ION LRT

• Waterloo Region transit ridership reaches all-time high during first week of September

  A total of 150,000 people boarded the buses and ION trains each day of the week, which is 40,000 more than the previous high in the spring.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2023
  
• Man assaulted by stranger with knife on ION LRT in Waterloo: police

  Waterloo Regional Police say a man was assaulted by a stranger holding a knife on an ION LRT train in Waterloo over the long weekend.

  Crime

  Aug 8, 2023
  
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• 82-year-old Kitchener woman charged in connection with ION LRT train crash in Midtown

  Waterloo Regional Police charged an 82-year-old Kitchener woman in connection with the ION LRT train collision in Midtown on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Sep 8, 2022
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• GRT buses, ION trains to pause Tuesday for National Indigenous Peoples Day

  Waterloo Region says that all Grand River Transit buses and ION LRT trains will pause for a moment of reflection on Tuesday as it is National Indigenous Peoples Day.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2022
• Police seek 2 teens in connection with ‘hate-motivated incident’ on ION LRT

  According to police, a woman said she was being harassed by two teens on Sunday while riding on the LRT near University Avenue West and Seagram Drive.

  Crime

  Jun 1, 2022
• Man charged after performing ‘indecent acts’ on the ION LRT and in downtown Kitchener

  A 35-year-old man was taken into custody over the weekend after Waterloo police say indecent acts were performed on the ION LRT and in downtown Kitchener.

  Crime

  May 31, 2022
• ION LRT track components go missing in Kitchener: Waterloo police

  Waterloo Regional Police say they are investigating after ION LRT track components went missing in the city of Kitchener over the weekend.

  Crime

  Mar 29, 2022
• Transit project assessment process now available for Stage 2 of ION LRT project

  Waterloo Region says an initial environmental report for Stage 2 of the ION LRT project is now available for public viewing on its website.

  Dec 10, 2020
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• Kitchener woman charged after collision involving ION LRT train

  Waterloo Regional Police say a 40-year-old Kitchener woman is facing charges in connection to a collision involving an ION LRT vehicle on Monday morning.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2020
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• Waterloo Region earns Sustainable Communities Award for ION LRT project

  Waterloo Region says it has been honoured with a 2020 Sustainable Communities Award for exceptional work in Transportation for the launch of the ION LRT.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020