02-10-2019, 02:08 PM
We don't need amalgamation, per se, but there are definitely people who want it. I'm ambivalent. At some point, it will likely happen, and in some ways I think the integration will be more difficult the longer the wait. Specifically I think it will be an increasing issue if Cambridge's growth lags and Kitchener's and Waterloo's, and Kitchener (in particular) starts providing services that seem more like "big city" ones.
Similarly, I think amalgamation might be pretty appealing to some newcomers to suburban areas of a few of the townships. I can definitely imagine a time in the future where a majority of residents of Breslau, for example, might not really share the "rural culture" that's used by the townships in opposition to amalgamation.
Similarly, I think amalgamation might be pretty appealing to some newcomers to suburban areas of a few of the townships. I can definitely imagine a time in the future where a majority of residents of Breslau, for example, might not really share the "rural culture" that's used by the townships in opposition to amalgamation.