Waterloo Regional Council

• Overhaul of garbage collection operations in Waterloo Region set for 2026

  On Tuesday, regional council’s planning and works committee approved a $284 million garbage contract which will see a number of changes made to how garbage is collected.

  Canada

  May 8
  
• Waterloo Region population grew by more than 28K in 2023: report

  The Region of Waterloo’s population took a dramatic leap in 2023, mainly due to an influx of students in the area, according to a report that will go before council on Tuesday.

  Canada

  May 6
  
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• NDP Leader Marit Stiles to host town hall in Wilmot on farmland expropriation

  Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles will be in Wilmot on Friday night as part of a town hall on the hotly-debated farmland purchase that is currently being negotiated.

  Politics

  Apr 17
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• Wilmot residents ‘devastated’ by potential expropriation of farms

  Wilmot residents are 'devastated' by the possibility that their farms will be expropriated by Waterloo Region for a proposed industrial site.

  Canada

  Mar 26
• Radar tracking device stolen from light pole in Kitchener, police say

  Police say that a Northline Black Cat Radar device that had been installed near David Bergey Drive and Activa Avenue went missing sometime between Feb. 16 and Monday.

  Crime

  Feb 27
• More than 400K passengers went through Waterloo International Airport in 2023

  It is also more than double where the numbers were at in 2021, as the region had previously noted that 171,828 passengers went through the airport that year.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Waterloo Region may use region-owned parking lots, other lands for affordable housing

  During a meeting on Wednesday, Waterloo Region Council directed staff to look into new ways of building affordable housing projects on region-owned land.

  Politics

  Jan 25
• Council approves lower speed limits for regional roads in school zones in Waterloo Region

  There were 31 regional roads in school zones throughout Waterloo Region that were previously 50 or 60 km/h that will now permanently be 40 km/h.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2023
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• Waterloo police asking for $14-million budget increase in 2024

  Waterloo regional police are asking regional council to approve an increase their budget by $14 million next year, bringing the total budget to $228 million.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2023
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• Region approves ban on heavy trucks travelling through downtown Cambridge

  The region says that the newly opened McQueen Shaver Boulevard will be an effective bypass for the trucks which need to circumvent the area.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023