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On April 28, River’s End Bar and The Cambridge Citizen sponsored a fundraiser for Kayla Baker. Local musical acts Jacqueline Tucci, Mary 5e, The Lambs and Heavy Lights. donated their time, and merchants contributed items for a silent auction. Over $1500 was raised to help the family with expenses. If you missed the fundraiser it’s Read More…

Just last month, 14-year-old Kayla Baker was in a dire situation. Suffering from pulmonary fibrosis – a chronic disease that causes stiffening in the lungs – she was in desperate need of a double-lung transplant, with only 19 per cent of her lungs functioning. She had just been put on life-support at the start of Read More…

For Cedric Thorne, a veteran disc jockey, raising awareness about Kidney disease is a topic very close to his heart. After losing his mother Norma to the disease, and watching the pains and challenges she faced throughout her ten year battle, he wanted to find a way to pay tribute to her while at the Read More…

Wayne Gretzky was only great because no one was allowed to hit him…apparently. The greatest player to ever lace up a pair of skates has always had the odd critic.  However, despite being in a day and age of having access to information at our fingertips and the click of a button making an encyclopedia Read More…

The Cambridge Citizen has been a strong supporter of organ donation. Last year we told you about Candice Coghlin, a local resident who received a life- saving kidney transplant from her mother Kim, and went on to become the Fund Development Officer for Western Ontario for The Kidney Foundation of Canada. In October we sponsored the Cambridge Zombiewalk to Read More…

One of the manifestations of the Occupy movement has been networking with a variety of community groups – groups of people working together for positive changes in their community. Today’s focus is on some local bartering groups of Waterloo Region. Citizens from a variety of backgrounds, whether supportive of the Occupy movement or not, have Read More…

The Ontario Convenience Store Association (OCSA) has recently started circulating a petition in hopes of getting the Ontario Government to change its stance on selling beer and liquor only in gov’t run stores like the LCBO and the Beer Store.  They hope to be able to present the Ontario Government with a million signatures in Read More…

In a small café in Galt, an intimate group was charmed by the stories and ballads of two professional storytellers who weaved their words and songs masterfully to create a tapestry of enchantment. Carol Leigh Wehking and Brenda Byers presented a World Storytelling Day event in the cozy atmosphere of The Wired Up Pugs Café Read More…

Filming is slated to start in April for a 13 part series to be aired on Space Channel next year. “Bitten” is the story of Elena Michaels, the worlds only female werewolf. The novel is the first in a 13 book “Women of the Otherwold” series, which chronicles the adventures of a group of female Read More…

  Cambridge’s “Sunshine List” for 2013 was just released and of the 89 city workers making over $100,000, 56 of them work for the Cambridge Fire Department, including Fire Chief Bill Chesney who made $154,806, putting him third from the top. Only city chief administrative officer Jim King, who makes $193,091 and city treasurer-corporate services Read More…

“What’s true for you is true for you.” -          L. Ron Hubbard. Relocating from the Kitchener site, the Cambridge location of the new Church of Scientology held a dedication ceremony on February 9, 2013 at the former Farm Mutual Reinsurance Plan building on Bishop Street. The Ideal Organization (Ideal Org) will accommodate the growing population Read More…

What’s in a Name? Not all Pagans are Wiccan, not all Wiccans are Witches and not all Witches are Pagan… Are you confused yet? There are many people who consider the words interchangeable while others are offended by being called one or the other.  So, what is the difference? The term Pagan is derived from Read More…

Any time you see Christians portrayed in the media, whether through news stories, on television shows or in the movies, you’re more than likely going to see intolerant, judgmental, crazy zealots who are completely out of touch with the real world and who make it impossible for others to even consider checking out the Christian Read More…

Cartoon by John Harvey It’s time for The City of Cambridge to get out of the bathrooms and kitchens of Cambridge Residents. Ever since Cambridge took over water-sewer billing Oct. 1, 2010 from Cambridge-North Dumfries Hydro City Hall has been flooded with complaints. City staff considered contracting out water-sewer billing at first, but recommended the Read More…

  February 28, 2013   CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO – As Drayton Entertainment prepares to open its doors to the new Dunfield Theatre Cambridge next week with Mary Poppins, the award-winning theatre company took a break from rehearsals to officially kick off its grassroots capital campaign to the public with great fanfare.   Twenty-seven gifts totaling $3.2 million in cash and in-kind donations Read More…

  Although it is not a crime committed in Cambridge, the tragic death of 24-year-old Kelsey Felker has still hit very close to home. On January 26, 2013, Felker’s torso was discovered in a dumpster behind a Kitchener apartment building, only two blocks from the central police division. In less than a week, more of Read More…