For the first time ever, the Waterloo Region District School Board held Asian Heritage Day. The event on Thursday at Eastwood Collegiate Institute in Kitchener brought together students with local Asian musicians and performers.
A total of $261,849 from the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund has been split up between 33 local artists. Some of the artists shared with CBC Kitchener-Waterloo how they'll use the funding to create art that will benefit the community.