Creative Capital
of Canada

Beck Box Stove

A stove patented by Jacob Beck

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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

Remington Typewriter

Did James Paris Lee of Galt (Cambridge) have a role in inventing the Remington typewriter?

1900s - Towards Mechanization

The early 1900s were a time of change in Canada.

Wil-Tel Automatic Oil Signal

In 1924, Kitchener’s own Wilfrid H. Schlee invented the signal light on a car’s instrument panel that warns a driver of low oil pressure.

1930s – Tough Times Lead to Innovation

Economic downturns are often thought to prevent innovation and risk taking. However, economic hard times can be a catalyst for innovation.

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.

O. Turnbull Co. Ltd.

A textile producer in Galt (Cambridge)

Sandvine

Sandvine helps organizations engineer and operate world-class networks with Active Network Intelligence.