Author: janeswalkwr

When: Saturday May 6th, 2023, 3 – 4 pm

Meeting Place: Activa Sportplex – 135 Lennox Lewis Way, Kitchener, ON

Walk Leader: Scott Clark

Take a stroll with Scott Clark of John MacDonald Architect down Schneider Creek into the Balzer Greenway, following the route of a planned active transportation connection. Along the way, we’ll look at the history of the Balzer farm, as well as discuss desire lines, local infrastructure and the need for green spaces that better serve our growing community. The walk will depart from the Activa Sportplex at 3 pm and is expected to last just over an hour. Hiking shoes or boots are recommended. Unfortunately, the route is not currently accessible.

When: Saturday May 6, 2023.  2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Where: Idea Exchange, Hespeler location, 5 Tannery St E, Cambridge

Walk Leader: Catherine and Susan

Put on your walking shoes and join us on a stroll around Hespeler village based on information from the City of Cambridge’s archives. Your tour guides Catherine and Susan will share some stories from the past, and take you to visit some key locations that have made Hespeler what it is today. This walk is part of our celebration of the 100th birthday of the Hespeler Carnegie Library.

When: Saturday May 4th, 2024.  10:00 – 11:30 am

Where: Just inside the cemetery gate under the Zuber angel across the road from 128 Moore Avenue, Kitchener

Walk Leader: Wayne Miedema

Kitchener Mount Hope Cemetery opened in the 1860s and holds 160 years of stories of this city and its people. The stories show a community frozen in time – a community that had networks of connections through business, government, and friendship. We will also note interesting symbols and inscriptions as we go.

When: Friday May 5, 2023.  6:30 – 7:20 p,m.

Where: 72 Main Street (Main & Ainslie Street) Cambridge

Walk Leader: Ingrid Talpak (Content creator of Amazing Cambridge)

Historical walk of Main Street, the core of downtown Galt, covering the building materials, architecture and history of what the buildings were originally used for. I will share stories of business owners, and how the Grand River figured so prominently into the history of the street. The walk will end at Queen’s Square infront of Central Presbyterian Church