The coronavirus pandemic could see close to 400 people laid off by Waterloo Region by early next month. A staff report, which will be presented to council on Wednesday, says the region has already issued temporary layoff notices to part-time casual staff who would have otherwise been working at regional libraries, museums and cultural services sites and clerical pool staff.
The report says a number of contracts were also terminated early. In total, 179 people were affected by those moves. In addition, with a number of bus routes being cut and a lower ridership level, around 90 Grand River Transit employees were laid off on Monday, while another 11 have been redeployed.