Immigrants

immigrants: Related Stories At first a haven, Waterloo Region... Survival runs in the family Waterloo Region is no different, according to The Waterloo Record. Without immigrants and refugees, there would be no Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge or the four townships. Except for the First Nations, we all came from somewhere else at some point. In the very early days, this area saw the arrival of Mennonite refugees looking for a safe place to worship and German immigrants looking for land and brighter prospects. Many people quickly establish deep roots in the region. That ideal was carried with every wave of immigration in the 20th and 21st centuries — from Portugal, China, Vietnam, the former Yugoslavia, and Caribbean and Islamic nations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.