Kitchener City Council received the prestigious Canadian Urban Institute Award for City Livability at a luncheon at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel on June 14, 2007.

The "City Livability" Award is given in recognition of "actions that make cities more livable from finding new ways and means to improve health care, education and the environment, to enhancing public places and spaces and instilling confidence about personal safety and security."

The City of Kitchener, located in Canada's Technology Triangle, was nominated for the award by the University of Waterloo. As David Johnston, President of the University of Waterloo, put it, "Kitchener has set the standard for Canadian municipalities reinventing themselves for the 21 st century."

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