CBC K-W's Community in Focus: Williamsburg

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo has been spending time in Williamsburg as part of our Communities in Focus initiative. Read more about our coverage of this Kitchener neighbourhood.

CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2024 1:03 PM EST | Last Updated: April 25

How the Williamsburg Community Association creates sense of belonging for residents

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Frank Prospero, president of the Williamsburg Community Association, explains how the group was formed and how it aims to create a sense of belonging for residents. Prospero spoke to CBC K-W as part of the Communities in Focus project, which is zeroing in on the southwestern Kitchener neighbourhood over the next few weeks.

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo has been spending time in Williamsburgas part of our Communities in Focus initiative, which aims to build and deepen relationships by highlighting new and unheard voices.

That includes an event at Max Becker Common on April 20 for an Earth Day cleanup with the Williamsburg Community Association.

Volunteers gather for Earth Day cleanup in Kitchener park

Piecing together the history of Kitchener's Williamsburg neighbourhood

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Crowd of people stand near red tent that says — People gather at the CBC K-W tent where they were able to record their name for the radio or take part in a children's Earth Day activity on Saturday, April 20. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)

Young woman points to a map while talking with a man — CBC K-W reporter Carmen Groleau, centre, talks about her recent work in covering the Williamsburg neighbourhood in Kitchener. The Communities in Focus initiative aims to build and deepen relationships by highlighting new and unheard voices. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)

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The neighbourhood

The neighbourhood is a fast-growing and tight-knit community in the southwestern part of the city. Williamsburg is bordered by Fischer-Hallman Road to the east, Trussler Roadto the west, Highway 7/8 to the north and the southern border has recently expanded from Bleams Road to Huron Road.

The neighbourhood still has a hint of the historic former hamlet of Williamsburgembedded in a densely populated, fast-developing urban centre that's a short drive out to the surrounding picturesque farmland.

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Photos
Take a photo journey through the community of Williamsburg

A playground in Max Becker Common in the community of Williamsburg, Kitchener. (Hayley Zimak/CBC)

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