Informative and helpful links

Region of Waterloo: Covid-19 Information Centre:

For health information on COVID-19, visit:

• Region of Waterloo Public Health COVID-19 section
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Public Health Ontario
• Where to get tested

For information on non-health topics related to COVID-19, please visit the following pages:

• Regional closures and service changes due to covid-19
• Waterloo Region COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force
• COVID-19 coordinated response newsletter
• Newsroom (Subscribe to Region of Waterloo media releases)
• Information for businesses (Ontario)
• COVID-19 Community update - Fridays at 11:30 a.m. (YouTube live broadcasts)

For information on how you can contribute, visit:

• How to help.

Region of Waterloo: Community Supports and Resources

• Crisis and distress lines
• Mental health resources
• Support to cope with stress and anxiety
• Food hampers and meals
• Emergency foster care
• Emergency child care
• For people experiencing homelessness:
  • Washrooms
  • Emergency shelters
• Animal care services
• Spiritual supports
• Additional services that have been adapted due to COVID-19
• About the Community Support Control Group

WELLBEING Waterloo Regionis a community-led collaborative where members work together across sectors to improve the wellbeing of residents in Waterloo Region.

WWR’s 160+ members come from all parts of Waterloo Region, representing local residents with various lived experiences and 70+ organizations.

Wellbeing Waterloo Region and network members have assembled some information and resources related to wellbeing in the community during the pandemic. Below is a list of those resources:

• Resources for Coping with Anxiety and Stress
• COVID-19 Community Services
• Municipal Responses to COVID-19
• Mental and Spiritual Wellbeing During COVID-19
• Supports for Older Adults During COVID-19
• Grief, Dying, and Death During a Pandemic

If you have any suggestions or updates for new resources that you would like to share, connect with us by sending an email to wellbeingwr@regionofwaterloo.ca.

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