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Living in Waterloo, ON

Waterloo, Ontario is a suburban city located in southern Ontario. Waterloo is part of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo along with the cities of Cambridge and Kitchener and the four rural townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich.

Because Waterloo is adjacent to Kitchener, the two cities are sometimes referred to as 'the Twin Cities' or 'Kitchener-Waterloo'. Waterloo's business district is referred to as Uptown and Kitchener's is referred to as Downtown. The Waterloo Region is one of the fastest growing areas in Ontario and has a combined population of over 525,000. At the time of the 2006 census, Waterloo had a population of 114,700.

There are 120 kilometres of community trails and bikeways within Waterloo. The city is within 1.5 hours of the three Great Lakes. Within the regional municipality, there are 265 parks with 3,000 acres of parks and six conservation areas; 22 golf courses and 19 public swimming pools. White water kayaking, canoeing, water skiing or fishing is a popular sport on the Grand River. The region is home to more than 60 arts, culture and heritage festivals and galleries.

Getting Around Waterloo

Major highways circle around Toronto. Along the downtown and lakeshore area you have the Gardiner Expressway. This highway dumps into the Don Valley Parkway along the east side of Toronto and makes its way north to the 401. On the west side of Toronto, where the old city of Etobicoke is located, you have Hwy 427 which runs between the QEW (which turns into the Gardiner Expressway) and the 401. Hwy 427 also leads to Pearson International Airport, the largest airport in Canada. No matter which highway you need to be close to, you can easily find many apartments for rent that suit all tastes and budgets.

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) provides public transit (buses, streetcars, subways and rapid transit lines) within the City of Toronto. GO Transit operates in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area with service extending out to the communities of Stouffville, Uxbridge and Peterborough in the northeast; Kitchener-Waterloo and Niagara Falls in the west; Beaverton, Orangeville and Barrie in the north; and Newcastle and Oshawa in the east. GO Transit is an extensive network of train lines and bus routes.

Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Canada's busiest airport located on the boundary between the city of Toronto and the city of Mississauga. Other local smaller airports are: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Toronto Island Airport) located south-west of downtown offers limited commercial and passenger service. Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport in Markham provides general aviation facilities (primarily civil aviation, medical flights and regional airlines using turboprop planes). Toronto/Downsview Airport, near the city's north end, is owned by de Havilland Canada and serves the Bombardier Aerospace aircraft factory.