The city stinks of fertizlier smell during the spring, summer and fall. It is part of the snowbelt so winters are harsher than those in Toronto. It is part of the tri-city with Kitchener and Cambridge and is arguably the technology capital of Canada. Waterloo has many high-tech companies and 2 well known univerities, Wilfrid Laurier and Waterloo. I am an alumni of the University of Waterloo. There is one sushi place that is still a personal favourite of mine with their unique beef sashimi. I haven’t found it anywhere else.