Guelph

Guelph is a Canadian city south-west of the Ontario.

Description

Located at approximately 100 km in the west of Toronto, with the intersection of the Ontarian provincial highways 6 and 7, the town of Guelph had a population of 125.872 inhabitants in 2004; with the suburbs, the total climbs with 155.635 inhabitants.

The city was founded the April 23rd 1827 and was selected to be the general headquarter of the Compagnie of Canada, a British firm of development, by its superintendant Canadian John Galt (itself also novelist). This last drew the city so that it resembles a European downtown area and baptized it " Guelph" according to the Maison of Guelph, family of origin of the king George IV, then monarch, which was worth at the city its nickname of " city royale".

However, Galt had to wait until the railway of the Grand Trunk joins the town of Toronto in 1856 so that its imposing plan was fully carried out; the municipality became officially city in 1879.

Universities/universities

Université of Guelph is one of the complete universities of Canada. It is acclaimed for its hearth on sciences of life such as the agriculture and sciences of the food. The college of Conestoga has a small campus in Guelph.

Transport

Bus

  • Guelph Transit: provides local transport around the city. Except some routes, the frequency of the buses is at half an hour.

  • Greyhound: provides the daily service towards Toronto, Kitchener and Owen Sound.
  • Canada Coach: provides the daily service towards Hamilton and Niagara Falls.

Rail

Roads

  • Road 401 towards Toronto and London.
  • Road 7 towards Kitchener.
  • Road 6 towards Hamilton and Owen Sound.

Attractions of Guelph

Guelph is famous for its natural attractions like its lime historical stone buildings located in its center town.

  • Purchases

Guelph downtown area

Stone-Road email: The greatest shopping mall of Guelph is located close to the streets Stone and Kortright.

  • cultural Attractions

Town hall

Cathedral Our Lady

Civic museum of Guelph

Room of McCrae: Guelph is the birthplace of John McCrae and its house is a museum.

Rue Old Québec and the email Old Quebec

  • external Attractions

Lake Guelph

The srboretum of University of Guelph

Riverside park

Park of conservation " Hanlon Creek"

See too

External bonds

  • Official site of the municipality
  • Guelph of the center
  • Gallery photographs of Guelph

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