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Tri-Pride, stylized tri-Pride, is an annual non-profit lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Pride festival in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, encompassing the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo. Prior to the launch of Guelph Pride in 2003, the event also included the city of Guelph. [1]
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. Kitchener, the largest city, is the seat of government.
A 2003 graduate of Leadership Waterloo Region, Randy has since served on Leadership Waterloo Region committees. The Sun Life Waterloo Busker Carnival was named one of the Top 100 festivals in Ontario by the Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) association. The FEO Top 100 Awards program recognizes festivals and events for their excellence in ...
Kitchener-Waterloo was no different in its quest to hold a public event that would increase tourism to the area. Starting in 1967, the community tried a total of three different events as it looked for a more permanent festival. [3] Between the years 1967–1969, the region tested events such as a Heritage Festival, Winterfest and Oktoberfest.
The event generally takes place as the first Pride celebration in the Southern Ontario region each summer. [5] Held for the first time in 2003, the event celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2013. [2] Prior to the launch of its own Pride festival, Guelph held events as part of Waterloo Region's tri-Pride.
The Waterloo Region Record is a daily newspaper that covers the Region of Waterloo, [150] while the Waterloo Chronicle covers the city; [151] both are published by Metroland Media Group. There are a number of FM radio stations that reach Waterloo, (see Media in Waterloo Region#Radio) although CKMS-FM is the only to broadcast out of the city. [152]
Indigenous people have long lived in and around what is today Kitchener-Waterloo. During the retreat of the last glacial maximum, the Waterloo Region was isolated by the ice to the north, east, and west and by Lake Maumee III to the south, [6] however once the ice retreated the landscape opened up for nomadic populations to hunt, camp, and thrive; though not many [quantify] sites from the ...
The Region of Waterloo, with Jack A. Young as its first chairman, took over many services, including Police, waste management, recreation, planning, roads and social services. [99] The Region is 1,369 square kilometres in size and its regional seat of government is in Kitchener. The Region's population was 535,154 at the 2016 census. [100]