Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks hockey,1993-Present
Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Major Series Lacrosse, 2003-2016
The Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex is a recreation facility in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Father David Bauer Drive, west of Uptown. The complex contains the Sun Life Financial Arena, a 4,132-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to the Waterloo Siskins and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks hockey teams, the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Major Series Lacrosse team, and the Swimplex, a 30m pool that was the city's first municipally-owned indoor pool.
Construction of the $21 million facility began in December 1991 and the Rec Complex opened in September 1993. The facility was described as the "largest and most expensive project in the city's history".[2]
While under construction, the site was selected for the 1994 Scott Tournament of Hearts, a Canadian women's curling championship.[3] It was called the Waterloo Recreation Complex until May 2002, when Memorial was added after the city closed the Waterloo Memorial Arena.[4]
The building honours the 69 Waterloo residents killed in the two world wars.
References
- ^ a b "Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex - Parkin Architects Limited". Parkin Architects Limited. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ McLaughlin, Kenneth; Jaeger, Sharon (2007). Waterloo: An Illustrated History, 1857–2007. Waterloo: City of Waterloo. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-9691175-1-3.
- ^ McLaughlin, Kenneth; Jaeger, Sharon (2007). Waterloo: An Illustrated History, 1857–2007. Waterloo: City of Waterloo. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-9691175-1-3.
- ^ "Where in the world is Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold?". Waterloo Region Record. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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- Waterloo Park
- Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
- RIM Park
- Laurel Creek Conservation Area
- Iron Horse Trail
- Spurline Trail
- Walter Bean Grand River Trail