Region requests better GO trains

With a provincial election around the corner, Region of Waterloo councillors have called on all political parties to remain committed to a Waterloo GO trainl service to Toronto.

At a meeting May 9, councillors said a two-way, all-day GO train service between Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto would play a “key part of unlocking the full potential of the Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor.” The corridor, they said, would be responsible for the creation of over 170,000 jobs and an estimated $17 billion to the country’s GDP.

In addition to the rail service for Kitchener-Waterloo, councillors also called for a GO service to Cambridge.

The benefits, they said, would be to attract businesses and talent to the “Innovation Corridor” and alleviate traffic congestion along the 401.

Council requested the provincial parties, local municipalities and the federal government to remain committed to creating the two-way rail service between Waterloo Region and Toronto by 2024, and Canada’s first high speed rail system from Toronto to London by 2025.