Cambridge, Ontario

Cambridge (2001 population 110,372)http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&PR=35&SR=51&S=1&O=A is located on the Grand River and Speed River in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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2001 - Grand River - Speed River - Region of Waterloo - Ontario - Canada

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The city was formed in 1973 when the city of Galt merged with the towns of Preston and Hespeler and parts of the townships of Waterloo and North Dumfries. When amalgamation plans were first announced, the combined city was to be named Galt, but Preston and Hespeler successfully petitioned the province to instead give the city a new name, to be selected by a referendum on choices submitted by the three members. A ruffled Galt submitted 'Blair', while Preston and Hespeler combined to back 'Cambridge', after 'Cambridge Mills', an early name for the settlement that became Preston.

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The first mayor of Cambridge was Claudette Millar, who at the time was one of the few female mayors, and at 35 the youngest mayor, in Canada.

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On May 17, 1974 flooding on the Grand River was so intense it filled city streets with water to a depth of about four feet. Countless businesses and homes were severely damaged.

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May 17 - 1974

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In 1986, Toyota opened a plant in Cambridge, which employs 3500 people and is by far the city's largest employer. Several other industrial companies also call Cambridge home, including Automation Tooling Sytems, Frito-Lay Canada (formerly Hostess), Babcock and Wilcox, and Norstar Aerospace.

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1986 - Toyota - Frito-Lay - Babcock and Wilcox

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A satellite campus of Conestoga College is located within the city, and the University of Waterloo School of Architecture has moved to downtown Cambridge.

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Conestoga College - University of Waterloo

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Earned the nickname "City of Ghosts" due to the many number of spirit sightings.

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