The start of Canada’s league
April 25, 2019Saturday, Canada will kick off its first professional soccer league in years. Grand River Union has always supported local soccer. Dating back to the days of KW United in the grandstands of Seagram Road we celebrated Canadians playing the greatest sport ever. The last two years we have not had that opportunity. Many of the players from that time are now in this new Canadian League. Ready to battle it out for new cities. We want to take a moment to celebrate the greatness of KW United FC and the launch of our new Canadian League. (this post won’t do…
No human is illegal
Last year while we were in Detroit we met the awesome folks behind FC St. Pauli Toronto. They had heard of our previous work with Refugees and suggested we show a film called “Here to Stay” and episode of Religion…
Here to Stay – Film and Panel
Grand River Union is very excited to again team up with WPIRG in putting together a great event that will draw attention to the needs of the many refugees in the world, and the positive impact they have on society…
State of the Union
So, admittedly our local soccer scene has not gone exactly the way we wanted. KW United folded for the 2018 season, and signs do not indicate a Canadian Premier League team kicking off in KW in the inaugural 2019 season…
GRU’s Leadership Meeting Brought Excitement for the 2018 Season!
Grand River Union is getting ready for the 2018 season! While there will not be a KW United team to watch and cheer for this year (unfortunately!), that doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot of things planned! We had…
A Voyageurs Bus Trip – Canada vs. Jamaica
When word first broke that Canada would be coming back to BMO, the response was immediate; Grand River Union would be there! We knew we need a bus for this one. With the CNE and so much else going on,…
A note on KW United from Jeff Hughes
Editors note: This letter is from the venerable Jeff Hughes. We had heard he gave a great speech to some coaches at Kitchener Soccer Club and we had asked him to write it up for us. Jeff’s support of KW…
Four in a row
Despite the constant threat of rain all week, it turned out to be a beautiful day down on Seagram Drive with the sun shining brightly on the stands and the United players showing even brighter lights on the field. The…
We Marched, We Sang, We Celebrated: GRU’s CPL Campaign has Officially Begun!
Members of Grand River Union met at Ethel’s Lounge on May 28th to toast the 2017 season and prepare for supporting KW United in their quest for glory. We had a great turnout, with many new faces who are excited…
Grand River Union #United4CPL Launch Party
Day: May 28 Time: 6:30pm Place: Barley Works (59 King St N, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2) Guest Speakers: Barry Maclean (President, KW United); Nathan Martin (Writer, NSXI)
Roadtrip to Michigan!
It was a weekend to remember for the seven KW United fans that went down to Michigan to cheer on our beloved boys in blue! Leaving on Friday morning, the small band of supporters made their way down across the…
