On April 19th, Kitchener City Council approved a framework to guide the City's initiatives to support businesses impacted by the pandemic.

Manfred and Penny Conrad have generously donated the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts to the City to steward a vision to boost arts and creative industries.   

The City of Kitchener and the University of Waterloo have announced a partnership to build an entrepreneurial hub for health innovation.   This is the first major investment of the City's new Make It Kitchener 2.0 strategy and $110 million Investment Fund.