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• 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
  
• Cost of Grand River Transit monthly fares set to rise 2.5% this summer

  Waterloo Regional Council approved a 25 per cent increase to Grand River Transit Fares on Wednesday as part of 2023 budget deliberations.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2023
  
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• Grand River Transit reducing ION service due to staffing shortage amid Omicron

  “Due to staff shortages as a result of Omicron, effective Mon. Feb. 14, ION LRT service will be reduced to every 15 minutes,” the agency said on Twitter.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2022
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• Grand River Transit launches Twitter website to inform riders of delays, cancellations

  Waterloo Region says Grand River Transit has launched a new Twitter account which is solely dedicated to service alerts.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2021
• Waterloo Region says ION Phase 2 project assessment approved by province

  Waterloo Region says it can now ask the federal and provincial governments for financial aid to move Stage 2 of the ION LRT project forward.

  Consumer

  Jun 21, 2021
• 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
• 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
• Grand River Transit schedule will change over holidays

  Many Grand River Transit bus and ION LRT vehicle schedules will be altered beginning Dec. 23.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2019
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• Snowplow likely to blame for Waterloo fire truck delay at LRT crossing

  An LRT maintenance snowplow was near the crossing, according to the company which manages the LRT ION system.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Cyclist collides with ION LRT train in Kitchener

  A cyclist was hit by an ION LRT train in Kitchener on Friday afternoon, Waterloo Regional Police say.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2019