like alcohol after Oct. 17, meaning students can’t […]

[ad_1] WATERLOO REGION—It’s a burning question local politicians will have to deal with not long after next month’s municipal election. Do legal, privately run cannabis stores belong on Main Street? This week, councillors in Norfolk County held a surprise vote — with a 7-1 decision to ban law-abiding marijuana shops from their community. Norfolk became […]