The cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo have each cancelled all events on municipal properties until the end of June.
Kitchener says it made the call now rather than wait until it was provincially mandated to protect event partners and to extend their planning windows. “Today’s decision is another difficult one but a necessary one,” Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic said in a statement. “We need to stay home, practise physical distancing and do everything we can to help stop the spread of COVID-19.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Kitchener says it is looking into alternatives to its annual Canada Day celebration at city hall.