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The market is located in Kitchener, Ontario, and reflects the continued relationship of Kitchener with the Mennonite community (especially with vendors selling meats and baked goods) and farmers that continues to exist in the area. The market is open weekly on Saturdays year-round [1] and has more than 80 farmer/vendors. Different stalls sell a ...
Kitchener is located in Southwestern Ontario, in the Saint Lawrence Lowlands. This geological and climatic region has wet-climate soils and deciduous forests. Situated in the Grand River Valley, the area is generally above 300 m (1,000 ft) in elevation. Kitchener is the largest city in the Grand River watershed and the Haldimand Tract.
The market was established in April 1975 by eight farmers, [6] who merged a three-owner stockyard based in Waterloo with a five-owner stockyard based in Kitchener. [3] The owners included Jim Wideman, Bruce Hertel [ 3 ] Jacob Shantz, Ross Shantz, and Milo Shantz; the Shantz families then managed the facility for over forty years.
Kitchener Market is a stop on the Ion rapid transit system in the Region of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. [1] It is located in the Cedar Hill neighbourhood at the intersection of Charles and Cedar streets, about 100 metres (330 ft) south of its namesake, the Kitchener Farmer's Market.
The original location of the municipal seat was on the block bound by King, Frederick, Duke and Scott streets and home today to Market Square Shopping Centre; the first city hall was built in 1919 by William Henry Eugene Schmalz (son of Mayor W.H. Schmalz) faced King, with the area towards Duke hosting the weekly Kitchener Farmer's Market (operating from 1869 to 1872 which relocated to ...
St. Jacobs Farmers' Market is a farmers' market and flea market. It is the largest year-round farmer's market in Canada, [34] and is a popular destination for residents and tourists. [35] [36] It attracts about one million visitors annually. [37]
Weber Street's southern terminus is at the southern stub of King Street in Kitchener, and its northern terminus is at its intersection with King Street at the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market south of St. Jacobs. In addition to its two endpoints, Weber Street also crosses King Street in Waterloo, being generally northeast of King Street in Kitchener ...
A new proposal in 2010 would study only the merger of Kitchener and Waterloo, with a public referendum on whether the idea should be looked into. Kitchener residents voted 2–1 in favour of studying the merger while Waterloo residents voted 2–1 against. Waterloo city council voted against the study. [70]