2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (68+ words) observerxtra.com Wildfire smoke a reminder of growing threat, and the need for precautions - Lehmann sentenced to five years in prison for sex offence - Woolwich looks to see Arthur Street paving, downtown improvements completed this year - Woolwich councillors get big…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (545+ words) Since late last year, Waterloo Region has been dealing with a water capacity constraint issue, caused by over pumping of groundwater and rapid population growth. The result was a freeze on development from December through this month. Local advocacy groups…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (108+ words) Wellesley Township expects moderate growth over the next 25 years, the timeline laid out in the new official plan approved this week by council. The population is forecasted to grow by 14.5 per cent, to 14,200 from 12,400 today. That will require an additional…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (99+ words) You never know where you might find a new discovery in the fight against cancer. A University of Guelph research team, led by Dr. Paul Spagnuolo from the Department of Food Science, has uncovered a plant-based solution to target leukemia…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (103+ words) It takes a special kind of crazy to participate in the ENDURrun. Held every second year, the punishing multi-stage contest takes participants all over the region to compete in eight days’ worth of varied races. Starting with a half-marathon in…...

3+ day, 5+ min ago   (680+ words) Elmira-based Enviro-Stewards’ project focuses mainly on commercial buildings with large, flat roofs for collecting water Almost everyone is familiar with rain barrels, but have you heard of rain roofs? Enter the Elmira-based environmental consulting firm Enviro-Stewards, which designed a unique…...

3+ day, 18+ min ago   (459+ words) Every year, seed collectors in Ontario go out searching for pods, cones, and nuts – seeds for trees which they harvest and save. This year, there’s been a rocky start to the seed collection season in southern Ontario. “This spring was…...

3+ day, 43+ min ago   (550+ words) Do you know where the trees growing at greenhouses come from? The obvious answer is seeds; the less obvious part is where those seeds are sourced. “People just think of seeds as magic that shows up. You can go to…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (917+ words) Two Waterloo Region residents named earlier this month as recipients of Watershed Guardian Awards Environmental activism is not for the faint of heart. It requires tireless hours spent staying up to date with laws and science while often going unrecognized…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (82+ words) Fair president Jim Zantinge said he’s feeling pretty positive in the run-up to the big weekend, but notes “it’s all going to come down to the weather.” Zantinge recalled that last year offered up great conditions, and he’s hoping for…...