How Waterloo Region is marking the 2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Monday, September 30, 2024 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this date, people across Canada take the time to...
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Stories about equity, diversity and inclusivity.
Youth learn to lead and grow in Nurture garden program
Written by Jullian Moua, Sameeha Rahman and Chloe Cho, Youth Nurture Gardeners What if there was a way for young people...
Three Sisters Garden and Indigenous Poets Society make a difference thanks to Upstream Fund
The Upstream Funding Model is helping bring projects to life for community builders across Waterloo Region. In Kitchener, the Three Sisters...
Improving fair access to child care
With the Canada-wide child care plan, or $10-a-day child care as many know it, the child care sector is growing and...
How Spectrum builds a Rainbow Community Space with support, education… and pickleball
Around the Region shares the work of community partners. This edition, as we begin Pride Month, we hear from Spectrum, a...
A roadmap to ending chronic homelessness in Waterloo Region
Homelessness, along with the housing and affordability crisis, continues to impact our community and communities across the country. We didn’t get...
What makes the Upstream Fund unique?
The call is out for grassroots groups and organizations to apply for another round of Upstream Funding! The Region of Waterloo...
New Indigenous language greetings now part of Region headquarters
Visitors will now be greeted in 15 Indigenous languages when they enter the Region of Waterloo’s headquarters. The big welcome messages...
Help us reimagine Doon Heritage Village
The stories we tell matter. They help shape how we see our community and the people in it. The Region of...
Region invests $10.2 million to address homelessness
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Waterloo Region is higher than ever before. Homelessness is a complex problem with many...