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Waterloo Region - Region of Waterloo Arts Fund Board members and family members of the London-based Good Foundation are pleased to announce an additional $50,000 donation to the Arts Fund for disbursement on behalf of the Good Foundation in its fall 2020 granting cycle.
Together with 2019’s donation, this makes $90,000 of support to our arts organizations gratefully received from the Good Foundation.
Established by the late Milton and Verna Good in 1974, the Good...
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Waterloo Region – The community is working together to continue to protect people who are homeless from COVID-19 and to increase capacity in temporary accommodations ahead of winter.
Three sites in the community have been offered up as short term accommodations for Region-funded service providers, including:
YWCA, operating out of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener.
The Working Centre, operating out of the Waterloo Cooperative Residence’s...
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Waterloo Region – Regional Council voted today to extend the face covering by-law in Waterloo Region to May 31as cases of COVID-19 in the community continue to rise.
“Face coverings are one of many ways we work together in our community to try to limit the spread of COVID-19,” said Regional Chair Karen Redman. “Extending the by-law enables us to keep our community running while protecting each other.”
Council also voted today to add taxis,...
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Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo is proud to recognize Grand River Foods for changes that save 2.9 million litres of drinking water each year.
Today, Regional Chair Karen Redman presented the Water Efficiency Excellence Award to Grand River Foods at its Cambridge office. The award is given each year to an organization that completes a notable water efficiency project.
“Water conservation benefits everyone because it protects our community’s...
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Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo’s 18 th annual Doors Open event launched earlier this summer as an entirely virtual experience to deliver fascinating stories with unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to some of the region’s most interesting sites.
Eight episodes will premiere in tandem on September 19 (the traditional Doors Open Waterloo Region date, the third Saturday in September).
“While the traditional format of Doors Open has...
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