General Suburban Updates and Rumours

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I wasn't sure if this had been discussed elsewhere, but here is an update of the proposed Muslim prayer centre near Columbia/Erbsville in Waterloo.  Definitely disappointing if the comments that are quoted in the article are true reflection of the comments that the City has received so far:

D’AMATO: Anti-Muslim bigotry is alive in Waterloo[url=D’AMATO: Anti-Muslim bigotry is alive in Waterloo][/url]
Luisa D'Amato

The Muslim Association of Canada wants to build a small prayer centre on Erbsville Road near Laurelwood Drive in Waterloo.
Here is some of the response, so far:

"You should be on a farm somewhere where no one can see you."
"This is going to bring more Muslim families to the neighbourhood, and that's going to lower my house values."
"I hope this city stops the Muslim centre, and all other Muslim places torn down."
And this chilling remark, posted on a Mandarin-language chat group for local residents:
"Why we buy a few dead pigs and leave at that site. Hire someone to do it."

Balance of the article on the Record web site.