An Insider's Guide to Waterloo Region

Westmount Place, Waterloo

The weather has been hot and humid this weekend and for those of us who did not get to the beach, a stop at the local DQ was a good way to cool off. Happy August everyone! (Photo by Becka)

The cool, wet spring has made the grass very green but has delayed the opening of fruit tree blossoms. They will soon be at their peak in the region. This picture was taken in the rain yesterday at Lakeside Park in Kitchener.

I enjoy walking around Victoria Park at any time, but in my opinion, it is most beautiful in early May. The willows are green and the magnolia trees and forsythia are blooming this week.

Waterloo Region, including the Freeport area, was hit by a severe rain storm around 3 PM this afternoon. One of our doctors commented that it looked like a washing machine outside the building. Several trees came down on the hospital property.

The people who parked in this lot off Morrison Road may not be going home on time today.

Security was looking for the owner of a car damaged by a fallen tree in the main parking lot. The ground is so saturated from recent heavy rains that trees are more vulnerable to being toppled in strong wind storms. Fortunately no one was injured. Wind speeds were up to 110 km/hour and investigations are ongoing to determine whether there were tornadoes in the area. When I saw flying shingles and swirling winds out the window, I wondered the same thing.

The rain and warm temperatures today will allow things to green up quickly in the region. It is nice to sit here this evening with the windows open!