Creative Capital
of Canada

Kennedy Motor Company

A Preston (Cambridge) car company with headquarters in Galt. They produced about 175 vehicles, stressing that they were automobiles, not motor carriages.

Privy Seat Patent

An 1886 patent for an attachment to a privy (outhouse) seat which would close the hole of the seat until the user was seated there.

Dr. Zeigler’s Celebrated Baby Tender

A baby cradle on a spring system which allows a baby to be easily rocked or for an older child to rock itself.

Moritz Lindner

A toy manufacturer in Berlin who held several patents for toy and model horses.

1910s & 1920s - From Global Havoc to Prosperity

The 1910s and 1920s were a tumultuous period of time in Canada.

Scientists create 'artificial leaf' that turns carbon dioxide into fuel

The new technology, outlined in a paper published last week in the journal Nature Energy, was inspired by the way plants use energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food.

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TELUS Pitch Waterloo

An elevator booth will be set up for individuals to come and submit their 60-second pitch for the $100,000 grand prize.

Workhaus Market, 290 King Street East, Kitchener

1970s & 1980s - Local Ideas Become Global Ideas

Waterloo Region emerged on the world stage in the 1970s. It was an era marked by global ideas.

Raytheon Canada

Raytheon develops and manufactures air traffic control and radar systems.