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West Waterloo is centered around many of the main buildings that the tech giants of the region call home, three major think tanks, and the regions two Universities, Wilfrid Laurier and the University of Waterloo.
In the neighbourhoods surrounding these institutions you’ll find a mix of student villages and some of the most prestigious neighbourhoods in the region as well as Waterloo Park which offers something for everyone from skateboard enthusiasts to history buffs.
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Recreation in Waterloo West
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The west end of Waterloo is home to several student villages and much of the off campus housing for the two universities. It is also the location for some of the most prestigious neighbouhoods in Waterloo.
Among the most sought after are the Beechwood communities, whose community associations offer residents organized events and recreation within their neighbourhoods.
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Laurel Creek Conservation area is a rural forested park around a lake with 114 campsites, picnic areas, hiking trails & a beach.
History
The area was first settled by Mennonites led by the Erb family from Pennsylvania in 1806 on what was known as the German Company Tract. In 1816 the area was elevated to township status and named Waterloo after Wellington’s famous victory over Napoleon in 1815.
While it was growing in the village-town stage, the people, their houses and their places of employment remained concentrated in a core area, where all mingled daily and virtually everyone was generally known and recognized. The sense of community solidarity learned at this time has continued. The great majority of the people were of German origin and spoke German.
A local specialization in the insurance industry began in the 1860s with Waterloo County Farmers’ Mutual and Ontario Mutual Life, the first of its kind in Canada, and now part of the Mutual group. Other insurance companies followed, including Dominion Life; this in turn became part of Manulife Financial, which retains its corporate head office in Waterloo.
