Be Inspired by the Walper Hotel
Featured in the Montreal Gazette, designer Karl Lohnes highlights Kitchener’s Walper Hotel as a place to find decor inspiration.
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Spend your Summer at Shade’s Mills in Cambridge
It’s summer – time to head outdoors to take advantage of the wonderful spaces and amenities we have right here in the region. At Shade’s Mills Park in Cambridge, part of the Grand River Conservation Authority, families can enjoy nature and any number of outdoor activities without going far from home
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Tours Take Flight This Summer at Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory!
Summer is the perfect time to become a tourist in your own back yard. Or, in the case of the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory, become a tourist in their back yard, and take in their many free summer tours! Guided tours and children’s programming take place daily, and are free with regular admission
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Back to Nature: 6 Parks to Explore in Waterloo Region
Summer has arrived, meaning we’ve all shed our winter layers to bask in the warm sun. When the frigid days of winter can drag on in Waterloo Region, enjoying the outdoors is a must once summer arrived! Here are six ideas for enjoying a great day in nature.
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Walkable / Eatable Uptown Waterloo
Uptown Waterloo: pick a block. Any block. From Union Street to Central Street, the centre of the city is chock-a-block full of restaurants and eateries, brew pubs and bars.
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Summertime and the Picking is Easy at Herrle’s
It’s still a few weeks away yet, but get ready to pick your own strawberries. Local farms and farm-stores have crops and times that you can pick your own. Perhaps the most popular venue for pick-your-own strawberries in the area is Herrle’s Country Farm Market in St. Agatha.
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“Wake Up the Wild” with African Lion Safari!
Each year thousands of visitors enter the gates at African Lion Safari to see, hear, touch and learn about the more than 100 different species of animals that roam throughout their reserves. And now, visitors can interact with the animals in a completely new way with the “Wake Up the Wild” adventure
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True North 2018 – Tech for Good
True North kicks off at Lot42 in Waterloo today! It is an international conference that focuses on critical conversations related to technology and society. Tackling topics such as artificial intelligence, fake news, diversity, and more, True North hopes to explore the good and bad aspects…
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Get Inspired With These Date Night Ideas in Waterloo Region
From craft beer on a patio, or a board game cafe, to small venues with big flavour. Get inspired by these date night suggestions from around Waterloo Region that cover the simple and casual to the more refined and elegant.
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Explore Waterloo Region’s ‘Alternate Route’ this Summer
The Grand River is a heritage river that flows through the region, and for 27 years Canoeing the Grand has been proud to take both first time and experienced paddlers on a trip along this beautiful, natural waterway to see our region from a new perspective.
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Walkable/Eatable Hespeler
Part of Cambridge, Ontario, the town of Hespeler is building an identity as a unique and cohesive food destination. Located in the northeast quadrant of Cambridge and north of Highway 401, the central downtown of Hespeler nestles against the Speed River and Hespeler Mill Pond.
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Chef Profile: Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody O’Malley
Jody O’Malley and Kirstie Herbstreit have owned and operated The Culinary Studio in Kitchener’s Belmont Village for about seven years. The business has grown as the interest in food culture has blossomed in Waterloo Region
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KWAG – Illustrating How Art Is For Everyone
You may not realize it, but art is all around us. It intertwines into our culture, our community, our everyday lives. The constitution of the art gallery is to educate while entertaining, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery is no different. However, KWAG is unique in many ways.
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Artist Profile: Carolyn Dix
Waterloo based mixed media artist Carolyn Dix has only been a full-time artist for a little over two years, but she says that the artistic gene is in her DNA. She began her journey into assemblage when enrolled in the creative wood working and design program at Conestoga College.
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Spice Up the End of Winter by Adding a Little Heat!
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. So the saying goes, but here we’re talking about chile pepper heat. Nothing is further from the truth when considering the spicy hot peppers: some people can handle the heat physiologically, and some can’t.
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Leadercast Returns to Cambridge
The World’s Largest Leadership Event is back by popular demand! Drayton Entertainment and the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce will once again team up to host Leadercast, an educational event aimed at developing leaders across all industries and at
any career level.
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It’s an Ongoing, Wonderful Story at Drayton Entertainment
The story of Drayton Entertainment is one that unfolds like a fairytale. And it’s a story best told by a man who has been there from the beginning – current Chair of the Board of Directors of Drayton Entertainment, Neil Aitchison.
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Just like Cream they’ve Risen to the Top: Eby Manor Farm
The growth in popularity of Eby Manor Golden Guernsey milk has been a marvel to observe in Waterloo Region. Delivered in retro glass bottles, this unique milk is now found in many restaurants, cafes and food stores locally and as far away as the GTA.
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12 Ways to Share some #LocalLove this February
Plan a special date night in Waterloo Region, enjoy a romantic dinner out together, or spoil your sweetie with a one of a kind, local gift. With so many romantic options available here in Waterloo Region, get ready to share the love!
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Waterloo Region Coffee: a Top Up
There is a lot of coffee to be sipped in Waterloo Region. In fact, according to Graham Braun of Monigram Coffee Roasters in Galt, Cambridge, Waterloo Region is a coffee king in many respects.
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Chef Profile: Byron Hallett of Arabella Park Beer Bar
Chef Byron Hallett loves the synergy that exists between beer and food – that’s a good thing because he oversees the kitchen in one of Waterloo Region’s most interesting and unique establishments, Arabella Park Beer Bar in Kitchener’s Belmont Village.
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The Walper: A Boutique Hotel for the High-Tech Crowd
December 15, 2017 Hotel-Scoop – Until recently, though, travelers to the Waterloo region, an hour’s drive northwest of Toronto, had little choice of accommodation beyond standard chain lodgings. The Walper, a recently renovated boutique hotel for the high-tech crowd (and for any other travelers seek
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Dining in the Townships: Schmidtsville Restaurant and Gift Shop
A short drive into the countryside takes you through some of the rich farmland of Waterloo Region – some of the very best in the province – and into the town of Wellesley. There, you’ll find Schmidtsville Restaurant and Gift Shop.
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Grand River: Winding through Waterloo Region’s History
From its source in Dundalk, Grey County, flowing south 275 kms into Lake Erie, the Grand River is one of the most scenic and significant rivers in Ontario. Waterloo Region is at the heart of this waterway with many milestones and relics connecting the river to the development of the region.
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