Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex

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 Sunlife 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.

Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex.
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
Sunlife Arena
Former namesWaterloo Recreation Complex
Address101 Father David Bauer Drive
Waterloo, Ontario
Coordinates43°27′52″N 80°31′56″W
OwnerCity Of Waterloo
OperatorCity Of Waterloo
Capacity4,400 - Hockey
Field sizeIce Hockey(98.4 ft × 197 ft)
Construction
Opened1993
Construction cost$17.6 million[1]
ArchitectParkin Architects Limited[1]
Tenants
Waterloo Siskins (GOJHL),1993-Present
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks hockey,1993-Present
Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Major Series Lacrosse, 2003-2016
Website
www.waterloo.ca/en/things-to-do/waterloo-memorial-recreation-complex.aspx

Construction of the $21 million facility began in December 1991 and the Rec Complex opened in September 1993. While under construction, the site was selected for the 1994 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship. It was called the Waterloo Recreation Complex until May 2002, when Memorial was added after the city closed the Waterloo Memorial Arena.[2]

The building honours the 69 Waterloo residents killed in the two world wars.

References

  1. "Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex - Parkin Architects Limited". Parkin Architects Limited. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. "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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