Local leaders heading to Queen’s Park to promote Waterloo Region
Waterloo Region – The Regional Chair and local mayors are working together to raise awareness of the Region and local area municipalities’ key priorities and challenges at Queen’s Park February 27 – Waterloo Region advocacy day.
The goal is to advocate for funding of significant projects as well as policies that will support key priorities of Waterloo Region.
Regional leaders plan to discuss:
- transit infrastructure funding;
- affordable housing funding;
- two-way all-day GO train service implementation;
- support for economic development in the Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor;
- municipal reporting burdens;
- local ambulance dispatch operations;
- support for Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Network; and,
- Regional Government review.
The group plans to meet with Ministers and representatives of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Finance; Transportation; Infrastructure; Health and Long–Term Care; and; Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
Date: February 27, 2019
Location: Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario
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For more information, please contact:
Andrew Donnachie, Chief of Staff, City of Cambridge
519-240-9393 or donnachiea@cambridge.ca
Susanne Hiller, Communications Director, City of Cambridge
519-239-5293 or hillers@cambridge.ca;
Bryan Stortz, Communications Director, Region of Waterloo
519-575-4408 or bstortz@regionofwaterloo.ca
Paul Grivicic, Chief of Staff, City of Kitchener
226-749-3410 or Paul.grivicic@kitchener.ca
Nicole Amaral, Interim Director of Communications & Marketing, City of Kitchener
519-741-2200 Ext 7861 or Nicole.amaral@kitchener.ca
Tony Iavarone, Director of Corporate Communications, City of Waterloo
519-747-8513 or Tony.iavarone@waterloo.ca