News Releases
A new partnership between the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA), City of Waterloo, local businesses and artists is adding colour and culture to an Uptown laneway. The Hughes Lane Art Walk is similar to Vancouver’s ‘Canvas Corridor’ where the back doors...
Help spread the love in Uptown Waterloo In an effort to safely welcome people back to Uptown Waterloo and to recognize and thank front line workers, the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA) has launched a gratitude garden campaign called Uptown Rocks!...
In an effort to safely welcome people back to Uptown Waterloo as pandemic restrictions lift, and to support local businesses, the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA) will be hosting a weekly, open-air market. Presented by HIP Developments,...
Over the past number of years of construction, Uptown businesses have used their entrepreneurial talents and creativity to keep their doors open and their customers engaged. Now, due to COVID-19, they are once again being tasked to change up their business models and...
Today, the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA), Downtown Kitchener BIA and Downtown Cambridge BIA announced the creation of funding programs for businesses to assist with changes made to their business models/plans as a result of the pandemic. Over the...
Today, the final set of features for the #KWFeelGoodFridays initiative were announced. Last month, the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA) and Downtown Kitchener BIA launched the “Feel Good Friday” social media campaign in an effort to recognize...
International yoga franchise Modo Yoga announced yesterday that essential services workers can access their new online yoga platform for free, while their studios are closed. Modo Yoga Online was launched in mid-March to support Modo Yoga communities worldwide...
Today, the third set of winners of the #KWFeelGoodFridays initiative were announced. Three weeks ago, the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA) and Downtown Kitchener BIA launched the “Feel Good Friday” social media campaign in an effort to recognize...
Jackie White, Chair of the Sun Life Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, announced today that the 2020 Festival, which was to be held from 17-19 July, will be cancelled and the Organizing Committee will begin work on the 2021 Festival. This is the first time in 27 years the...
As part of a countrywide, virtual vigil tonight, Uptown Waterloo’s unique LED streetlights will be once again be illuminated to show love and support for Nova Scotia. With the COVID-19 pandemic preventing people from mourning together in person, the online vigil will...