When: Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m.
Where: Begin at YMCA Early Years (719 Erbsville Road), end at Waterloo City Hall
Walk Leader: Anne Crowe
Explore Waterloo’s Westside Trails by bicycle with the Active Transportation Advisory Committee. Help us evaluate the route and help the city improve our walking and cycling trails.
The total ride is about 10 kilometres.
When: Saturday, May 4, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Where: Begin and end at the corner of Tilt Drive and Doon Village Road
Walk Leader: Jean Halboom, Upper Doon resident
Jane Jacobs loved old city neighbourhoods with their diversity of building types and residents with a variety of professions and trades. In these neighbourhoods, people know one another by name.
Upper Doon reflects many of the characteristics Jane Jacobs advocated to keep. Upper Doon is a Heritage Conservation District; on the tour you will hear about and see where Waterloo County’s historic figures – Homer Watson’s family, Tilt’s, Perine’s- lived and worked. And we are going to find the first successful flax mill in Upper Canada! Okay, the ruins exist!
When: Sunday, May 5, 1:30-3 p.m.
Where: Begin at Iron Horse Trail at Catalyst 137, and end atGlasgow and Belmont
Walk Leader: Barbara Larke
Our walk through time will look at the development of Westmount/Belmont in Kitchener and its related neighbourhood of Fairview and Uptown West in Waterloo.
Two years ago when I did this walk there had been dramatic changes in these neighbourhoods. Well, change never stops, so I have new developments and discoveries to share.
Come and find out about those “Iron Horses” on the trail, the long gone industries of the area, the growth of Belmont Village, and the recent changes to this vibrant part of KW.
The starting point is accessible by bus from both Glasgow (route 4) and Belmont (route 8)
When: Saturday, May 4, 3-4 p.m.
Where: Begin and end at Brubacher Green
Walk Leader: Laura McBride
The Fairy Walk: Building Social Capital For Our Children.
Social Capital is the everyday activities that build up a network of relationships between neighbours.
Join us as we search for dozens of ‘Fairy Doors’, talk to neighbours, and discuss about ways for children to build community and get to know their neighbourhood. We’ll also have a small Fairy Party in Brubacher Green.
When: Sunday, May 5, 12-1 p.m.
Where: Begin at Sun Life Financial (227 King Street South, Waterloo) in the front garden and end at the Spurline Trail (at Ferdinand Ave)
Walk Leader: Kerri Hutchinson
