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Driver's Education

Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute introduced Canada's first driver's education course.

Barn Patent

Patents for barn frames that allowed maximum storage space by eliminating long expensive timbers across the interior of the barn.

Artificial Insemination in Cattle

Roy Snyder, a local farmer who was raised in an Old Order Mennonite home, had a unique vision when it came to breeding cattle

Pequegnat Clock Co.

The only successful pendulum clock company in Canada.

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TELUS Pitch Waterloo

An elevator booth will be set up for individuals to come and submit their 60-second pitch for the $100,000 grand prize.

Workhaus Market, 290 King Street East, Kitchener

Faux Fur in the 19th Century

As buffalo fur coats and robes were an expensive way to keep warm in the late 1800s, John Morley from Waterloo invented his own process of treating wool to create imitation buffalo fur.

Restorative Justice

The Elmira Case represents the beginning of a social movement to change the way in which Canadians deal with crime.

1960s - An era of Optimism

This optimism and enthusiasm about the technology of the future is reflected in some of the ideas that came out of Waterloo Region at this time.

Integrated Water Resource Management

Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is now used all over the world