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Applications for the City of Waterloo’s assisted snow clearing program will open September 3. The program is a free snow removal service for eligible residents unable to clear their sidewalks and windrows left by the plow during the winter months. With additional funding from the Government of Canada’s Age Well at Home Initiative, qualifying residents may also benefit from volunteer provided support to remove snow from their private property, including walkways and...
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The City of Waterloo extends a neighbourly welcome to all new and returning students at Conestoga College, University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University.
Students will be moving in beginning August 30 and through the long weekend. Residents should be aware of road closures and redirections around the university residences and nearby streets. Our goal during this busy time is to ease congestion in the affected areas and we ask residents to please be patient as they...
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The City of Waterloo’s top priority at this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference continues to be advocating for a review of the financial arrangement between municipalities and the province, including an update to the Heads and Beds payment-in-lieu of property taxes for services provided to post-secondary students.
A delegation of City of Waterloo councillors and senior staff, led by Mayor Dorothy McCabe, were in Ottawa this week to...
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The PeopleForBikes 2024 City Ratings ranks the City of Waterloo as #1 in Ontario, and #11 in Canada for bike networks.
PeopleForBikes’ annual  City Ratings  program ranks thousands of cities across the world on how well their bike networks connect people to the places they want to go. By comparing the best cities for biking, PeopleForBikes aims to encourage local leaders, decision makers and advocates to act on key lessons to build more safe, fun and connected...
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Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival celebrating the bond between sisters and brothers. Traditionally, the sister ties a decorated thread or bracelet around her brother’s wrist and in return the brother offers his sister a gift.  It is an opportunity for families to gather and to enjoy sweets and traditional food. Over the years, the festival has broadened to celebrate loyalty and affection among friends and communities. 
Raksha Bandhan inspires us all to celebrate...
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