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Waterloo Region - The federal government is investing $479,350 into local projects that will develop innovative ways to address affordable housing and homelessness.
House of Friendship, the Region of Waterloo, and Union Sustainable Development Co-operative are three of 38 organizations across the country to receive the funding as part of the National Housing Strategy Solutions Lab. The grants, provided by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, will support the following...
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Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo and the City of Kitchener are partnering to help local workers, who may have been displaced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, re-evaluate their skills and get back into the workforce.
Partnering with Plum and Communitech, the Region of Waterloo and the City of Kitchener are hosting a free one-hour virtual event on October 20, 2020 called Retooling Yourself for the Jobs of the Future .
The event has been designed for...
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Waterloo Region – Grand River Transit (GRT) has been advised that an operator has tested positive for COVID-19.
The operator most recently worked on Sunday, October 4 and tested positive on October 8, 2020. The operator is now self-isolating at home.
GRT has undertaken numerous steps to keep our employees and customers safe, including enhanced cleaning and disinfecting of vehicles, stations and frequently touched surfaces, requiring operators to wear masks in public...
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Waterloo Region –  Here’s a list of Region of Waterloo service changes for   the Thanksgiving Day long weekend,  Monday, October 12, 2020.
What’s Open or running on an altered schedule
Regional of Waterloo Customer Service line Open 24/7-  519-575-4400
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum ,  Schneider Haus National Historic Site , Open today from Noon to 4 p.m.
Grand River Transit  will be operating on a Sunday...
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Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo is enhancing accessibility to its services by launching virtual interpretation.
“Due to COVID-19, many of our services are now offered virtually,” said Regional Chair Karen Redman. “Enhancing our existing interpretation services will improve accessibility for people with language barriers or hearing disabilities.”
Regional staff already offer telephone access to interpreters in more than 240 languages....
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