Waterloo’s a place where school’s more important than cool: terms such as “nerd”, “geek” and “wonk” are compliments, not insults.
Category: My Canada
My Canada, 62/150: Plain and not so simple
It took many years for me to realize, growing up, that not everyone had horse-drawn buggies clomp-clomping by their home.
My Canada, 61/150: Waterloo bands play on
There’s a high concentration of Germanic music roots in Waterloo’s soil that feeds music-making of all kinds.
My Canada, 60/150: How sweet it is
Like the swallows to Capistrano, Elmira-raised folk return in spring for the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival.
My Canada, 59/150: Geek central
Tools that last a lifetime and gadgets to make life easier — that’s the promise of Lee Valley.
My Canada, 58/150: The “no judgment” gym
GoodLife has succeeded because they figured out there are more people who grew up hating gym than those who grew up loving it.
My Canada, 57/150: By the stripes shall ye know them
The savviest of branding gurus would be hard pressed to come up with anything matching the iconic stickiness of a Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket.
My Canada, 56/150: My home cafés
Many of us who have lived in Stratford, Ontario feels a kinship with Balzac’s, which started as a café on Stratford’s main street.
