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Waterloo Region, ON – Today, Regional Council, as well as airport staff, airline and business partners celebrated the airport’s expansion project that will see Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) double in size in the next six months. This will accommodate growth that will see passenger traffic increase from 70,000 in 2019 to over one million in 2022.
Regional Council recently approved the $11 million dollar project to complete terminal expansion work...
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Waterloo Region – Beginning on October 18, patrons accessing non-essential Region of Waterloo services will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination along with identification. Proof can be provided by using a Ministry of Health vaccine receipt or the provincial proof of vaccination system.
Exemptions apply to patrons with written proof of a medical exemption, written proof of an exemption based on one of the prohibited grounds defined under the Ontario...
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Waterloo Region – Residents have a new place to learn how the Region of Waterloo is working with partners to improve the lives of everyone across the community.
Around the Region tells stories about Regional programs, services and decisions that impact all 630,000 residents of the region.
Filled with up-to-date news, subscribers to Around the Region receive an e-newsletter every month, with content shared in the Around the Region blog.
“We are so excited...
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Waterloo Region – Schneider Haus National Historic Site is pleased to announce the opening of UN/COVERINGS, Mennonite & Muslim Women’s Heads and Hearts on October 8, 2021.
This multimedia, fashion-based installation, co-curated by Dr. Laura Morlock, lecturer at Ryerson’s School of Fashion, and Dr. Cristina Moreno-Almeida, Post Doctoral Fellow at King’s College London, invites visitors to challenge their own biases and stereotypes around religious...
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Waterloo Region – Here is a list of Region of Waterloo service changes for   Thanksgiving Day.
What’s open on October 11:
Regional of Waterloo Customer Service line, 24/7 - 519-575-4400. Grand River Transit  will operate on a Sunday schedule. Plan your trip . GRT Customer Service Centre location hours:
105 King St. E., Kitchener | 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
35 Ainslie St. S., Cambridge | 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The GRT Operations...
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