City of waterloo neighbourhoods: strong and connected.

Hey, neighbour!

Some areas in Waterloo don’t have an official neighbourhood name yet. If you, or someone you know, lives in one of these spots, we’d love to help give it a name! Send an email to us at neighbourhoods@waterloo.ca to get started.

As a way to foster community connections in these areas, we'll be hosting mini pop up events to chat with neighbours over the next few weeks. Come say hi if you see us around!

Not sure if your neighbourhood has a name? Use our interactive neighbourhood map.

Why is a name important? It's a way to celebrate where you live and promote a sense of neighbourhood pride and connections!

Get involved

Help make your local park better!

Each year, volunteers across Waterloo lead hands-on community projects to care for the green spaces we all share.

Explore upcoming events on the community calendar to get involved in what's happening in your neighbourhood. Or, sign up to lead your own community program in a park.

People outside around plants in a forest.

More ways to get involved

The Chalk Challenge is closing on May 31! Grab your neighbours, chalk and your camera. Be sure to share your chalk designs on the Chalk Art Gallery.
Looking for a meaningful way to give back? Waterloo Home Support is seeking volunteer drivers to help neighbours get to medical appointments and community programs.

🙂 Smile corner 🙂

A neighbour shared that seeing all the groundhogs around Laurier campus is something that makes them smile.

Share with us something in your neighbourhood that makes you smile! Submit a photo and caption by emailing us.

Get inspired

Clean up and connect

Neighbours in Wissler Old Abbey came together to host a community park clean-up, showing the power of teamwork and neighbourhood connection.

With gloves, garbage bags and a quick snack break, they turned a simple act of service into a fun and earth-friendly event.

This event was supported by our mini grant. Apply and get funding to do something similar in your neighbourhood!

A person with a dark blue hoodie on, with a garbage picker and a blue bucket picking up garbage on a trail.

More ways to get inspired

Get inspired to host something this season by checking out our list of neighbourhood event ideas. We're always here to help you get started!
Do you have a neighbour who really stands out? Maybe they help cut the grass, pick up litter or always say hello. Nominate them through the Neighbourhood Kindness Program as a fun way to say thank you.

Get in the know

Two exciting park projects are underway in Waterloo, and your input is needed to help shape them!

St. Mortiz Park will be updated with new features to better serve the growing neighbourhood.
Margaret Ave Park, will be a brand-new addition, designed to create more spaces for community connection.

Park projects underway

More St. Mortiz park: let's grow together. Background image with the park, grass, trees, water, and trail.

Margaret Ave Park coming soon. Image with tree and flower.

More things to know!

June 7: Service Centre Open House featuring free family fun, including riding on city vehicles!

June 8: Erick Traplin, a well-known children's entertainer, is being honoured in Kitchener for over 35 years of contributions to the community.

The City will be doing work on Lexington Road, learn more about the project and attend the information session on June 10.

Waterloo Museum just had a significant transfer of Seagram archival material from the University of Waterloo’s Special Collections & Archives.

The City of Waterloo is currently reviewing the Community Improvement Plan, a tool designed to encourage property owners, businesses and developers to undertake projects that enhance the community.

Spectrum Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space offers a variety of programs and services.

Learn more about reporting Hate Incidents or Discrimination: involving Islamophobia, Racism, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.

Waterloo Region has a long history of welcoming refugees and refugee claimants. Immigration Waterloo Region shares information on community support for refugees living in our region.

June Diversity Calendar

June 01: Global Day of Parents

June 01: Intergenerational Day

June 04: Clean Air Day

June 10: Action Anxiety Day / World Anxiety Day

June 12: Independence Day, Philippines / Araw ng Kasarinlán

June 13: International Albinism Awareness Day

June 15: Father’s Day

June 18: International Day for Countering Hate Speech

June 19: Juneteenth

June 20: World Refugee Day

June 20: Summer Solstice

June 20: Litha / Midsummer / Summer Solstice

June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 23: International Widows' Day

June 23: June Day

June 24: St. Jean Baptiste Day

June 27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day

June 01 (sundown) - June 03: Shavu’ot

June 01– June 07: Canadian Environment Week

June 04 (sundown) – June 09: Hajj

June 06 (sundown) - June 10: Eid al-Adha

June 15 - June 21: National Public Service Week

Canadian Men's Health Month (Canada)

Deafblind Awareness Month (Canada)

Filipino Heritage Month (Canada)

Indigenous History Month (Canada)

Italian Heritage Month (Canada)

Portuguese Heritage Month (Canada)

Pride Month (International)

Source: Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion's Diversity Calendar

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