Anam Latif
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Ontario, Canada
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Past articles by Anam:
We can’t forget the Afzaals
The anniversary of their killings reminds us of the work that needs to be done to tackle Islamophobia and racism → Read More
Developer plans mixed-use residential building for commercial strip on Dundas Street South in Cambridge
The five-storey project will contain 40 one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments and three ground-level commercial units that will be available for lease → Read More
Cambridge councillor cleared after accusation that he acted to benefit his landlord
Ermeta did not disclose the fact that the person who asked for permission to scatter ashes into the Grand River was his landlord → Read More
Controversy in Blair wasn’t really about the MZO
Residents in the village got what they wanted when city council rejected plans for a massive warehouse, but industrial zoning is still in place at the site → Read More
Quilt captures Waterloo Region’s early pandemic story
‘From Behind the Mask’ is a community quilt made of blocks that represent local residents’ stories from the first half of the COVID-19 pandemic → Read More
Massive highrise project in Hespeler goes to Cambridge council next week
The developer wants to transform a vacant brownfield site into a complex with 10 mixed-use towers → Read More
Cambridge MPP delivers MZO petition to legislature
The petition asks the province to revoke the MZO issued for a controversial warehouse project in Blair → Read More
UW students build satellite to orbit the earth
The Canadian Satellite Design Competition involves dozens of universities across the country every two years. The competition pays for launch costs required to send the winning satellite into space → Read More
Fire-damaged Preston hotel up for sale
The hotel was once known as Queen’s Hotel in the mid to late 1800s. It is not known how much, if any, of the original stone building is left behind the hotel’s unusual facade → Read More
Cambridge wants to bring back extended patios, pedestrian-only streets in core areas
Last year, parts of Queen Street in Hespeler and Main Street in downtown Cambridge were closed from July until October for extended patios → Read More
Historic stone tower in Hespeler will be relocated
Cambridge council votes to relocate historic stone tower and possible dovecote built for Jacob Hespeler around 1840 after long, passionate debate → Read More
Emboldened by Ottawa protest, racists target local Black business owner with violent messages
No one in our community should be made to feel unsafe by racists. What happened in Ottawa will continue to embolden white nationalists, writes Anam Latif → Read More
‘Bizarre’ housing market: 1,500 people sign up to buy 10 new townhomes in Cambridge
Activa Homes is building 138 stacked townhouses and street-fronting townhouses in a patch of land along Isherwood Avenue → Read More
Regional council to consider lowering speed limit near schools on Myers Road in Cambridge
Cambridge councillor says safety on this stretch of road has been an issue of great concern for parents in southeast Galt → Read More
Rapid test kits gone within an hour at Kitchener’s Fairview Mall pop-up
KITCHENER — Rapid antigen test kits ran out within 35 minutes at a kiosk in Kitchener’s Fairview Park Mall Monday morning in the province’s latest effort to distribute free COVID-19 test kits to the public. The Kitchener mall was chosen as a pop-up location to hand out an undisclosed number of rapid antigen test kits on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. A spokesperson for CF Fairview Park Mall said… → Read More
Developer wants MZO to build new community with 1,200 homes in Wilmot Township
Township residents don’t believe a Minister’s Zoning Order should be used to plan such a massive development → Read More
Kitchener doctor’s #FreeTheRATs social media push for free rapid tests gains traction
Dr. Dalia Hasan’s Twitter account, COVID-19 Test Finders, helps crowdsource rapid tests to donate to vulnerable people in lieu of widely available fre... → Read More
Riverside dam reconstruction project on pause until further notice
City staff will passively monitor and inspect the dam until the project returns to council → Read More
Mid-rise apartments planned for half-acre lot across from Silknit factory in Hespeler
The half-acre lot was formerly a gas station and is currently vacant except for existing trees and vegetation → Read More
Cambridge heritage committee endorses demolition of 150-year-old Riverbank School
The building’s owner is committed to salvaging the fieldstone used in the building’s outer walls, and suggested a community garden as one of his ideas... → Read More