If you are thinking of making this area your home, you are in good company! Each of the region's cities has something to offer: Cambridge which amalgamated the towns of Galt, Preston and Hespeler with each contributing to the unique character of the community; Kitchener with its history of settlement and active downtown; Waterloo, settled in the early 1800's offers a rich heritage along with its two universities and diverse cultural scene. Here are just a few of the sites and/or activities available in the area:

Cambridge Farmers Market: downtown Galt, open on Saturdays year-round with additional summer hours

Dunfield Theatre: downtown Galt, new performance venue associated with the Drayton Theatre

Cambridge Centre: shopping mall with The Bay, Sears, movie theatres, food court, ice rink

Southworks Outlet Mall: downtown Galt

Mill Race Festival: annual folk festival held in Galt

Galt Little Theatre: community-based theatre productions

School of Archetecture: local campus of the University of Waterloo in Galt

Cambridge Fire Museum: downtown Galt

Numerous walking/biking trails throughout the region

Cambridge Galleries: provides space for over 20 art installations per year

rare Charitable Research Reserve: a land reserve around the Grand and Speed rivers operated by a non-profit organization to promote education and protection of the area's natural environment

Apple Picking: area farms

Gymnastics and Cheerleading teams

Sports arenas in all cities of the region

Preston Farmers Market: summer months only

Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory: Hespeler area

African Lion Safari: just south of Cambridge

Canoeing on the Grand River

Skiing, Snowboarding, Tubing at Chicopee (Kitchener)

West Montrose Covered Bridge

Numerous Golf Courses

Bingeman's: water park and indoor games facility (Kitchener)

Centre in the Square: performance venue (Kitchener)

Oktoberfest: annual celebration of the area's German heritage (Kitchener)

Rockton Fair: fall fair (just south of Cambridge)

University of Waterloo; Wilfrid Laurier University

Conestoga College

Elmira Maple Syrup Festival: annual spring event with the main street of Elmira closed to accommodate numerous merchandise and food vendors. Tours of maple bush available.

St. Jacobs farmers market: large market in the heart of Mennonite country