Waterloo Region’s 2021 Canada Games Bid – Leaders of Waterloo Region’s 2021 Canada Games Bid will be joined by the Mayors of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge for a unique pep rally with the children at St. John Elementary Catholic School from 12 -1 pm on Wednesday February 1st.

They will be celebrating the Waterloo Region’s official bid submission, which was made in person in Ottawa on January 31st. As well, the bid committee will be providing details about venues and the major legacy opportunities for people in the region.

With the bid officially submitted, the focus is now on showing the Canada Games Evaluation Committee that we are behind the Games and ready to host. The Evaluation Committee will visit Waterloo Region on February 28 and community support is expected to play a key role in the ultimate decision with Ottawa, Sudbury and the Niagara Region also in the running.

The school children and mayors will be rallying behind the bid and encouraging others in the community to do the same. #WeRally2021 www.WeRally2021.ca

Date: Wednesday February 1st, from 12 pm to 1 pm

Location: St. John Catholic Elementary School, 99 Strange Street, Kitchener

*** Media will have an opportunity to conduct interviews and take photographs***

For more information, contact Bid Committee Spokesperson Teddy Katz at 416 523 3188 or at

canadagames@waterlooregion2021.ca

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