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Until February 6, cast your vote online at EngageWR.ca/SnowPlow2026. Starting the week of January 19, you can also submit a paper ballot in one of the ballot boxes at Kitchener City Hall or one of our 15 community centres. You’ll be asked to choose your favourite seven names from the list of finalists. 

The Ontario Government has officially recognized the City of Kitchener as an Age-Friendly Community, celebrating the City's commitment to providing accessible and vibrant supports that improve the wellbeing of older adult residents. 

The City of Kitchener is cancelling the current snow event effective 4 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026. The street parking ban will be lifted once the snow event is cancelled. 

The City of Kitchener has declared a snow event. Residents have until 12:00 p.m. (noon) Thursday, January 15, 2026 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. 

The City of Kitchener has declared a significant weather event due to the ongoing weather system. As there may be more snow on roads and sidewalks, we ask residents to limit unnecessary travel and to use extra caution when travelling or outdoors. 

The City of Kitchener has launched the Missing Middle and Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan, which will remove financial barriers and accelerate diverse, affordable housing options. This major new initiative is possible in part through funding from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund.

The City of Kitchener has approved two housing development applications that were deferred on January 5, enabling these applications to proceed through the use of a holding provision. A holding provision is a legal mechanism in the Planning Act that allows local government to enable development to proceed by placing a temporary restriction on that development until specific conditions set by the municipality are met. The two applications were deferred while CIty staff waited for the release of the Region of Waterloo’s detailed report of its current water supply capacity issue.  

Each year, the City of Kitchener brings our community members together for Neighbours Day, a celebration of live music, summer fun, and social connection. Musician applications open January 12, 2026 

Work has begun on Route 2, which will connect Stanley Park, Downtown Kitchener and Uptown Waterloo. Based on community feedback, the route has been extended to include the Spurline Trail between Downtown and Uptown. Major destinations along the proposed route include the Dom Cardillo Trail, Stanley Park Mall and GRT Station, Centre in the Square, Kitchener GO/VIA Station and the Spurline Trail.