Author: janeswalkwr

Downtown Supermarket Grocery Run

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When: Sunday, May 5, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Where: Begin and end at Duke Street Parking Garage (Ontario Street entrance),

Walk Leader: Sam Nabi

Let’s go shopping at the downtown supermarket! What’s that you say? Downtown Kitchener doesn’t have a supermarket? Why, of course it does, it’s just spread out over a few blocks! We’ll work our way through a typical grocery list as we visit eight food stores within a four-block section of downtown. We’ll also learn a little bit about the history of food stores in the downtown core.

Tour of Historic Rockway Gardens

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When: Sunday, May 5, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Where: Begin and end at Garden House (7 Floral Drive)

Walk Leader: Bruce MacNeil, Marianne Weiler, and Catherine Owens

Spend an hour learning the history of beautiful Rockway Gardens, the significance of the design, how it was built and now maintained. Learn about some of the trees and plants which are unique in the Gardens. The Gardens will be showing all their spring splendor.

Then and Now

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When: Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Where: Begin at The Tannery parking lot, end at intersection of Charles and Water

Walk Leader: Tim Willcox

Ninety minute exploration of the heart of Kitchener, using vintage photos to compare the changes to buildings and sites that still exist, and others, that sadly, we have lost.

Uptown Open Space Experiences

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When: Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Where: Begin at Dupont Street West (near Waterloo Public Library), end at Mary Allen Park

Walk Leader: Scott Ramsay and Alannah d’Ailly

What comes to mind when you think of Uptown Waterloo? For most people Uptown is a place to work, shop, or eat out. However, Uptown also includes a collection of open spaces that invite pedestrians to slow down and enjoy being outdoors.

On this walk we will explore a number of open spaces, from the familiar to little gems hiding in plain sight. Along the way we hope to talk about what makes spaces attractive to people who use them everyday, and to reveal a different side of Uptown for folks who normally just pass through on their way to somewhere else. As we walk we will also talk about things that might enhance the Uptown open space network.

Peter Russell Rock Garden

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When: Sunday, May 5, 1:30-3 p.m.

Where: Begin and end at University of Waterloo, Parking Lot C (off of Seagram Drive)

Walk Leader: Peter Russell

The Peter Russell Rock Garden was originally created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the University of Waterloo in 1982, but this educational and beautiful university landmark located in the heart of campus has grown steadily over the years to contain over 70 large specimens of rocks and minerals.

The walk includes paved surfaces throughout the University of Waterloo Grounds.

Accessible parking available closer to the site. Pickup a ticket from Parking Services located on the Ring Road.