Kitchener, Ontario Canada
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
Please Note: this guide entry is a work in progress. Expected date of completion of first draft is October 3, 2001. If anyone has information they wish included in this entry, please let me know. I intend to maintain this entry for some time to come.
Kitchener, Ontario is located 80 Kilometres (45 miles)***verify these distances*** southwest of Toronto. It is directly adjacent to both the cities of Waterloo and Cambridge. In fact, the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo have pretty much lost their independant identities in a lot of respects, as the phone company and other major services refer to them collectively as Kitchener-Waterloo or KW.***May write entries about these two***
It is located on the Grand River (actually as far as I understand, the Grand river is not so large at this point and is essentially channeled through a series of large underground conduits and man-made channels, so it is indeed ON the Grand River.
Kitchener (and Waterloo) are served by both Passenger Rail services offered by Via Rail, and by buses operated by Greyhound and other smaller bus companies. The city is also adjacent to the main vehicular artery of Southwestern Ontario--Highway 401.
The Grand River Transit, which is an amalgamation of the old Kitchener Transit and Cambridge Transit authorities, operates a series of interconnected city bus routes that service Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge.
***insert section on the state of Kitchener urban planning***
The folowing is a list of a few of the major tourist draws and annual special events that Kitchener has to offer.
Oktoberfest
-The second largest beer festival in the world (second only to Munich)
-Held in October each year
Check the official K-W Oktoberfest website.
***Not sure who belongs in here yet***
Lyric Nightclub: A former movie theatre transformed into a dance club with a sizeable stage. Considered one of the major concert venues in KW.
Kitchener is home to the main campus of Conestoga College.
***also mention the University of Waterloo and Laurier University in Waterloo somehow***
The official City of Kitchener homepage contains links to many of the major attractions, services, and business in and around the city.
Kitchener, Ontario is located 80 Kilometres (45 miles)***verify these distances*** southwest of Toronto. It is directly adjacent to both the cities of Waterloo and Cambridge. In fact, the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo have pretty much lost their independant identities in a lot of respects, as the phone company and other major services refer to them collectively as Kitchener-Waterloo or KW.***May write entries about these two***
It is located on the Grand River (actually as far as I understand, the Grand river is not so large at this point and is essentially channeled through a series of large underground conduits and man-made channels, so it is indeed ON the Grand River.
Visiting and Travelling within Kitchener
Kitchener (and Waterloo) are served by both Passenger Rail services offered by Via Rail, and by buses operated by Greyhound and other smaller bus companies. The city is also adjacent to the main vehicular artery of Southwestern Ontario--Highway 401.
The Grand River Transit, which is an amalgamation of the old Kitchener Transit and Cambridge Transit authorities, operates a series of interconnected city bus routes that service Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge.
***insert section on the state of Kitchener urban planning***
Major Sites and Events of Interest
The folowing is a list of a few of the major tourist draws and annual special events that Kitchener has to offer.
Oktoberfest
-The second largest beer festival in the world (second only to Munich)
-Held in October each year
Check the official K-W Oktoberfest website.
Restaurants of Interest
***Not sure who belongs in here yet***
Entertainment in Kitchener
Club Abstract: Bar/Nightclub featuring New Rock/Alternative, Retro 80's, and some live entertainment.Lyric Nightclub: A former movie theatre transformed into a dance club with a sizeable stage. Considered one of the major concert venues in KW.
Higher Learning
Kitchener is home to the main campus of Conestoga College.
***also mention the University of Waterloo and Laurier University in Waterloo somehow***
For more information
The official City of Kitchener homepage contains links to many of the major attractions, services, and business in and around the city.
