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Bill Jackson

Reporter · CA

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Bill Jackson

    Mayor’s race in Woolwich Township has 4 names, 2 campaigns (opens the original)

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    Four names will appear on the ballot for mayor of Woolwich Township in the municipal election on Oct. 26, but only two appear to be campaigning. At a candidates meeting Monday evening in St. Jacobs, current Ward 1 councillor and mayoral candidate Evan Burgess said candidate Chane Ballantyne, who was absent from the discussion, has pulled out of the leadership race and endorsed him. After speaking with the Record for a candidate profile earlier this year, Ballantyne, an Elmira resident, confirmed

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Bill Jackson

    Waterloo Region cancels Christmas tree collection program (opens the original)

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    Waterloo Region council has voted to end to its curbside Christmas tree collection program. But residents will still be able to have trees picked up as a bulky item once a month, or by making a donation to Family and Children’s Services. The agency is expected to offer a curbside fundraising service effective January 2027 “The service is not being taken away,” said chief administrative officer Darshpreet Bhatti, during a committee meeting earlier this month. “People would still have a da

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Bill Jackson

    Waterloo Region to help fund expansion of primary care in St. Jacobs (opens the original)

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    Waterloo Region council voted Wednesday to provide a grant to the Woolwich Community Health Centre (WCHC) in the amount of $81,681 to cover the regional portion of development charges associated with its expansion in St. Jacobs. After some discussion about referring the motion tabled by Woolwich Mayor Sandy Shantz to the 2027 budget, it passed by a vote of 11-3. The WCHC is a long-standing not-for-profit charity that provides comprehensive primary health care and community support to more than 2

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Bill Jackson

    Waterloo Region townships turn to online voting and ‘super polls’ to boost election turnout (opens the original)

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    “Super polls” and up to 15 days of online voting in Waterloo Region’s townships are two ways municipal staff are hoping to improve turnout in this year’s election. “After Oct. 26, I will undoubtedly get a call, ‘Oh, I didn’t know there was an election,’ but we’re doing our absolute best to avoid that,” said Jeff Smith, Township of Woolwich clerk, during a recent update to council. “We’re going to be sending voter notice letters out to just a little over 22,000 people, to everyone w

  5. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Bill Jackson

    Waterloo Region emergency response times are 42 seconds faster, but one township still waits over 18 minutes (opens the original)

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    The response time for the highest priority medical emergency calls in Waterloo Region improved to eight minutes and 26 seconds in the first half of 2026 — 42 seconds faster than the same period in 2025. Some of that change is likely due to the implementation of the new medical priority dispatch system (MPDS) triage tool rolled out in Waterloo Region last December, said John Riches, paramedic services chief, in an update to regional council earlier this month. MPDS offers improved accuracy in

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