Waterloo Region District School Board

• Police on the hunt for suspicious person who entered Kitchener public school

  Police were called to a public school near Wilson and Clarke avenues in Kitchener, Ont., last Friday at around 2:30 p.m. after a suspicious person entered the school.

  Crime

  Mar 11
  
• Total solar eclipse: Waterloo public board not giving kids the day off

  The Waterloo Region District School Board announced Wednesday that it will not move a PD day scheduled for two days later to the day of the eclipse.

  Education

  Mar 6
  
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• Man arrested after alarm summons police to Kitchener school for break-in

  Waterloo Regional Police say a number of items were damaged during the school break-in including interior doors, electrical equipment, and vending machines.

  Crime

  Mar 4
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• High school in Waterloo placed under hold and secure by police

  A high school in Waterloo, Ont., has been placed under a hold and secure by Waterloo regional police, according to the Waterloo Region District School Board.

  Crime

  Feb 21
• Waterloo Catholic school board moves PA Day because of solar eclipse

  The Waterloo Catholic District School Board has chosen to move a PA Day in April to avoid having school on the same day as a solar eclipse.

  Canada

  Feb 13
• Kitchener school closed for remainder of week due to water main break

  The Waterloo Region District School Board says that Sheppard Public School, which was already closed on Monday and Tuesday, will remain closed of the remainder of the week.

  Canada

  Jan 30
• 32,000 Waterloo Region students facing suspension over vaccinations

  Waterloo Public Health says there are thousands of elementary and high school kids who are behind on their vaccines at the moment and at risk of suspension from school.

  Health

  Jan 16
• Kitchener high school will remain closed for at least 2 more days due to sewer blockage

  The Waterloo Region District School Board announced on Wednesday afternoon that the high school will remain closed on Thursday and Friday due to a sewer blockage.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2023
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• Fire inside Cambridge classroom closes high school

  A fire inside a classroom caused the closure of a high school in Cambridge on Wednesday, according to the Waterloo Region District School Board.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2023
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• Kitchener approves extension of agreement for A Better Tent City

  ABTC, which moved to a property on Ardelt Avenue a couple of years back, is meant to be a temporary group of cabins to provide living space for homeless individuals.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023