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Photo courtesy of Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives 2024
Featured Brampton Brampton is celebrated for its culinary gems — no surprise given its famously vibrant multicultural communities. But make no mistake, Brampton’s cultural diversity encompasses the arts as well, from festivals to a lively local creative scene. Read more
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Dark haired person stands in front of large wall mounted typewriter keys 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, known as Bawating, “The Place of the Rapids” by the Ojibwe people, and later by French colonists as “St.
  • 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 that spans thousands of years. The Six Nations of the Grand River is the only region in the continent where all Haudenosaunee nations live together.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
  • Indigenous Arts & Heritage
A gallery full of people observe and point at different pieces St. Catharines St. Catharines is the urban heart of the Niagara region.
  • Southwest
A couple walks with interlocked arms down the street in Stratfrod, shops on the left Stratford Stratford has a special kind of magic. And it’s no wonder.
  • Southwest
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
Three people in a canoe paddle in front of the Sleeping Giant at sunset Thunder Bay Stunning landscape meets unique history in Thunder Bay. On the shores of Lake Superior, the city is an amalgamation of Fort William and Port Arthur and boasts the largest Finnish population per capita outside of Finland.
  • Northern
A person sings while sitting on stage to another person playing the piano and sings back. Toronto Theatre Guide Toronto contains the third largest English-speaking theatre district in the world, after London’s West End and New York City’s Broadway. But how do you navigate it? Here, to get you started, are five theatres, and their neighbourhoods, that deserve standing ovations.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
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