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The City of Waterloo, Ontario is the smallest of the tri-cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener. Its population, as of 2004, is 102,300.
Kitchener and Waterloo are often jointly referred to as Kitchener-Waterloo (K-W), or the Twin Cities, although they have separate municipal governments. There have been several attempts in the past to amalgamate the two cities, but none have been successful. According to popular polls, if the cities were joined most residents of the region would prefer to name the new city "Waterloo".
Waterloo was founded in 1804 by Mennonites from Pennsylvania, including Abraham Erb , considered to be the founder of Waterloo because the two lots of land he owned later made up the core of Waterloo. In 1816, the new town was named Waterloo after the site of the famous battle in Europe the previous year. By the 1840s the area was a popular destination for German settlers. The Germans settled mostly in the area to the south-east of Waterloo, which in 1833 was called Berlin, later renamed to Kitchener in a controversial referendum conducted at the height of anti-German sentiment during the First World War.
The current mayor of Waterloo is Herb Epp , who was elected mayor in November, 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U. The Waterloo city council is made up of the mayor and 5 councillors, each elected in his or her "ward" (inaccurately called "riding"). The City of Waterloo itself was voted one of the top 100 employers in CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe in 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U.
The City is responsible for fire protection, libraries, parks and recreation and secondary streets, but many municipal services come instead from the broader level of government, Waterloo Region. Regional responsibilities include social welfare, community health, and policing through the Waterloo Regional Police Service.
The chief local political issue is the apparent overspending, and alleged wrongdoing, in connection with the massive development of RIM Park early in the present decade. Past and present city councils have been committed to providing for the explosive population growth that is coming with the local economic boom. Rapidly developing subdivisions are often described by their critics as urban sprawl that threatens environmentally sensitive areas and valuable agricultural land.
There are five main parks in the city. The largest is RIM park, which occupies 500 acres (2 kmē) and is home to a wide variety of indoor and outdoor sporting facilities, including an eighteen hole golf course, and the heritage 'Martin Farm House'. Waterloo Park is in Uptown Waterloo, and contains historical buildings and a bandshell. Bechtel Park occupies 109 acres (0.4 kmē) and has many outdoor sporting facilities along with wetlands, meadows and hardwood forest. Hillside Park and Lexington are smaller facilities. Laurel Creek Conservation Area lies in the northwest of the city.
The Grand RiverThe Grand River is a river in Southern Ontario, Canada. It flows south through Grand Valley, Fergus, Elora, Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Paris, Brantford, Caledonia, and Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie at Dunnville. One of the, which is popular with canoeists, flows southward along the East side of the city.
The centre (or 'uptown') of Waterloo is located near the junctions of King and Erb streets. The centrepiece is the now rather old Waterloo Town Square shopping centre, which is ( as of 2004) undergoing a renovation. The historical centre of the city was once along Albert Street, near the Marsland Centre and the Waterloo Public Library.
Among some local boosters, the term 'uptown' is used to refer to the Waterloo city centre, while 'downtown' is reserved for the Kitchener city centre.
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