| Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex | |
| Former Names: | Waterloo Recreation Complex |
| Address: | 101 Father David Bauer Drive Waterloo, Ontario |
| Opened: | 1993 |
| Owner: | City Of Waterloo |
| Operator: | City Of Waterloo |
| Cost: | $17.6 million[1] |
| Architect: | Parkin Architects Limited |
| Capacity: | 4,400 - Hockey |
| Dimensions: | Ice Hockey(98.4 ft × 197 ft) |
| Tenants: | Waterloo Siskins (GOJHL),1993-Present 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.