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Featured Cambridge, North Dumfries and Wilmot Townships This scenic region offers historic charm, riverside views, and easy access to the countryside. Read more
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Drone image of South Napanee Waterway: river goes through center of the landscape cutting through the small town. Belleville and Bay of Quinte Its official name isn’t the Beautiful Bay of Quinte but it could be — given the undeniable charms of what locals call the Bay.
  • Eastern
Brampton Brampton is celebrated for its culinary gems, but its cultural diversity shines in the arts as well, from festivals to a lively local creative scene.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Alton Mill Art Centre: stone brick building with red paned windows. Caledon History meets arts and culture in Caledon’s hamlets and villages, where art galleries, breweries, and markets await.
  • Central
Cambridge, North Dumfries and Wilmot Townships This scenic region offers historic charm, riverside views, and easy access to the countryside.
  • Southwest
Drone image of an Ocala Winery & Orchards with a farm in the background Durham Region North From lake to lake — Scugog to Simcoe — Durham Region North is a rural Ontario destination known for rolling farmlands, charming towns, and the Oak Ridges Moraine, one of the most important formations in Ontario’s greenbelt. All that, plus a vibrant arts and cultural scene.
  • Central
Drone image of Pickering Marina: marina in foreground and Pickering in background Durham Region South Durham Region South is conveniently located a stone’s throw from Toronto and offers day-tripping possibilities galore. The region hugs Lake Ontario from Bowmanville to Pickering, making it easy to skip from location to location — and savour lakeside vistas.
  • Central
River with an arched bridge in the background Guelph Guelph is famed for world-class arts festivals, its historic downtown and beautiful waterways, the Speed and Eramosa Rivers, as well as the birthplace of “In Flanders Fields” poet, John McCrae. Oh, and then there’s the beer.
  • Central
Red brick building with green copper kettle sign hanging from the front Halton Hills, Georgetown and Glen Williams Halton Hills, nestled along the Niagara Escarpment, offers natural beauty and small-town charm that have inspired many artists to make it their home.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Art Gallery of Algoma Hamilton Some say “art is the new steel” in Hamilton. It’s no wonder — the city best known for its industrial side has become a thriving arts destination for artists and visitors alike.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Skyline of Kitchener at dusk. Kitchener, Waterloo, Townships of Woolwich and Wellesley They say you can’t have it all, but a visit to Waterloo Region – with its unique blend of old and new, rural and urban –might change your mind.
  • Southwest
Manitoulin Island Welcome to the largest freshwater lake island on the planet. Odawa Mnis (Manitoulin Island) is known for the natural beauty found in its winding trails, views of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and over one hundred inland lakes.
  • Indigenous Arts & Heritage
  • Northern
Image of a festival taking place in the streets of downtown Milton Milton & Halton Parks Milton is a pedestrian-friendly blend of modernity and historic charm surrounded by the beautiful backdrop of the Niagara Escarpment — the best of both worlds. The town is a rich cultural blend too, with a blossoming South Asian-Canadian population.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
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