Волонтеры Ватерлоо собрали рекордные 1650 рюкзаков для детей в рамках ежегодной акции полиции

Jason Henhoeffer doesn’t let a rain storm stop him from fishing under the Stanley Street bridge in Ayr, Wedensday, August 12, 2026. “I used to fish here as a kid so I thought I’d try it. It was a good spot.” Jaya Narine, left, and Prakash Narine show off some of the more than 1,600 backpacks collected by the Upasana Satya Sewa Sanskriti and the Satya Jyoti Cultural Sabha for the Waterloo Regional Police Service’s backpack challenge. A group of volunteers has collected 1,650 backpacks for children in Waterloo Region — its biggest donation yet to the Waterloo Regional Police Service’s annual backpack challenge, even as the overall number of donations is down this year. More specific tornado and severe thunderstorm alerts will now let Canadians know they are in the path of a storm, after Environment and Climate Change Canada upgraded its warning system. Regional councillors got their first look Wednesday at a rewritten way of resolving complaints from rural well owners, some of whom have experienced problems when the Region of Waterloo pumps large amounts of water from its wells nearby. Security at local festivals needs improvement, Ford’s plan to appoint next regional chair is anti-democratic, and other letters to the editors. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW FUN, GAMES AND NEWS QUIZ Have you tried our daily crossword, daily Sudoku or other word games? Check out the Record’s fun and games page and try your hand at some of the latest challenges. Are you up to date on the latest news from Waterloo Region? Try the Record’s weekly news quiz, posted every Friday. The quiz focuses on the top stories from the past week. Get our free morning newsletter. Top local headlines delivered to your inbox every morning. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. This newsletter is only available for subscribers. If you are already a subscriber, please login now. If you want to become subscriber, please click here Your gift purchase was successful!Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. You will also start receiving our free morning newsletter soon.