City of Waterloo news

  • City of Waterloo celebrates public works with Service Centre Open House on June 8, 2024 The annual Service Centre Open House taking place on Saturday, June 8, 2024, is a family-friendly event offering a special, behind-the-scenes look at city operations in the Waterloo Service Centre. Visitors have the opportunity to get up close to city machines and equipment while meeting the staff who operate them.
  • Summer fun for all is here! The latest edition of the ActiveWaterloo Guide is now available The ActiveWaterloo Guide is now available on our website (downloadable pdf) or view programs on ActiveWaterloo. Sign up for our seasonal email subscription reminder and never miss a registration date! What’s NEW this summer? Variety of child and youth art programs CAN-BIKE cycling safety courses Kids fitness games Little’s Yoga (age 4-6 with caregiver) Adult restorative art Returning! Sugar cookie decorating 40+ summer fitness programs Sewing, mending and maker workshops Weekly or daily indoor and outdoor swim lessons City program registration opens June 6 (active living) and June 20 (swim) for summer.
  • Waterloo Neighbourhoods Newsletter: Edition 115 Waterloo Neighbourhoods is published throughout the year to keep residents informed about the good things happening neighbourhoods across Waterloo. The newsletter focuses on good news stories, important community updates, and local resources.
  • Waterloo Neighbourhoods Newsletter: Edition 114 Waterloo Neighbourhoods is published throughout the year to keep residents informed about the good things happening neighbourhoods across Waterloo. The newsletter focuses on good news stories, important community updates, and local resources.
  • Red Dress Day Today we remember and honour the many missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-sprit people who have been violently taken from their families and communities. Red Dress Day was inspired by Métis artist Jamie Black's REDress Project installation where she hung empty, red dresses to represent the missing and murdered women.
  • State of the City 2024 Mayor McCabe, on behalf of Waterloo City Council, delivered the 2024 State of the City address on the morning of Thursday, May 2, 2024. Reflecting on her first full year in office as a ‘true adventure of growth’, Mayor McCabe celebrated the city’s strides towards its vision of being a future-ready community and the actions taken to prioritize climate action, transportation and housing.
  • City of Waterloo takes action towards creating 700 affordable, attainable units City of Waterloo council unanimously approved the direction to move towards rezoning lands at 2025 University Avenue E to support a new, mixed-income housing development that could support up to 700 affordable and attainable units. The lands, originally part of the purchase to support the construction of RIM Park, have been vacant for years.
  • Mayor McCabe selects her 2024 Council for a Day Eight students from across the city have been selected for their winning answers to the question “What is your one idea to make Waterloo an even better place to live?” The winners will share their ideas at Waterloo's State of the City on May 2, 2024, and spend the day with Mayor McCabe and City Council. The annual contest offers a glimpse into the issues that are top of mind for youth in Waterloo.
  • City of Waterloo council summary April 22, 2024 April 22, 2024 ** The council summary below provides a snapshot of the major items presented at Monday’s council meeting. The council meeting webcast is available on the City of Waterloo YouTube page.
  • Pesach (Passover) Tonight, people around the world will celebrate the beginning of Pesach also known as Passover. This major Jewish holiday is celebrated from nightfall on April 22 to April 30, 2024, to commemorate the freeing of Israelites from ancient Egypt.
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