By Warren McNeil

 I have fond memories of living in Wellesley when I was a kid. I lived there for three and a half years and I often think back on these wonderful times. Some of the memories I have of Wellesley are: tobogganing on the park hill, picking asparagus & raspberries, picking apples at the apple mill, Halloween trick or treating and going to Wellesley Public School. Other memories include playing baseball, going to the Apple Butter and Cheese Festival and the fall fair. I remember one time getting bonked on the head with a baseball while standing at the arena canteen. Many of my friends found this experience quite humourous. Amazingly it didn’t hurt much and I don’t think I even had much of a bump.

 Here is a bit of a writeup from the Township of Wellesley’s website:

“Located in the north west corner of Waterloo Region and once part of a vast Clergy Reserve known as “The Queen’s Bush”, Wellesley Township waited until 1843 to be completely surveyed for settlement. The Township got off to a good start, had nearly 6,000 people by 1861, and showed signs of matching other areas for growth and development. At one time, one of its villages, Hawkesville, vied with Berlin (present day Kitchener) and Galt (part of present day Cambridge) in becoming the county seat.” read more…

 Here are a couple more reasons why Wellesley is a great place to live:

1. Apple butter and cheese festival
http://www.township.wellesley.on.ca/apples/index.html
Want apple products such as apple butter, cider or syrup?
See http://www.wellappleproducts.com/product.html

2. 20-25 minutes to Waterloo
Click http://tinyurl.com/2nwjvo to see a Google map

3. Quiet and safe environment to raise family.

4. Population of Wellesley Township is 10,260 in 2919 households. See http://www.township.wellesley.on.ca/popfigures.htm for more information on population. Not exactly sure what the population of the town of Wellesley is. I will try and update this another time. The figures represented here are for all of Wellesley Township

5.  There are 3 restaurants in town

6. Wellesley Fall Fair which is held once every year on the first consecutive, non-holiday Monday and Tuesday of September.

7. Fishing in the big pond, down by the waterfall, the Grand and Nith rivers.

8. Lots of snowmobile trails surrounding the town

9. There is a real sense of community. Everbody is friendly when you walk down the street. It doesn’t take long to learn who your neighbors are.

10. Wide range of homes to choose from in all price ranges. Really good bang for you buck.

The nice thing about Wellesley is that you are close enough to the city and nearby towns so that you won’t feel isolated. The town is constantly growing and whenever I go there I am always impressed by how they have been able to preserve the character while enabling new families to take residence there.

You should really check Wellesley out if you havent’t already. Take my word for it, it’s a great place to live!

Thanks for reading,