Film review: The Manor

THE MANOR (2013) Dir: Shawney Cohen, Mike Gallay Premiering at North America’s largest documentary festival, Hot Docs, The Manor is a film surrounding family business. The festival, which celebrates their 20th years, ran from April 25th to may 2nd. Self proclaimed director Shawney Cohen spent years filming his family run their business, the small Guelph [...]

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Best place for a biosolids plant?

Region debates location of a plant in either Cambridge or Waterloo Mark Shiffer CCE CONTRIBUTOR While the casino debate continues, new controversy has arisen about our plumbing in Waterloo Region. The debate is whether to build a biosolids processing facility at all or continue to send our waste elsewhere, and if built, what kind of [...]

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Region still waiting on appeal

Council goes to divisional court for OMB decision on urban sprawl Lindsay Purchase CCE CONTRIBUTOR Waterloo Region is still waiting to find out if its development plans will stand or whether it will have to re-evaluate its urban sprawl plan, according to a decision made earlier this year by the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). “Where [...]

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