Cambridge, Ontario: Driving Tour Of Galt, Hespeler and Preston (March, 2018)

Cambridge, Ontario came to be in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler and Preston. On March 10, 2018, we created this video driving tour of those three centres. The video starts with Galt, before touring Hespeler then, finally, Preston. Cambridge is, in turn, part of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo that includes the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. We have previously done driving tour videos of those two cities: Kitchener -    • Kitchener, Ontario: Driving Around Downtow...   Waterloo -    • Waterloo, Ontario: Driving Tour Of Downtow...   As well as nearby Guelph, Ontario -    • Guelph, Ontario: Cruising Around Downtown   The population of Cambridge is around 130,000 with the whole Waterloo Region coming in at around 535,000. Galt is the largest community within Cambridge and was settled in 1816. It was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a city in 1915. Located on the Grand River, Galt is very European looking with quaint bridges on the river and churches with tall steeples. Hespeler is located at the far northeast of the city and was the last to be settled (1830). Hespeler was incorporated as a town in 1901 and has the Speed River running through its centre. Preston was settled in 1805 and was incorporated as a town in 1900. This section is located just south of highway 401, near the junction with highway 8.