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Waterloo Chronicle | Thursday, May 4, 2023 | 14 Region of Waterloo Public Notice Beginning Monday, May 1, Grand River Transit buses, including MobilityPLUS buses, will not run due to a strike. ION trains will continue to operate. Customer Service Centres will be closed. For a full list of impacts and up-to-date information, visit grt.ca/updates. WY GRT Region of Waterloo Read the news anywhere you want! In arush in the morning and wish you had time to sit down with your daily local news? Take it with you! Subscribe to the ePaper version of Great Features: IBNEWS GRAND RIVER FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS IN PERSON The Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) returns for its 15th season, May 9 to 13, as a fully in-person ex- perience, with screenings at the Princess Twin in up- town Waterloo, the Kitche- ner Public Library Thea- tre in downtown Kitche- ner, and at the Cambridge Community Players thea- tre in Galt. “Weare thrilled to bring these amazing films to lo- cal venues once again in- cluding areturn to the City of Cambridge, where it all began," said Michael Clark, festival chair, in a press release. The milestone season will showcase nine fea- tures and 39 shorts. Film selections come from 12 countries, in 11 languages, the Waterloo Region Record for the low price of only: all available for the first time in the Waterloo Re- gion, it says. "Iam particularly excit- ed that this year we will be screening various Indige- nous films from Turtle Is- land as well as global com- munities," shares Ileana pee director of program- This year's GRFF will showcase the winners from the Hospice of Water- loo Region's # YouOnlyDie- Once contest, as well as the winners of the City of Kitchener Youth Video Competition, both of which will be featured ahead of ticketed films at the Princess Twin in Wa- terloo. Tickets for the in-per- son feature events can be purchased for $12 each, or in combination, at a dis- count, through the web- site. Seating is limited, so purchasing tickets in ad- vance is recommended- . Shorts programs are free to attend, no purchase is necessary, and walk-in: are welcome. Listings can be found at www.erff.ca/films/, plus two additional events in partnership with The Journalism Film Festival presented by ink-stained- wretches.org. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA waterloochronicle.ca Read anytime, anywhere on * your mobile device. * Listen to stories. * Change the font size. * Translate in over 20 languages. $2.31 «.. Se] <exele\elaicole(oKelmualicne corel Meyiicim o)’Aere]| [aM wt=1")"ey4(*et-Y4 (Re lale ke ele iare] WATERLOO REGION RECORD CNWREPPR or visit wroffer.ca/deal/CNWREPPR to secure the rate.