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  KITCHENER -- The Kitchener Public Library is joining more than 100 libraries across the continent in permanently eliminating overdue fees. In a news release issued on Tuesday morning, the library explained that the decision was made to provide more equitable and accessible service to library users. "While overdue fines were originally introduced as a motivator for customers to return materials in a timely manner, studies have found they have the unintended consequence of disproportionately impacting lower-income, marginalized and minority populations," the release read in part. Kitche...

Launching of “MuniWASH” Program The United States and Côte d’Ivoire Launch “MuniWASH” Program to Improve Access to Potable Water and Sanitation On December 8, 2020, Ivoirian interim Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization Vagondo Diomandé and U.S. Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire Richard Bell launched the Municipal Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene activity (MuniWASH), a U.S. government-funded regional assistance program to improve access to potable water and sanitation services to residents of Côte d’Ivoire and Benin.  MuniWASH activities, funded through ...