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Feature Family, Community Cafe, and Turtle Saving Tips in West Galt magazine June 2025 edition

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The Snowdons first met at the Cambridge Fall Fair in 2018 – and moved into a home with newborn Ellis in January in 2025, not far away from the fairgrounds.

They’re the featured family in the June 2025 edition of Neighbours of West Galt, published by Best Verson Media. I had a wonderful time interviewing them and Stan Switalski created the cover photo and images for the feature story.

I’m the content coordinator for the monthly magazine and collect information to share in the publication. The full-colour magazine is distributed by Canada Post to homes in selected areas Cambridge, Ontario, west of the Grand River.

There’s no direct mail subscription service offered, so I encourage you to share your copy with your neighbours who don’t receive one in their mailbox.

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Please share your West Galt news, photos or events using this submission form.

Other stories in the June 2025 edition include:

An update on a community cafe opening for the summer in the Kent Street area, by Zenen Treadwell. Learn more about the laid-back drop-in conversation spot at credenzo.cafe

A business feature about ONE Movement Dance Centre, which builds community through dance.

The Cambridge Sculpture Garden‘s 25th anniversary party on June 7, 2025, includes unveiling of a new sculture at the Grand Avenue South location.

Heritage Meadows Gracious Retirement Living shared information about the importance of social connections, as important parts of health.

Winners of 7th Annual Spirit Awards presented by the United Way Waterloo Region Communities. More than 350 people gathered for the event in Tapestry Hall.

The Pets of the Month section features submitted photos photos of Ivy, a leopard gecko; and dogs Louis, Charlie, Chloe and Boston.

Main Street in Galt features Pride Week Events June 1-14, 2025, as the area is closed to traffic for expanded restaurant patios and events, hosted by the Downtown Cambridge Business Improvement Association.

rare Charitable Research Reserve in Blair reminds everyone to watch out for baby turtles as breeding season arrives in June.

A 1985 photo from the City of Cambridge Archives collection shows Grand Avenue at St. Andrew’s Street, almost three decades before the Hamilton Family Theatre was constructed there.

Authentic Italian meals, a favourite pet, and a dash of history – Neighbours of West Galt magazine January 2023 edition

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Daniela Sfara is featured on the cover of Neighbours of West Galt in January 2023, in this photo by Stan Switalski.

Daniela Sfara’s stories about visiting Italy and regional food made me hungry as I edited the January 2023 edition of Neighbours of West Galt magazine.

She came to town and fell in love with the architecture in Cambridge, Ontario – especially on the west side of the Grand River. She’s now a private chef creating and serving gourmet meals in homes across West Galt. Photographer Stan Switalski provided the cover and inside images to accompany the story.

The monthly magazine is published by Best Version Media and delivered by Canada Post to mailboxes in my neighbourhood.

For 17 years, I worked as a journalist, photographer, and editor at the former Cambridge Reporter newspaper. Now, 20 years since it closed, I continue to put my local news and writing skills to work as a content coordinator for Neighbours of West Galt. It’s an analog anomaly in the 21st century: a print-only, local magazine.

I’m always looking for news, event, and photo submissions about West Galt, at this email.

Stories and photos submitted to the magazine in the January edition included:

Another book published: Tara Mondou released another of her fiction novels, entitled Tara’s story.

Sculpture Garden enhanced: The Cambridge Sculpture Garden announced it enhanced the outdoor arts area along Grand Avenue, beside the Grand River. Included in the $30,000 project were new signs, lighting, banners, and a bench.

Galt Railway history: Local historian Trevor Parkins-Scibarras shared one of his Transit Time Warp photo comparisons. It shows a train crossing the Grand River in 1900 and again in the same spot in 2022, using the landmark Canadian Pacific Railway bridge over the Grand River.

Pet of the Month: Bubbles, a Labradoodle dog who greets customers entering Molloy’s Soap at 7 Grand Avenue South.

Season of stage performances: Drayton Entertainment, with it’s main theatre in Cambridge, announced an ambitious 2023 season of dramas, musicals, and comedies planned for its six stages across southern Ontario.

2022 Community Awards: The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce announced its 2022 winners of the Cambridge and North Dumfries Community Awards.

New, high-tech hospital equipment: Cambridge Memorial hospital shared news about opening a new endoscopic ultrasound surgical clinic.

Daniela Sfara is featured on the cover of Neighbours of West Galt in January 2023, in this photo by Stan Switalski.