On May 7th, 2014, 25 individuals representing 18 local community, social service and governmental organizations gathered with a vision to create
a new community council committed to fostering a connected, welcoming, integrated, and supportive community in Waterloo Region that is inclusive of
members of the Rainbow Community. Throughout 2014 and 2015, a subsection of this group met regularly to develop a Terms of Reference for
this important community initiative.
[source: Rainbow Community Council website,
accessed, 2021, August 2]
The first Terms of Reference for the Rainbow Community Council were adopted on May 7th, 2015 (one year to the day of the original meeting).
It is on this date that the Rainbow Community Council was founded..
[source: Rainbow Community Council website,
accessed, 2021, August 2]