Councillors to take bus tour of Regional facilities

Waterloo Region – Members of Regional Council and city/township Councils will be taking a bus tour of Regional facilities on Friday, May 4, 2012. 

Some of the stops will include the King/Victoria Street Transit Hub, the Waterloo Waste Management Centre, the Airport Operations Centre, Christopher Children’s Centre and the new Emergency Medical Services station at Conestoga College.

Members of the media are invited to attend this tour.

What: Bus tour of Regional facilities

Where: Bus will depart from and return to 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener. The bus will stop at various locations throughout Waterloo Region.

When: Friday, May 4. Bus departs at 9:45 a.m. and returns by 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be available in the lobby at 9:30 a.m.

RSVP: Media who wish to attend the tour are asked to RSVP by 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2012 (contact info below).

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For more information, please contact:

Janice Kroetsch, Executive Assistant to the Chair, 519-575-4007

The Region of Waterloo provides more than 60 per cent of municipal services to a growing population of 550,000 people. We are committed to creating an inclusive, thriving and sustainable community through innovative leadership and a range of services such as: public health, social services, planning, heritage, water supply, regional roads, waste management, ambulance service, rural libraries, public transit, community housing, emergency planning, Provincial Offences Courts and airport services.