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Boundaries
East Waterloo runs north from approximately Victoria Street to the city limits on the East side of King Street. Within these boundaries you’ll find two of the cities largest parks, RIM Park and Kiwanis Park as well as one of the major indoor shopping malls, Conestoga Mall.
Properties for Sale in East Waterloo
Recreation in East Waterloo
Home Styles
Most of the communities in east Waterloo are very family focused and are popular among those who work in the tech park for the short commute and access to community amenities such as RIM Park, and the dining and shopping of Uptown Waterloo.
Places of Interest
Worth Mentioning
Just a few minutes from the charming town of St. Jacobs with an amazing farmers market.
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.
