A new $8-million Williamsburg Community Centre will be nearly six times the size of a current leased space, with a double gym, program rooms and office space
A new $8-million Williamsburg Community Centre will be nearly six times the size of a current leased space, with a double gym, program rooms and office space
Over the weekend, people gathered at parks and on trails across Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County to pick up litter ahead of Earth Day on Monday. CBC Kitchener-Waterloo was part of the cleanup of Max Becker Common in the neighbourhood of Williamsburg in Kitchener.
Williamsburg officially became a part of Kitchener in 1971, but the history of this land is much, much deeper than this. Now, a regional project is mapping out the Indigenous history in the area.
The Puja Store, a religious shop in Williamsburg, opened at the end of 2022 but is already talking about expanding their operation. The owners say their business is booming. This as the South Asian community in this Kitchener neighbourhood continues to grow, too.