Southview, Cambridge

Southview is a neighbourhood of quiet crescents in south Galt, gathered around Churchill Park. Each July the sound of bagpipes carries across the park during the Cambridge Highland Games. On ordinary days the same lawns are busy with ball games and dog walks, and in winter the Duncan McIntosh Arena keeps the ice ready. Hill 60 Park and Birkinshaw Park tuck playgrounds between the streets. The Moffat Creek Trail and the Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail lead out into the countryside.

The 2021 census counted about 2,900 homes in Southview. Nearly six in ten are single detached houses. Apartment buildings under five storeys make up about one in five, and semi-detached houses about one in seven. About three in ten homes were built between 1961 and 1980, and nearly two in five between 1981 and 2000. About a quarter were built after 2001.

Grand River Transit's 50 Dundas-Myers, 53 Franklin and 63 Champlain routes serve the neighbourhood. Ainslie Street Terminal, with the 302 ION Bus to Fairway ION station in Kitchener, is about 2.4 km away. The planned Cambridge Terminus station on Stage 2 ION, which the Region has approved and is now designing, is about 2.3 km away. Christopher Drive, Southview Drive and Myers Road are the main streets. The Moffat Creek Trail and the Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail run nearby.

Churchill Park, at 200 Christopher Drive, covers about 37 hectares, with ball diamonds, soccer fields, a track, a skateboard park, an outdoor fitness area and the Duncan McIntosh Arena. Hill 60 Park, on Langlaw Drive, Birkinshaw Park, at 135 Birkinshaw Road, and Griffiths Avenue Park have playgrounds. Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School are in the neighbourhood. The Queen's Square branch of the Cambridge Public Library is about 2.8 km away.

• Stewart Avenue Public School — JK to Grade 8. The public school for most of Southview, including Langlaw Drive and Birkinshaw Road.
• Chalmers Street Public School — JK to Grade 6. The public school for the eastern streets, including Bakersfield Drive and Elgin Street South.
• Moffat Creek Public School — Grades 7 and 8. The middle school for the Chalmers Street Public School streets, with French immersion.
• Glenview Park Secondary School — Grades 9 to 12. The public secondary school.
• St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School — JK to Grade 8. The Catholic elementary school on Faial Road, in the neighbourhood.
• Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School — Grades 9 to 12. The Catholic secondary school on Christopher Drive, in the neighbourhood.