Cambridge in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Grand River/‘O:se Kenhionháta:tie/La Rivière Grand

The Canadian Heritage Rivers System / Le Réseau de rivières du patrimoine canadien

Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 28, 2023

1. Grand River/‘O:se Kenhionháta:tie/La Rivière Grand Marker

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Grand River
The Grand River, flowing 290 kilometres from the Dundalk Highlands to Lake Erie, is aptly named, for its valley is the largest in Southern Ontario. A mosaic of Aboriginal and European cultures combined to shape the valley's character. Fine examples of nineteenth century architecture still remain in many rural and urban communities. Winding its way through marshes, woods and Carolinian forests, the river provides the common thread that links a harmonious blend of natural and cultural landscapes. The designation of the Grand as a Canadian Heritage River was built on a local tradition of cooperative watershed management to preserve the valley's natural beauty, cultural diversity, and recreational opportunities. This plaque is testimony to all those people who are working together to make the Grand River valley an ever better place to live, work and play.

‘O:se Kenhionháta:tie
Kiken ‘O:se konwáiats Kenhionháta:tie iothnekatention tékeni teweniàweron tióhton niwàhshen ieiohtkátwen tsinónwe’ tiotá:sawe ne ionontahrón:nion, Dundalk Highlands konwá:iats, etho heiawénon Kaniatará:ke,

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ne wahosennaiénta’ ne tsi ne tiiaonhá:’a kowá:nen ne entiéke' nonkáti tsi teiokénshon ne tsi ionontarhrón:nion ionhwentsiatátie. Ne tsi ní:ionit ne Onkwehonwéneha’ nok óni ne skaniataratikó:wa nontahón:ne, onen etho wahontenatón:ni ákta’ tsi nónwe ratinákere ne Onkwehón:we, ne wahi wahtkiatié:ste ne tsi nihotirihóten ne Ronhserón:ni, nok oni ne Onkwetión:we. Ne tonaiá:wen ne sénha kaia’tí:io ne onhwentsiatatie ne teiokénshon ne tsi ionontatá:tie, ne iorihowánen ohnahóten tewennakeráhton. Ne tiónton iawén:re nahtewenniá:weron ioserashé:tas tsi wahonnatenatónnianion. Ne wahi ne sekon katóken ne ní:ioht iohaténion nok óni tsi ní:ioht ratinakeré:nion. Wahwathahón:ni ne tsi ieiawé:non wahtkatókente ioskawakónshon nok óni karhakón:shon étho ieiawé:non ne Carolinian konwá:iats. Ne kiken Kenhionháta:tie twahtká:was ne óni takeniié:na ne étho naiohtónhake ne tsi nihoié:ren ne Sonkwaiatíhs:on. Ne tsi niió:re’ tensekaraién:ta neiensahtkátho tsi ionhwentsiatá:tie ne tsi niionnwentsí:io. Ne kati ne enieienteríhake ne ‘Onkwe’ ohnahóten kénton ne kiken Kenhionháta:tie. Onkwehón:we étho nónwe iakonakeráton tsi nónwe watonnwentsiá:te ne O:se Kenhionháta:tie, Oswéken óni konwáiats tsi nónwe ionihionhonkó:ton, etho kanakesrá:ien. Tewatié:ston Ronhserón:ni wahontenatónniá:nion Atsiaktátie. Ne taiorihwatátie tsi ní:ioht niiorihóten ne akwékon skarí:waht tahatiié:na ne Onkwehón:we, nok oni ne Ronhserón:ni.

Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 28, 2023

2. Grand River/‘O:se Kenhionháta:tie/La Rivière Grand Marker

Ne tonaiá:wenne ne sénha aioianéren. Takatakashneónhake étho naiohtónhake sékon tsi niionhwentsi:io, ne iawerónhatie áseh ken é:so ne kén:ton ne kiken onhwéntsia tsi nónwe nihatinákere ne Onkwehón:we. Ia’tékon óni tsi nakaierénhake ne sénha awatia’taserón:ni ne tsi nónwe ratinakeré:nion Atsiaktátie. Kiken oshónkara kahlatón:nion ne karihwakwaríshons ne tsi niionkwé:take ne tehatiienawá:khon skáhtne rotiió’te’ ne ohnaiá:wen ne kiken O:se konwá:iats Kenhionháta:tie onontakón:shon ieiawé:non ne sénha aioiáneren ne aiontenatón:ni ne étho nónwe aienakéreke ne ‘Onkwe’ ne óni ne akakwé:ni aiakoio'ten, toka nónwa sénha akaio'tensenakeren, nok óni tahonnikonrawénnie ahonhtkarihtserón:ni.

La Rivière Grand
La rivière Grand, qui parcourt 290 kilometres, depuis les hautes terres de Dundalk jusqu'au lac Érié, porte bien son nom puisque sa vallée est la plus vaste du sud de l'Ontario. Une mosaïque de cultures autochtones et européennes caractérise sa vallée. L'architecture du XIXe siècle conserve des exemples représentatifs dans de nombreuses agglomérations rurales et urbaines. Sillonnant marécages, bois et forêts caroliniennes, la rivière établit un lien harmonieux entre les paysages naturels et culturels. La désignation de la rivière Grand comme rivière du patrimoine canadien est attribuable au fait qu'il y existe par tradition une collaboration en matière de

The Grand River at Cambridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 28, 2023

3. The Grand River at Cambridge

gestion du bassin versant pour protéger la beauté naturelle, la diversité, culturelle et les possibilités récréatives de la vallée. Cette plaque est un témoignage présenté à toutes les personnes qui travaillent de concert pour que la vallée de la rivière Grand soit une région où il fait, plus que jamais, bon de vivre, de travailler et de se divertir.

Erected 1994 by Grand River Conservation Authority.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1994.

Location. 43° 21.764′ N, 80° 18.95′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. Marker is at the intersection of Water Street North and Park Hill Road West, on the right when traveling south on Water Street North. The marker is in Mill Race Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cambridge ON N1R N1R, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Galt City Hall (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Honourable James Young 1835-1913 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Monument (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Main Street Bridge (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Former Galt Post Office/ L’Ancien Bureau de Poste de Galt

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(approx. half a kilometer away); Black Bridge Road Bridge (approx. 9.9 kilometers away); The Huron Road (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Waterloo Historical Society (approx. 10.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Also see . . . Grand River Conservation Authority - Heritage River plaques.

The designation of the Grand River and its tributaries as Canadian Heritage Rivers was marked with a ceremony in Cambridge on September 26, 1994. A plaque was unveiled to commemorate the designation

(Submitted on August 30, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.