Johanna Weidner, WR Record

Johanna Weidner

WR Record

Ontario, Canada

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  • WR Record
  • GuelphMercuryTribune
  • TorontoStar
  • PeterboroughExaminer
  • Hamilton Spectator
  • The Standard

Past articles by Johanna:

Waterloo library’s ‘teaching beehive’ shares lessons about environmental stewardship

Hive installed at new branch focus of programs, workshops on teamwork, food production and nature literacy → Read More

Public board trustee Mike Ramsay decries ‘weaponization’ of complaint process to silence him

Trustees will reconsider their vote earlier this month that Ramsay breached code of conduct, barring him from board meetings until October → Read More

Cambridge shop launches drive for infant formula to help parents during shortage

Store owner set up spot for people to drop off, pick up formula after seeing empty shelves in local pharmacy → Read More

Plant-based foods focus of Waterloo pop-up event

KW VegFest will be at Waterloo Town Square with free samples, vendors offering foods made from plants → Read More

People with COVID-19 can vote curbside

Option available to voters with symptoms to allow them to cast ballot outside polling station → Read More

Remote classes affected students and teachers differently worldwide: Waterloo study

Researchers at the University of Waterloo found distinct differences in experiences of online learning in developed, developing countries → Read More

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region buys new transitional home for women fleeing violence

Kitchener triplex will offer women and children a place to live while looking for more permanent housing → Read More

‘It’s worse than it’s ever been’: pandemic aggravated Waterloo Region nursing shortage, union says

Waterloo Region’s three hospitals alone have hundreds of nursing vacancies due to decades of underfunding compounded by pandemic pressures → Read More

Dental care ‘unaffordable or inaccessible’ for more 100,000 Waterloo Region residents

Many people don’t have insurance and can’t afford essential dental care, leading to huge costs to the health-care system → Read More

Special day for Sikh community calls for special food

Vaisakhi, marked this year on April 14, has both cultural and religious significance and everyone is welcome to celebrate, says Jasjit Kaur of Cambridge → Read More

Catholic board regrets ‘hurt and distress’ caused when police called to control Black student

Education director responds to results of third-party review into November incident at Kitchener elementary school → Read More

Ambiguous losses from pandemic will linger: expert

People will not find closure from COVID-19, and grief from the pandemic’s many losses won’t be forgotten → Read More

Pinebush vaccination closing its doors next week

Cambridge site gave 333,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and was Waterloo Region’s largest → Read More

COVID-19 vaccination bus back on Waterloo Region roads in April

Dates, locations will be announced soon for vaccine bus stops along with mobile clinics → Read More

Waterloo health-tech start up gets $2.7M in seed funding from Microsoft

Launched at University of Waterloo’s Velocity, MedMe Health platform helps pharmacies schedule and document including COVID-19 vaccines, tests → Read More

Guelph doctor starts petition urging province to keep masking in schools

Masks will no longer be required in most settings including classrooms on March 21 → Read More

March break vaccine clinics across Waterloo Region target youth needing doses

Doses of COVID-19 vaccine offered at high schools, libraries across region next week → Read More

Guelph artist ‘doodles’ special places that make a city home

Ellen Piazza created series of Guelph portraits and now started sketching sites in Kitchener and Waterloo → Read More

Two years since first COVID-19 case reported in Waterloo Region

Medical officer says region in better shape now with high vaccination rate, but residents should be cautious as measures lifted → Read More

Eating disorders more common, more complex during pandemic

Waterloo Wellington branch of Canadian Mental Health Association seeing rise in referrals to eating disorders program, especially among children and youth → Read More