Time: Sunday May 5 3-4 pm
Meeting Place: The Assembly Point in the Parking lot at The Catalayst, 137 Glasgow Street Kitchener
Walk Leader: Barbara Larke
Belmont Village is now part of a vibrant street in the historic Westmount neighbourhood. But, this wasn’t always the way it was and of course the future brings its own changes. Where did the idea for the neighbourhood come from? How has the original vision morphed in the past 112 years? And where is that pesky White Elephant?
Time: Friday May 3rd, 7 – 8 pm
Meeting Place: Victoria Park entrance at Salisbury Avenue and Forest Road
Walk Leader: Kevin Swayze
Join journalist Kevin Swayze for a walk highlighting some of the historic homes and landmarks of Dickson Hill in Cambridge. Learn about how the area was transformed in the late 1800s from the wild “Dickson’s Bush” to an enclave of grand homes for leading members of the former town of Galt and for some of its middle-class workers. Share your stories about a neighbourhood where most of the buildings remain generally unchanged and residents celebrate its history with events through the year.
https://kevinswayze.com/join-me-for-a-janes-walk-around-dickson-hill-in-west-galt-on-may-3-2024/
Time: Saturday May 4th, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Meeting Place: Heritage Green King St. S. and William St.
Walk Leader: Marion Weber and Phil Elsworthy
Then and now – a walk in the Mary Allen neighbourhood, one of Waterloo’s oldest neighbourhoods with many century homes. We will talk about the Kumpf survey of 1875 and the Hoffman survey of 1855 when lots were first sold, the architecture of the homes, the first residents and some of their businesses in early Waterloo. We will also see some more recent changes in the neighbourhood – older buildings that have been or are being converted to new uses, and some new buildings.
Time: Saturday May 4th, 10:00 – 11:20 am
Meeting Place: Victoria Park Pavilion
Walk Leader: Susan Lloyd Swail
During a 60 to 80 minute loop you are invited to join a retired land use planner to explore the relationship between diversity of housing, density, access to services and shops, connection to greenspace and health. We will walk along the Iron Horse Trail to Henry Strum Greenway along Highland to Heath Green and back to Victoria Park along Queens Blvd passing St. Mary’s hospital. Some subjects we will examine on our walking tour include some of Jane’s favourite topics- gentrification, retaining low cost housing in our cities and what makes a great city. We will be joined by a member of Green Waterloo Region to discuss how cities and residents can reduce ghg’s.
Time: Saturday May 4 2024, 9:15 & 10 am (45 min)
Meeting Place: Fire Hall Museum, 56 Dickson Street, Cambridge
Walk Leaders: Fire Hall Volunteers
Join Fire Hall Museum volunteers for an informative 45 minute Jane’s Walk tracing the highlights and high water levels in downtown Cambridge during the Great Flood of ’74.
We’ll stop at the corner of Dickson and Ainslie Streets to pay tribute to Police Constable Jack Shuttleworth – whose photo standing waist-deep in water at this intersection was published around the world. It’s a great opportunity to take a selfie with Jack!
These Jane’s Walks will leave from the Fire Hall Museum promptly at 9:15 and 10 am. The tours conclude at Idea Exchange – Old Post Office on Water Street. Please note that the tours include hills, stairs and uneven terrain. Participants should dress for the weather. Washrooms are available at the start and end of the tour; there are no washroom facilities available during tour.
In commemoration of the Great Flood that happened 50 years ago this spring, this walk is part of multiple events across Cambridge put on by the Fire Hall Museum.
Check out the full schedule at: https://www.firehallmuseum.ca/greatfloodof74.html
