City News

The City of Cambridge is pleased to once again be hosting the community Oktoberfest Lunch at City Hall. After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, Oktoberfest returns to Civic Square at Cambridge City Hall on October 5, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
All are welcome to attend this free public event, with donations to the Cambridge Food Bank encouraged. There will be a ceremonial keg tapping, Bavarian music, maypole raising, appearances by Onkel Hans and Tante Frieda and free Oktoberfest...
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As you prepare to empty your pool, hot tub or other outdoor swim spa this season we ask you to not dump chlorinated water directly into our storm sewers.
“It’s important that residents understand that the water from pools and hot tubs contain chemicals that are not filtered or treated when drained into our storm sewers,” says Mike Parsons, Director of Environmental Services for the City of Cambridge. “The water goes directly into our river and can impact...
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September 30, 2022, marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation . On this day we also participate in Orange Shirt Day and invite you to join us in honouring and remembering Canada’s residential school survivors, the children who did not survive, their families and communities.
Orange shirts commemorate the story of Phyllis Webstad, a residential school survivor who was stripped of her new orange shirt when she attended residential school as a six-year-old child....
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We would like to hear from you on how we can improve accessibility in our programs, services and facilities.
We are committed to being responsive to the needs of all people who work, live, and play within the City of Cambridge. To do this, we recognize the diverse needs of our residents and visitors and respond by striving to provide services and facilities that are accessible.
Please complete the short survey before October 21, 2022.
Your input is valuable and...
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This update will serve to connect residents to important discussions and decisions being made by Cambridge City Council. The Mayor and Council make up the local government for the City of Cambridge. They develop laws and policies, which the City's administration implement.
Improving traffic issues in school zones
Council approved a proposal for a school bus loading zone to be implemented on Osborne Street along the frontage of St. Gregory Catholic Elementary School....
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