Creative Capital
of Canada

Uptown Waterloo is quickly turning into an arts hub

Art galleries, stores are thriving in Uptown Waterloo, writes Tracy Van Kalsbeek.

Flash from the Past: Postcards capture early 20th-century Waterloo

Farm-owned stores a growing trend in food marketing, says Andrew Coppolino

Farmers expand skillset to include retail operations, as economies and markets shift

Bringing new life to Galt’s Main Street

Galt's downtown was built by Scottish stone masons with a different tradition than the Mennonites and Germans of Kitchener and Waterloo. They liked stone buildings with lots of ornamentation.

Some good stuff on the way in Galt, new BIA manager says

Galt Love "has turned into more of a mentality than it is an event,"

CATERED LUNCHES LEAD TO GREAT DISCOVERIES IN OUR COMMUNITY

If culture is going to eat strategy for breakfast, might as well have it at a local restaurant.

‘Canada is a dreamland’: Syrian refugee thrilled to start job at Kitchener high-tech firm

The warm smiles from his new Canadian colleagues at Bonfire Interactive stand in stark contrast to the hostile stares he faced in Beirut.

Proposed uptown development to help promote STEAM

What is being proposed by HIP Developments is a revolutionary arena for youth involved in science, technology, engineering, arts and design and math (STEAM) to hone their skills at a young age.

Kitchener aims to set up ‘creative hub’ to stimulate arts sector

The City of Kitchener is looking to set up a creative hub downtown and help "create urban vitality in the city"