The Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex is a recreation facility in Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located on Father David Bauer Drive, west of Uptown. The complex contains the Sunlife Arena, a 4,132-seat multi-purpose arena

Arena

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 that is home to the Waterloo Siskins

Waterloo Siskins

The Waterloo Siskins are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...

 and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

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 hockey

Ice hockey

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 teams, the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks

Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks

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 Major Series Lacrosse

Major Series Lacrosse

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 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. While under construction, the site was selected for the 1994 Scott Tournament of Hearts

Scotties Tournament of Hearts

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, the Canadian women's curling

Curling

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 championship. It was called the Waterloo Recreation Complex until May 2001, when Memorial was added after the city closed the Waterloo Memorial Arena

Waterloo Memorial Arena

The Waterloo Memorial Arena was an arena located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1947 and primarily used by the Waterloo Siskins junior B hockey team, although it was also once briefly home to the Waterloo Hurricanes major junior team in the Ontario Hockey League.The arena's roof was...

. The building honours the 69 Waterloo residents killed in the two world war

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s.