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Bm NEWS- Continued from page 8 way, all-day GO service that could help out a com- pany like his. Although he said busi- ness is good, more trans- portation options would further open the Kitchener housing market to the Greater Toronto Area. “All-day GO opens up options for folks to spenda bit less on housing in K-W while create the employ- ment opportunities of To- Rate, ead Prudham. "It creates a deeper amenity base for K-W dwellers as a one-hour train ride to Torontoatany means access to Hem ofesctonal sports and world city attractions in the arts/culture and festi- val/event re: In 2016, the Wynne Lib- erals also pledged $43 mil- lion to the Region of Water- loo to develop a transit hub at Ki and Victori streets in Kitchener, creat- ing a centre that would THE CITY OF ommunities ara ie are re inviting. out to iaretyo voice in our publications. connect light rail transit, Grand River Transit bus- es, 60 trains and Via Rail "Regional spokesperson Lynsey Slupeiks said the region will provide an up- date on the hub when a re- port is released, Possibly as early as Februar’ on the transit hub, including new plat- forms for GO trains, is pro- ceeding i downtown Kitchener, but the con- struction of a new transit hub building has been on hold as the region worked to line up the funding needed for the $106-million project, be- yond the $43 million the province has agreed to pay. With more limited GO trains today, the vast ma- jority to trips between Wa- terloo Region and the Greater Toronto Area are Commuters, shoppers, students and others took 64,000 daily trips in both di- rections, but GO trains ac- counted for only 1,000 daily trips — just under two per nt, according to Minis- try of Transportation data from 2016. The 2016 census found this region and the Greater Toronto Area. Only 10 per G trains and buses. Cars, trucks and vans carried 86 per cent of commuters. Theuse of public transit —and the number of com- muters ao, and from the GTA reased after the €z0z ‘gz Auenuer ‘epsuny, | epojuosyg oopeyen, | § Pandemic ht In 2021 1 commuting fell ploy: worked f from home i in the this ihe Greater Toronto Area. Only six per cent (695 peo- ple) used public transit while 93 per cent commut- ed by car, truck or van. ~==— | WINDOWS & DOORS SPECIALISTS. Waterloo APPLICATION FOR NOISE BY-LAW EXEMPTION Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Director of Municipal Enforcement Services for the City of Waterloo for an exemption to the City of Waterloo Noise By-law #2010-073 which prohibits amplified sound between the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The applicant, Luiz Matos, is requesting an n exemption as follows: To permit 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., from January 2023 to April 30, 2023. Anyone wishing to comment on this matter should contact Municipal Enforcement in writing via mail to 100 Regina Street South, ro Box 337, ‘STN Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario h N2J 4A8, by phone at 519-747-8785, or via e-mail ai iter than 4:30 p.m. on February 4, 2023. Questions regarding this event should be directed to our attention. North from P. 519-886-15. 66-786-3941 waterlo TTY. © 519-743-3084 o sales@dewarhome.ca © https://dewarhome.ca/ ay DEWAR ea'@ja|UCIyDOOHe}2M