page_title: Waterloo, Ontario
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: Waterloo, Ontario / Government
caption_attribution_description: English: Ultra high-resolution panorama of the City Hall of Waterloo, Ontario. This image is a composite of 26 separate photos taken at: 28mm, f9,1/80, ISO-100. It was stitched using PTGui.
context_page_description: Waterloo is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener.
  Kitchener and Waterloo are often jointly referred to as "Kitchener–Waterloo", "KW", or the "Twin Cities". While there were several unsuccessful attempts to combine the municipalities of Kitchener and Waterloo, following the 1973 establishment of the Region of Waterloo there was less motivation to do so. At the time of the 2016 census, the population of Waterloo was 104,986.
context_section_description: Waterloo City Council consists of seven councillors, each representing a ward, and a mayor. The number of wards expanded from five to seven in the November 2006 elections. The current mayor of Waterloo is Dave Jaworsky, who was elected in October 2014. The current Waterloo City Council is constituted as follows:
  Ward 1 (Southwest): Sandra Hanmer
  Ward 2 (Northwest): Royce Bodaly
  Ward 3 (Lakeshore): Angela Vieth
  Ward 4 (Northeast): Diane Freeman
  Ward 5 (Southeast): Jen Vasic
  Ward 6 (Central-Columbia): Jeff Henry
  Ward 7 (Uptown): Tenille Bonoguore
  Past and present city councils have been committed to providing for the explosive population growth that is coming with the local economic boom. Rapidly developing subdivisions are often described by their critics as urban sprawl that threatens environmentally sensitive areas and valuable agricultural land.
  Waterloo was part of Waterloo County, Ontario until 1973 when a restructuring created the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, (often referred to as Waterloo Region or the Region of Waterloo), which consists of the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge, and the townships of Woolwich, Wilmot, Wellesley, and North Dumfries. The Region handles many services, including paramedic services, policing, waste management, recreation, planning, roads and social services.
  In federal politics, the city of Waterloo is entirely within the electoral district of the same name. In provincial politics, the city is within the Kitchener–Waterloo electoral district.
caption: Waterloo City Hall
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