After a month long attempt to get their deposits back, 53 students have filed claims against Schembri Management Property. The building at One Columbia at the corner of King Street North and Columbia Street West in Waterloo was still under construction when students arrived in Sept. 4 to move into their residences. Claims total close to $100,000 in unreturned deposits and associated costs. The students, Waterloo Public Interest Group and the Waterloo Region Community Legal Services filed claims with the Landlord and Tenant Board Wednesday. A definite move-in date has yet to be announced by Schembri Management Property. Several students are staying in hotels, with friends or have leased other apartments in the city.

KITCHENER

Weber St. reopens at Victoria St. on Thursday

Weber Street is set to reopen Thursday afternoon at Victoria Street, after it was closed in April to build a railway underpass. While the road under the tracks beside the Kitchener GO station is complete, contractor Steed and Evans has a little bit of final work to complete before letting traffic through, said Peter Linn, the Waterloo Region official overseeing the project. When the underpass opens, workers will move north to complete widening Weber to four lanes between College Street in Kitchener and Union Street in Waterloo. The two-year, $52 million project is expected to be done before winter.

SHEFFIELD

Tornado touched down Monday near Cambridge

A tornado touched down southeast of Cambridge about 10:30 p.m. Monday, Environment Canada says. The small twister had winds of 150 km/h, as it carved a path about 150 metres wide and 1.5 kilometres long through the village of Sheffield, along Highway 8. Siding and shingles were damaged on houses; trees, branches, fences were downed; bleachers at the ballpark thrown in the air; and a camper trailer was damaged. No injuries were reported. This is the 19th tornado confirmed in Ontario in 2014. Usually, there are about a dozen between late April and early October.