AT FIRST GLANCE, there’s nothing fancy or extraordinary about Southill Drive in the south end of Kitchener. Plain-looking bungalows and...

Sometimes bigger is not always better. Just ask Fred Kuntz. His five years as publisher of the Waterloo Region Record, from 2001-2006,...

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Researchers Darius Ornston and Lorena Carmago told us how RIM/Blackberry's corporate misanthropy was a blessing in disguise for the...

BlackBerry's indifference allowed tech sector to thrive Apathy is not a word uttered positively in Waterloo tech circles. With its...

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You could call Bob Jonkman a high-tech maverick. As a founder and former member of the Pirate Party of Canada, a frequent Green Party...

The first clue that this would be an unusually important client was the non-disclosure agreement. Normally Mark Hill didn’t have to sign...

[Author's note: Mr. Izma's efforts helped get my foot in the door at Lorimer, the publisher of Blackberry Town] Class Struggle:...

In every book draft there are sections and passages that never make it into the final product. For BlackBerry Town, plenty of material...

Ken McLaughlin isn’t sure how many books he has written on local and Canadian history, but figures they number “at least a dozen” in his...

Did Tom Motz witness a telephonic courtship ritual that would lead to the birth of the BlackBerry? After BlackBerry Town was published in...

A slow and intermittent jog through the first five years, then a desperate sprint to the finish line over the final 12 months. That’s a...