• JANUARY 26 COVID-19 UPDATE

    Kitchener’s Grand River Hospital put out a call for community support last Thursday as hospitals have been facing “an unprecedented level of pressure”. That morning, the hospital’s occupancy dashboard showed […]

  • January 19 COVID-19 Update

    For the first time since the start of the pandemic, more than 100 people are in hospital with COVID-19 in Waterloo Region. Last Tuesday, Public Health reported 107 current hospitalizations […]

  • January 12 COVID-19 Update

    A spokesperson for Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed that schools across the province will reopen for in-person learning next Monday. Last week, the provincial government moved all publicly funded and […]

  • Regional Community Foundations Consider Merging

    Earlier this year, the Boards of Directors of Cambridge and North Dumfries Community Foundation (CNDCF) and Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) began implementing discussions on becoming the One Community Foundation […]

  • January 5 COVID-19 Update

    On Jan. 3rd, Ontario premier Doug Ford announced the province will moving to a modified Step Two of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen plan. For at least two weeks starting […]

  • December 29 COVID-19 Update

    Waterloo Region broke its single day COVID-19 case record with approximately 415 new infections reported on Dec. 24 and a total of 917 cases over a three-day period. This is the […]

  • December 22 COVID-19 Update

    To reduce the opportunity for close contact, allow as many people as possible to get vaccines and reduce the spread of the omicron variant, Ontario introduced a 50 per cent […]

  • December 15 COVID-19 Update

    Waterloo residents over the age of 18 can now book their COVID-19 booster appointment for any time after Jan. 4. They can also be booked at local pharmacies or primary […]

  • December 8 COVID-19 Update

    Select schools throughout Waterloo Region announced they will be closing and moving to online learning due to sharp increases of COVID-19 cases. Kitchener’s Southridge Public School announced they will be […]

  • December 1 COVID-19 Update

    Last Friday, health officials in the province, including Waterloo Region, began administering COVID-19 vaccines to children between the ages of five and 11.  According to Waterloo Public Health, 10 per […]