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The City of Kitchener has declared a snow event. Residents have until 11:59 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2025, to remove their parked cars from city streets. This helps ensure our plows and snow clearing equipment are able to effectively and efficiently clear snow from roadways across the city.  The parking ban will remain in effect for 24 hours. Overnight parking exemptions are cancelled to allow for snow clearing. 

Early this morning, Kitchener Fire crews responded to a structure fire at a two-storey residential property on Hidden Creek Dr.  The occupants of the home were not injured.  

Celebrate the season with family-friendly activities brought to you by the City of Kitchener, and find out when our community centres and facilities are open over the holidays.

The City of Kitchener has approved the 2026 budget, “Affordable Today, Ready for Tomorrow,” delivering a property tax rate increase of 2.2 per cent and themes of affordable city services, smart infrastructure investments and focusing on the future. This budget continues the City of Kitchener’s trend of delivering budgets that are in line with Ontario inflation.

The City of Kitchener has extended its snow event until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, December 11. Street parking is prohibited during a snow event and parking exemptions are cancelled.

The City of Kitchener has declared a snow event. Residents have until 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2025, to remove their parked cars from city streets.