Living in Waterloo

Out and about in Waterloo Region

The City of Waterloo welcomes all students to our community! Consider Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo your home away from home.

More in Waterloo:

Grocery Stores

Grocery stores are usually open 9 am - 9 pm, some opening earlier or closing later. The closest grocery store is a 5 minute walk away, at the corner of Fisher-Hallman and Columbia.

• Sobey’s: 450 Columbia St. West
• Zehrs: Beechwood Plaza

Shopping Malls

There are two major shopping malls in Kitchener/Waterloo. Conestoga Mall is in Waterloo, and is approximately 30 minutes via bus and 10 via car. Fairview Mall is in Kitchener, and is approximately 60 minutes via bus and 20 via car.

Please refer to the Grand River Transit maps for information on which bus to take. Both malls are open until 9 pm during the week, 6 pm on Saturday, and 5pm on Sunday.

• Conestoga Mall: King St. N and Kraus Drive
• Fairview Park Mall: Fairway Rd. S. and Hwy 8

Second-Hand Stores

Many second-hand stores offer a wide variety of clothing, furniture, books, toys as well as many other household items at much lower prices then department stores. The items are used but generally in good condition.

• Goodwill - 142 Weber St. E, Kitchener
• The Salvation Army - 1436 Victoria St. North, Waterloo
• Value Village - 120 Ottawa St. N, Kitchener
• Waterloo Generations - 50 Bridgeport Rd E, Waterloo
• The Working Centre [Community Tools Projects, Worth a Second Look Furniture and Housewares] - 97 Victoria St N, Kitchener

Taxi Companies

Taxi's are a good option if you are travelling with 3 or more people and save time and money. The following are local taxi companies:

• Waterloo Taxi, 519-886-1200 
• United Taxi, 519-888-9999
• City Cabs, 519-747-7777

Sporting Goods/Department Stores

If you are looking for a good deal and value for money, you should definitely go to Zellers or Walmart. You can buy bedding, personal items, household items and much much more for a lot cheaper than other stores. Also, if you need sporting goods, the following list has numbers for local places. Check your KW map for specific information on where they’re located, and call ahead to find out what hours they are open.

• Walmart Fairview Park Mall
• Zellers Conestoga Mall
• Sports Check 550 King St. N
• National Sports 24 Forwell Creek
• Play it Again Sports 509 Wilson
• McPhai'l's Cycle 98 King St. N

If you need Camping, outdoor or car products, you won't want to miss Canadian Tire – Canadian's favourite "just about everything handy" store.

• Canadian Tire 400 Weber N

Furniture Stores

If you are looking for furniture, here are some furniture stores that students recommend:

• The Brick 4283 King St. East
• Leon’s 285 Fairway Rd.
• Snugglers 30 Weber St. N
• Futon Delight 113 King St. N
• Sleep Country 366 King St. N

Pharmacies

The following pharmacies are close by, and fill prescriptions, and sell many health-related products.

• Student Health Pharmacy Student Life Centre, 519-746-4500
• Sobey’s Pharmacy 450 Columbia St. West, 519-880-9145
• Shopper’s Drug Mart, 50 Weber St. N (24hr), 519-880-8083

Walk-In Clinics

On-Campus:

• Health Services, 519-888-4567, ext. 84096 or 519-888-4096

Off-Campus:

• The Doctor’s Office 13-170 University Ave. West, 519-725-1514
• Urgent Care Clinics 751 Victoria St. (Kitchener), 519-745-2273

Hospitals

• Grand River 835 King St. West, 519-742-3611
• St. Mary’s 911 Queen’s Blvd., 519-744-3311