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  • GuelphMercuryTribune
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Past articles by James:

Green is good as Barrie’s Asparagus farm goes electric

Two electric asparagus pickers are already on duty, with more expected in the coming years → Read More

Spotty internet service leading to wasted hours and frustrated workers

Majority of Canadians have experienced unreliable internet over the past year → Read More

Canadian corporations still lagging in hiring women for executive roles or board positions

Laurier researcher part of team that has found companies may be hiding behind language loophole to avoid hiring more women for high-ranking roles → Read More

Shift work impacts the health of men and women in very different ways

New research from the University of Waterloo suggests illness is closely related to shift work → Read More

Sunday’s Trinity Bible Chapel service came with a $750 fine

Waterloo Regional Police stopped vehicles of churchgoers as they left the property and issued tickets → Read More

Economic recovery in Waterloo Region still at least a year away

Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington and Dufferin report found skills shortage and cash flow concerns are two biggest worries → Read More

Coming to grips with the future of the handshake

Will the business etiquette mainstay enjoy a post-pandemic renaissance? → Read More

Chris Albinson named new Communitech CEO

Albinson, who starts the role May 17, replaces longtime CEO Iain Klugman → Read More

Waterloo Region business leaders urge the public to wear medical grade masks

The goal is to avoid another lockdown until vaccines can be administered → Read More

Grants available to help develop high-definition digital map technology

Up to $50,000 available to develop maps for self-driving cars and other applications. Much more than a standard Google map, these need to be accurate ... → Read More

Pandemic pause means ‘it feels like we’re a year behind where we’d like to be’

The coronavirus has forced us to put weddings, funerals and other milestones on hold → Read More

Chocolate Soup for the weary worker’s soul

Waterloo startup helps companies show employee appreciation by sending unique subscription boxes → Read More

Waterloo city councillor adopts second child

Jen Vasic and her family welcomed a baby girl into their lives last month → Read More

Cambridge home that sold in December is back on the market with $100K price increase

‘For some people this is not a housing crisis, it’s an investment system that is doing very well’ says UW expert → Read More

Waterloo Region restaurant chain Abe Erb’s new boss banking on people liking a comeback story

Brian Prudham, a developer and one of the original investors in Abe Erb, is now in charge and he has plans to reopen Kitchener, Waterloo and Ayr locat... → Read More

Abe Erb owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills to dozens of businesses

Many local businesses left in the lurch after the brew pub closed last year, receivership documents show → Read More

App developed at the University of Waterloo helped a U.S. university avoid potentially hundreds of COVID infections

Covid Watch app was designed in part by PhD student James Petrie → Read More

Trinity Bible Chapel holds drive-in service Sunday

It’s the first time in two weeks that the Woolwich church has obeyed provincial lockdown orders to have no more than 10 people together indoors → Read More

Worries emerge as pandemic leads to surge in screen time

Guelph mother concerned the pandemic will normalize increased screen time each day for children → Read More

Petition calls for City of Waterloo to allow backyard fires

WATERLOO — Hundreds have signed a petition asking the City of Waterloo to allow backyard fires, particularly during the winter months of the pandemic. “One of the things pushing us to do it is not necessarily just mental health, but COVID and the pandemic and being so cooped up inside during the cold winter,” said Ryan Hammar, the author of the online petition. Hammar lives in his childhood home… → Read More