The rehabilitation of aging tanks at the Region’s oldest water treatment plant are complete as we continue to repair and modify key infrastructure.

More residents and businesses will have a chance to reduce their water bills in 2027 as the Region expands programs that help identify leaks and lower water use. 

Transport Canada’s Navigation Protection Program (NPP) administers the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA) which helps keep Canada’s navigable waters open for transport and recreation. In accordance with requirements of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act, the Region of Waterloo hereby gives notice that an application has been submitted to the Minister of Transport

The Region of Waterloo, in partnership with GrandBridge Energy, is launching RetrofitWR, a new program that helps eligible homeowners make energy-efficient upgrades to improve home comfort, reduce energy costs and lower greenhouse gas emissions. 

The Region of Waterloo is installing a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Roseville Road and Edworthy Side Road in North Dumfries. This design was selected based on feedback received during public engagement, along with technical analysis and internal review.  

The Region of Waterloo and the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) are moving ahead with two modular child care centres at Kitchener schools, creating 176 new licensed child care spaces, with The Healing of the Seven Generations and RisingOaks Early Learning Ontario selected as operators.

As we work to get more water to the communities where growth is happening, our team has come up with a creative solution that helps us treat more water, faster. See how it works, and the progress we are making.

View a timeline of the work underway to build a more stable, sustainable water system in the Mannheim Service Area.

Next month, the Region will begin the design of a water treatment plant for the Maple Grove area of Cambridge that would add up to 42 L/s of new capacity. 

A solution that will bring up to 100 L/s of new water capacity online is getting underway.