As we head into the last few weekends before the fall term begins, make the most of this time off! Let’s take a look at this weekend’s regional event lineup.

ADHD Strategies for Success

Looking to build healthy self-regulation and time management skills before heading back to school? The Waterloo Public Library (WPL) is hosting an ADHD support event, presented by psychologists from The ADHD + Spectrum Centre. This event is happening on Saturday, Aug. 29 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. You can register for the event by visiting the WPL’s event page.

Waterloo Railway Exposition

Are you a railway fan or avid historian? If so, you’ll want to check out the Waterloo Railway Exposition, taking place this Saturday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Waterloo St. Jacobs. Tickets range from $11 to $123 depending on the kind of access and activities you are looking to enjoy. Full event details are available on the exposition’s event page.

Sunday Shakeout

Whether you’re looking to jog out any lingering back-to-school nerves or just get out and connect with other runners in the community, consider joining the River Rats Run Club on Sunday, August 30, at Four Fathers Brewing in Cambridge. The social walk/run will start at 3 p.m. and the post-run social will be held at 4:30 p.m. This is a free event and no registration is required. Visit the Runner’s Choice Waterloo website to view full event details.

The black and gold are back in action! The Warriors are starting the 2026-27 season by lacing up their cleats against UOttawa’s Gee-Gees this Saturday in a rematch of last year’s season opener, when the Gee-Gees took a 27-12 win back to the nation’s capital.

Coming off a 2-6 season, the Warriors are looking to take lessons from last year and turn them into victories. With returning OUA all-star linebacker Michael Omoseni, a healthy starting quarterback in Nick Orr, and all-rookie kicker Evan Astolfo who set the OUA record for the longest field goal in his second game last season, it’ll be a troublesome eight weeks for their opponents.

Evan Astolfo, #36 of the Warriors, kicks a field goal. (courtesy:UW Athletics)

“I believe in [the team] and they believe that they should believe in themselves,” head coach Chris Bertoia says. “We’ve worked really hard over the last eight and a half months . . . This culture is special.”

The 107-man roster will be lining up against a lot of familiar faces this year. Their schedule features seven of the same opponents from last year.

The Warriors will visit Ottawa where they’ll take the fight to Carleton’s Ravens in Week 2, then head to Kingston to play the Queen’s Gaels, the reigning OUA champions in Week 3. They’ll be back at home for Week 4 where they’ll defend home turf against the Windsor Lancers before getting back on the bus to Guelph to take on the Gryphons.

The highly anticipated Battle of Waterloo will again be hosted at Warrior Field this year in Week 6, then they will face McMaster’s Marauders before finishing the season in Toronto to take on the York Lions, from whom the Warriors stole a win in one of last year’s most electrifying games.

It’s sure to be an exciting two months!

October’s Very Own (OVO), the fashion brand founded by Canadian rapper Drake, revealed a new clothing collection on August 26, in collaboration with UW and five other Canadian universities. The collection will be available starting August 28 in all OVO GTA store locations and on its website. W store’s pop up on September 8 and 9 at 11 A.M. in South Campus Hall will also stock items from the collection.

OVO’s official Instagram account (@octobersveryown), shared photos of the campus collection,  titled “OVO Campus -01| The Canadian Collection”. The posts state that OVO is collaborating with UW, McMaster University, the University of Toronto, York University, Dalhousie University, and Western University as the first part of the project. According to OVO’s official Instagram, the collection celebrates “the legacy, prestige, and pride of some of Canada’s top universities.”

The OVO x UW black and gold lineup features a tee shirt, hoodie, quarter-zip sweater, coaches jacket, and baseball cap. Item prices range from $68.00 to $198.00 CAD. All items except for the coaches jacket sold out on OVO’s website within hours of release.

OVO has previously collaborated with York University and the University of Toronto. he 2026 York X OVO campus collection features items with prices ranging from $68.00 to $198.00, with the exception of the heritage varsity jacket priced at $898.00.