Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge thrive in Waterloo Region

By NextHome Staff
October 31, 2018
by Gale BeebyHOUSING OPTIONSKitchener and Waterloo are mostly made up of single-family homes and there is a great selection of home types, from historic homes to modern townhouses and condos. But single-family homes are still the norm.Click here to see a list of new homes for sale.LEISURE PURSUITSThe region has a lot of cultural venues and events, including the Contemporary Art Forum, The Open Ears Festival, IMPACT theatre festival, the Multicultural Festival, the Kitchener Blues Festival, Mill Race Festival and the Rock the Mill music festival.It is also home to the Homer Watson House & Gallery, McDougall Cottage Historic Site, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Centre in the Square, The Cambridge Centre for the Arts and the Doon Heritage Museum.Cambridge has some of the most historic bridges in Waterloo Region and the Black Bridge Road Bridge — built in 1916 — is Cambridge's only truss bridge.And, of course, Kitchener-Waterloo is home to Oktoberfest, an annual nine-day event that is billed as Canada's Greatest Bavarian Festival and is the largest Bavarian festival in the world outside Germany.
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PARKS & RECKitchener's oldest outdoor park is Victoria Park in the heart of downtown. A cast-bronze statue of Queen Victoria, which was unveiled on Victoria Day in 1911, is the centrepiece. Another significant park is Rockway Gardens, which occupies a long narrow strip of land alongside King Street. Here there are many fountains, ponds, waterfalls and rock grottoes.The region has an extensive community trail system and the Grand River draws nature-seeking tourists to the region. The Grand River Conservation Authority operates 11 conservation areas.RETAIL THERAPYThe downtowns of each of the region's cities and townships offer some very stylish and forward-thinking retailers, as well as restaurants, cafés, salons and spas. Fairview Park is Kitchener's largest shopping mall, while Conestoga Mall in Waterloo is also home to the Galaxy Cinemas. In Cambridge, the Cambridge Centre also has an NHL-sized ice rink.EASY ACCESSThe Conestoga Parkway is the area's main highway, connecting with Highway 401. Public Transit throughout the Region of Waterloo is provided by Grand River Transit, which was created by a merger of Cambridge Transit and Kitchener Transit. GRT operates a number of bus routes in Kitchener, with many running into Waterloo and two connecting to Cambridge.GO Transit provides bus service from Kitchener to Mississauga Square One and train service to Union Station during rush hours. Passenger train service is provided by Via Rail.The Region of Waterloo International Airport is in Breslau.

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Population: 583,500Known best for: OktoberfestWalk scores:Kitchener: Average of 47Waterloo: Average of 44Cambridge: Average of 44RegionOfWaterloo.ca

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