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Canada travel agencies and travel operators, as well as, the Canada hotel, offer seasonal and off season discounts for the tourists to attract business. Since the local travel and tourism industry is very less when compared to the International tourism industry. Only the arrivals from the other world can bring the enthusiasm to the tourism industry. Many tourists coming with tourist visas wants to find a permanent job in the country and ultimately a permanent residence permit in the well-developed less populated peaceful country. 

It's an acid bog which is home to a range of unusual plants and animals, including lemmings, shrews, the carnivorous sundew plant and nine varieties of orchids. Access to the bog can be gained off Oxford St between Hyde Park Rd and Sanatorium Rd. There is also a pedestrian gate into the bog from the Oakridge Shopping Mall parking lot. Westminster Ponds Also for nature seekers, this area of woods, bogs and ponds supports a variety of wildlife, including foxes and herons. There is a viewing tower and a boardwalk around some sections of the large undeveloped area. Two thousand years ago, indigenous people camped here. There is a trail into the area, heading east out of the tourist office on Wellington Rd S. Ska-Nah-Doht Indian Village Some 32krn west of the city, Ska-Nah-Doht is a well-done re-creation of a small Iroquois longhouse community of about 1000 years ago. Guided tours are available or you can wander about yourself.

The village structures are encircled by a palisade. Outside the walls, crops the Indians would have grown have been planted and there are burial platforms. A Canada travel museum supplies more information and contains some artifacts. The site, on Highway 2, is in the wooded Longwoods Road Conservation Area which has some walking trails. It's open from 9 am to 4 pm daily throughout the summer. For the rest of the year, it's closed on weekends and holidays but call to confirm exact dates. Admission is $3. From London, take Hwy 402 to interchange 86 and then follow Hwy 2 west. Organised Tours Bus Tour Two-hour tours of the Canada city aboard British double-decker - London 231 buses depart from City Hall, 300 Dufferin Ave, twice daily from the end of June to the beginning of September. A ticket is $7.50. Boat Cruise Departing from a landing in Springbank Park, the London Princess does a number of different cruises along the river.

The basic trip lasts about 45 minutes and costs $7, with discounts for seniors, students and children. There are also Sunday brunch trips and evening dinner cruises. Reservations are a good idea. The season runs from the end of May to October. Special Events In the first week of June, there is an International Air Show, and in mid-September, the Western Fair, a 10-day agricultural and amusement event. In mid-July, watch for the Home County Folk Festival. It's held in the centre of town, in Victoria Park. There are some pretty big names on stage over the course of the four-day event, and it's free. Dance, crafts and a range of inexpensive food are also featured. Camping Within the city limits, there is convenient camping at Fanshawe Conservation Area near the Pioneer Village.

It's in the north-eastern section of town, off Fanshawe Park Rd, and is open from the end of April to mid-October. Hostels During summer Alumni House at the University of Western Ontario rents rooms. It's at the Richmond Gates, the entrance into the campus from Richmond St. It costs $32 a single ($26 for students) with a continental breakfast. Be sure to call before arriving. The bus from downtown up Richmond St goes to the university gates, a short walk to the residence. The London & Area B&B Association has a list of places, averaging $40 single, $55 to $65 double.

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The Canada Uptown (downtown) area of Waterloo along King St N from Bridgeport Road north to William St W is a very pleasant information Maps and information are available at the Kitchener- Waterloo Visitors & Convention Bureau, south of the centre, at 2848 King St E. From June to the end of August. it' open from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday to Wednesday, 9 am to 7 pm on Thursday and Friday and lOam to 4 pm on weekends. The rest of the year, hours are 9 am to 5 pill Monday to Friday. Farmers' Market The central market is held downtown, on the corner of King St E and Frederick St. The market began in 1839 and features the products of the Amish and Mennonites breads, jams, many cheeses and sausages, and handicrafts such as quilts, rugs, clothes and handmade toys. Whether they like it or not, it is the farmers themselves who are often the main attraction. Some of these religious people, whose ancestors were originally from Switzerland via Pennsylvania. live much as their grandparents did in the 19th century. There are also many merchants, including bakers, craftspeople and farmers, who aren't Mennonite. The market is held on Saturday from 6 am to 2 pm.

Across the street, on the corner of Kin and Benton St's a 23-bell glockenspiel at noon and at 5 pm. Joseph Schneider Haus At 466 Queen St S, not far from the market. this Heritage Canada site is the restored house of a prosperous German Mennonite. It's a Canada tourist museum depict in life in the mid-l 850s, with demonstrations of day-to-day chores and skills. Through the summer, it's open every day; the rest of the year it's closed Monday and Tuesday. Note that it is shut completely for the last week in December and for the first six weeks of the new year. There is a nominal admission of south- Western Ontario - Kitchener-Waterloo Woodside National Historic Site contains the 100- year-old mansion where former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (Canada's 10th prime minister) once lived.

It has been restored and refurnished in upper-class 1890s style. The basement houses display on the of Mackenzie King. On weekends, you can witness demonstrations of period crafts, music and cooking by guides in costume. The park is at 528 Wellington St N in Kitchener. II's open daily and admission are $3. Universities of Waterloo & Wilfrid Laurier In Waterloo west off King StN on University Ave, these two universities sit right beside each other, and both have attractive, green campuses, The former is well regarded for its engineering; the latter specialises in economics. Canada Waterloo has an art gallery, and the free Museum & Archive of Games, which depicts the history of games around the world for the tourists and travellers. Hours vary depending on exhibits. Doon Heritage Crossroads The Doon Heritage Crossroads, south of Kitchener (20 minutes by vehicle or call for transit information), is a re-creation of a pioneer settlement circa

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THE GRAND RIVER 

Beginning near Georgian Bay, the Grand, a Canadian Heritage River, winds its way south through Elora, and continues just to the east of Kitchener- Waterloo, eventually emptying into Lake Erie. The Grand River watershed is the largest inland river system in the southern portion of the province. Aside from the gorge conservation area listed above, there are many other parks and conservation areas located along the southern sections of the river.

Anyone of them or local Canada tourist offices should have a guide to recreational facilities along the Grand. Canoeing is possible in many sections (with rentals and shuttles); at others there are swimming facilities and walking trails. For more information contact the Canada Grand River Conservation Authority in Cambridge.

Rooms start at $150. Elora Confectioner's Delicatessen (54 Metcalfe St) has fresh sandwiches and baked goods. The Desert Rose Cafe (J 30 Metcalfe St) is good for its Mexican-influenced menu under $10. The Metcalfe Inn, on the corner of Mill and Metcalfe Sts, has an outdoor patio where beer is served. Other places along Mill St and the dining room of the Mill Inn, offer more expensive menus. At the back of Leyanders (40 Mill St), a store, is a quiet tearoom, good for afternoon cream tea with a view of the river.  The Greyhound bus connects north to Owen Sound and south to Toronto via Guelph. It stops at Little Katy Variety Store, central on Geddes St.

FERGUS

Fergus is Elora's neighbor and a quiet farming town. As the name suggests, the heritage here is Scottish, and this is best appreciated at the annual Highland Games, held during the second week of August. Included are Scottish dancing, pipe bands, foods, and sports events such as the caber toss. It is one of the largest Scottish festivals and Highland Games held in North America. St Andrew St is the attractive main street. Many of the distinctive grey buildings are made of limestone and a town oddity is the painted fire hydrants.

The tourist office is in the central Fergus Market Building along with various shops. The Templin Gardens are in the centre of town, along the Grand River. A farmers' market is held on weekends. Between Fergus and Elora Sts is the Wellington County Museum, with artifacts relating to the history of the county. Like Elora, Fergus is quite busy, and accommodation is not overly abundant. In general, costs are a little lower here. The Thompson's is a B&B within walking distance of downtown. Prices are from $40/50. The Canada Riversedge Cafe with a nice location behind the Market Building has sandwiches and a few vegetarian pasta dishes and burgers. It's open daily. The Greyhound bus which goes to Guelph where connections for Toronto can be made stops at the Highland Inn, downtown.