The Boathouse reopens in Kitchener’s Victoria Park [Video]

A long-awaited opening has finally arrived after years of uncertainty.

A reopening ceremony was held in Kitchener’s Victoria Park Friday morning at 11 a.m. at The Boathouse, a restaurant and live music venue.

The building has been closed since 2019 and it faced an unknown future for several years until the city-owned building was leased to local entrepreneurs, Walkinshaw Holdings, in 2022.

Since then, the building has been revamped to show off the beauty of Victoria Park while providing a space for performers.

“There has been a great community buzz about the space and now that the doors are finally open people can walk in comfortably knowing its not a construction site,” Operations Manager Shawn Flanagan said. “We’re ready to open up the doors and welcome people in. The reservations for the weekend are full essentially but we are leaving some room for walk-in just so everyone can get a …