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Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo is planning a 24/7 temporary emergency child care program for parents who provide critical services in our community.
The program will offer free child care for health care and other frontline workers who have exhausted all other care options for their children. The Ministry of Education has issued a list of eligible workers. 
Fees will be paid by the Ministry.
The Province announced earlier this week that municipalities...
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Waterloo Region –  The Region of Waterloo, all seven area municipalities, Waterloo EDC (Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation) and local partners have created the Business and Economic Support Team of Waterloo Region (BESTWR) to help all types of local businesses cope with challenges caused by COVID-19.
“Collectively, this group will be a point of contact for governments as they make rapid decisions to support the evolving economic and business...
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Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo and its community partners are taking action to protect the most vulnerable from COVID-19 and to ensure they have a safe place to stay 24/7.
As part of the Community Support Control Group’s pandemic response, the A.R. Kaufman YMCA in Kitchener is being modified to serve as a temporary emergency shelter. The shelter will provide access to amenities, including showers.
When the shelter opens this week, it will initially...
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Waterloo Region – Today, the Region of Waterloo, and all seven area municipalities, declared States of Emergency in accordance with the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The declaration of a municipal emergency is part of the Region and area municipalities’ ongoing efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, and will ensure our municipal governments can continue to act and respond quickly to the pandemic and...
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Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo is working with our waste collection crews to help them continue to provide curbside collection services, while being mindful of their limited resources and personal health. To help reduce the burden of work for these essential frontline teams, the Region of Waterloo is taking additional steps, effective Monday, March 30:
Yard waste collection will not start, and will be postponed until further notice.
Bulky and large...
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