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Featured 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. Read more
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Niagara River running through the center with tall rocky, tree covered embankments on each side Niagara Black History Tour Traveling along the Niagara River offers a vast and stunning experience of nature. The River is quite a sight, often presenting an alluring teal blue colour as it stretches 58 km between Lake Erie and the spectacular Niagara Falls.
  • Black Arts & Heritage
  • Southwest
Oakville Oakville’s gracious lakeside charm makes it one of Ontario’s most sought-after spots to call home. At an easy 30 kilometres from Toronto, it’s an ideal destination for visitors too – both for its waterfront beauty and its history as an industrial port and stop along the Underground Railroad.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Baskets of flowers hang in the front of the Byward Market (two story red-brick building, with patio tables and chairs) Ottawa – Local The nation’s capital is known for its impressive “big-ticket” possibilities. Parliament Hill, international festivals, nationally significant museums, and the world’s longest skating rink and largest Tulip Festival.
  • Eastern
A river with a bridge in the distance Owen Sound, Path to Freedom Owen Sound has been called “The Scenic City” with good reason. At the mouths of the Pottawatomi and Sydenham Rivers, it’s beautifully situated.
  • Black Arts & Heritage
  • Central
Drone photo of a dam and river runs through a town Peterborough Peterborough is built on the shores of the Otonabee River, first known as Nogojiwanong, which is Ojibwa for “place at the end of rapids.” The Otonabee (or Odenabe, “river that beats like a heart”) isn’t the only waterway to criss-cross the city.
  • Central
  • Eastern
A lavender field with a path down the center leads to a wooden building Prince Edward County Prince Edward County has been called “Canada’s coolest Island hideout,” a place where “hip meets historic.” (By Condé Naste Traveller and The New York Times, respectively.
  • Eastern
Drone image of the Sault lock and St. Mary's River Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste Marie is deeply connected to its waters, with much of it built along the historic St Mary's Riverfront.
  • Northern
Two people canoe down the foggy Grand River at sunrise Six Nations of the Grand River Located south of Brantford and running alongside the Grand River, this southwestern territory in Ontario is brimming with history.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
  • Indigenous Arts & Heritage
A gallery full of people observe and point at different pieces St. Catharines St. Catharines, the urban heart of Niagara, offers wine, dining, and vibrant festivals with live music, theatre, and sports.
  • Southwest
A couple walks with interlocked arms down the street in Stratfrod, shops on the left Stratford Stratford is home to a world-famous theatre festival in a picturesque setting along the Avon River. But there’s a whole lot more to “festival city” than the obvious.
  • Southwest
Cobalt Heritage Silver Trail: winter landscape with a tall corrugated metal building in the center Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt Rocky Canadian shield, vast lakes, majestic forests — welcome to Ontario’s north.
  • Northern
The Saugeen Region: Hanover, Minto, Wellington North Friendly people, historic downtowns, fresh local produce and the great outdoors – that’s what you’ll find throughout Hanover, Minto and Wellington North.
  • Southwest
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