Meet Your Waterloo

Welcome to Waterloo, Ontario, Canada!

Here, there is something for everyone. We hope the sites listed below will help you learn more about all that Waterloo has to offer.

Fast Facts:

• Mayor: Brenda Halloran
• City Motto: Stability
• Population: 117,000
• Area: 25.7 sq. miles
• Incorporated: January 1, 1948
• Sister City:Centerville, Ohio
• Twin City:Waterloo, Quebec

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Business and Industry

• Waterloo Business Directory
• Kitchener/Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
• UpTown Waterloo B.I.A.
• Canada's Technology Triangle
• Waterloo Region Small Business Centre
• Better Business Bureau
• Exchange Magazine
• Rex Magazine

Community Services

• My Waterloo Region
• My Community Info
• Community Information Database and Tips for Using the C.I.D.
• Waterloo Regional Police
• Waterloo Fire Rescue
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Grand River Transit
• The Food Bank of Waterloo Region
• K-W Humane Society

Education

• University of Waterloo
• Wilfrid Laurier University
• Conestoga College
• Waterloo Region District School Board
• Waterloo Catholic District School Board
• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
• Centre for International Governance Innovation

Entertainment, Theatre and Drama

• Princess Twin and Princess Cinema (Waterloo)
• Front Row Centre (Movie Theatre Schedules)
• K-W Little Theatre
• The MT (Multicultural Theatre) Space
• Theatre & Company
• The Waterloo Entertainment Centre(link currently unavailable)
• TheLoop.ca

Festivals & Events

• Ice Dogs Festival - February
• Waterloo Arts Festival - June
• Spotlight: discover the arts - June
• UpTown Country Festival - June
• K-W Multicultural Festival - June
• Canada Day at Columbia Lake - July
• UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival - July
• Kitchener Blues Festival - August
• Busker Festival - August
• Heart and Hand Festival - August
• Royal Medieval Faire - September
• UpTown Dining - September
• Word on the Street - September
• Doors Open Waterloo Region - September
• Country Musicians Rock & Read for Kids - October
• Oktoberfest - October
• Q2C Festival - October
• Wonders of Winter - December
• KWKids.com

Government

• City of Waterloo
• Waterloo City Council
• Council Agendas and Minutes
• Waterloo MP
• Kitchener-Waterloo MPP
• City By-Laws
• City of Kitchener
• Region of Waterloo
• City of Cambridge
• Community Access Program

Green Waterloo

• Carpool Zone
• Car Share
• Commuter Challenge
• CREW: community renewable energy Waterloo
• Earth Day Canada
• FoodLink Waterloo Region
• PowerWise
• Reduce the Juice

Health

• St. Mary's General Hospital
• Grand River Hospital
• Restaurant Inspection Reports-Waterloo Region
• Waterloo Region Public Health Department
• Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network

Local Travel

• Grand River Transit
• Greyhound Bus
• Waterloo Taxi
• VIA Rail
• Region of Waterloo International Airport
• Road Conditions
• A Year on the Grand: a blog

Media

• The Waterloo Chronicle
• Pennysaver Smart Shopper
• The Waterloo Region Record
• Grand Magazine
• Snap Kitchener Waterloo
• KW Click
• LINK Newsmagazine
• Echo Weekly
• CKCO Television
• Rogers Television
• KIX FM
• KOOL FM
• 570 News
• CKWR FM98.5
• CHYM FM
• Faith.fm
• KFUN (formerly Oldies 1090)
• CKMS-FM 100.3

Moving to Waterloo

• Real Estate Book: K-W
• Relocate Canada - KW
• Newcomers Waterloo Region
• CREW: community renewable energy Waterloo
• Faith/Worship Directory for KW
• MPAC: municipal property assessment corporation

Museums, Galleries and Cultural Resources

• Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
• The City of Waterloo Museum
• Doon Heritage Crossroads
• Gallery on the Grand
• Harbinger Gallery
• Homer Watson House & Gallery
• Joseph Schneider Haus
• K-W Art Gallery
• Mennonite Heritage Portrait
• Peter Etril Snyder Gallery
• The U of W Art Gallery
• Button Factory: the Waterloo Community Arts Centre
• Waterloo Regional Arts Council (link currently unavailable)
• Waterloo Regional Children's Museum
• Woodside National

Music

• Centre in the Square
• Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps
• K-W Chamber Music Society
• K-W Chamber Orchestra
• K-W Kiwanis Music Festival
• K-W Symphony
• Menno Singers
• Nota Bene Period Orchestra
• TheLoop.ca
• Waterloo Concert Band
• TheLoop.ca

New Canadians

• TechTutor & Resume Help
• Settlement and Education Partnership in Waterloo Region (SEPWR)
• KW-YMCA Cross Cultural and Community Services
• New Canadian Program
• K-W Multicultural Centre
• Focus for Ethnic Women
• Canadian Information Center for International Credentials
• Citizenship Questions
• Newcomers Waterloo Region

Sports and Leisure

• Waterloo Siskins
• Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey
• Waterloo Minor Hockey
• Waterloo Ravens Girls Minor Hockey
• Kitchener Rangers
• Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
• Waterloo Minor Baseball
• Waterloo Minor Soccer
• Region of Waterloo Swim Club
• Waterloo Sports Clubs and Groups
• Register for City of Waterloo Programs
• City of Waterloo-Rec and Leisure

Tourism

• Explore Waterloo Region (KW Tourism)
• St. Jacob's Farmer's Market
• Waterloo Central Railway
• Waterloo Region Bed and Breakfast Association
• Elmira Maple Syrup Festival
• Stratford Festival
• Fall Fairs - Ontario
• Visitor Country Magazine
• Local Weather
• Road Conditions
• Fun Map and Guide
• Grand River Conservation Authority
• Grand River Country
• KWKids.com
• A Year on the Grand: a blog

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