Farmer’s Market Trail
The Market Trail is a multi-use path that provides the community with an opportunity to use active transportation to visit St. Jacobs all...
Paramedic Services Chief retires
After nine years with the Region of Waterloo, Paramedic Services Chief Stephen Van Valkenburg is retiring. He reflects on his tenure with the...
Back to school: Safe driving in school zones
Annie Leppington The excitement of back to school can bring a flurry of activity: kids on bikes trying to beat the school bell,...
Waterloo Region’s growth plan
We're growing! To help achieve an equitable, sustainable and thriving community, the Region has updated its Official Plan. Learn what this plan will...
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Farmer’s Market Trail
The Market Trail is a multi-use path that provides the community with an opportunity to use active...
Do you know water softeners? Take our new quiz!
You can soften efficiently to save water and salt For most of us, water softeners are a...
Back to school: Safe driving in school zones
Annie Leppington The excitement of back to school can bring a flurry of activity: kids on bikes...
Splashing safely: avoiding recreational water illnesses
Written by: Gina Alderman, Region of Waterloo Public Health There’s nothing like dipping your toes in water...
Community partners
A Vision that seeks to be the “heart of the community”
Reading Time: 4 minutes “Based on advice from Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, and the experts at the COVID-19 Command Table, the Minister of Education has issued a Ministerial Order to close all publicly funded schools in Ontario for two weeks following March Break, in response to the emergence in Ontario of COVID-19. This order ...
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce: good for business
Reading Time: 2 minutes Around the Region shares the work of community partners. For August 2022, learn how the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce is helping to create a thriving economy. Written by: Brian Rodnick, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce It’s business first at the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. As a member-based not-for-profit organization representing more than 1,800 local business professionals, the ...
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