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Waterloo Region –  Here’s a list of Region of Waterloo service changes for  Labour Day holiday   - Monday, September 2, 2019 .
What’s open/not affected:
GRT Customer Service Centre – Open 8:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
GRT Ainslie Street Terminal  – Open Customer service kiosk hours: 10:05 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (Closed 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)  Building hours: 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
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Waterloo Region – With the goal of encouraging more people to cycle, the Region of Waterloo is launching a 5 km Separated Cycling Network pilot project. Construction of the pilot project will begin in late August or early September 2019. Once construction is completed, the pilot cycling network will be implemented on-street for an 18 month period.
Separated cycling facilities are designated bike lanes that are next to the roadway but physically separated from vehicular...
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Waterloo Region - Grand River Transit (GRT) bus operators are practicing their driving skills in a safe and controlled environment thanks to a new driver simulator at the Strasburg Road facility.
“The simulator enhances the effectiveness of our Operator Training Program by helping develop and test the basic skills needed to drive a GRT bus safely,” says Peter Zinck, Director of Transit Services. “While on-road training continues to take place, the simulator...
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Waterloo Region - The Region of Waterloo’s TravelWise Program has won the Association of Commuter Transportation’s (ACT) Outstanding Transportation Management Association Award.
The award is presented each year to an organization that best uses its public or private partnerships to achieve local or regional transportation goals.
TravelWise is a workplace program offered by Grand River Transit (GRT) to employers in the Waterloo Region to encourage employees...
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Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo Arts Fund’s board of directors is hosting an Open House for grant applicants in advance of the Fall 2019 round. This will be an informal drop-in session where board members will be available to share general information about the Fund and its mandate.
This is not a grant writing session. Board members are restricted from providing specific application assistance.  
What: Drop-in Open House
When:  Tuesday,...
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