2021 Residence Tour
360 tour
Fast facts
Size: 400 residents
Style: Suite
Rooms: 4-bedroom townhouse
Meal plan: Optional
Community: First-year, upper-year, graduate and exchange students
First-year contract: Fall-Winter Upper-year contract: Fall-Winter
Assignments: First-year students with the same gender identity are assigned to each townhouse. Upper-year and graduate students with the same gender identity are also assigned to each townhouse but can request to live in a mixed-gender townhouse. Students in each townhouse share a single-occupancy lockable washroom, a kitchen and common area.
Mascot: CLV Lake Monster
Building:
Columbia Lake Village-South consists of 100 townhouses with each townhouse complete with four private lockable bedrooms and one shared single-occupancy lockable bathroom. There is one Don for about every eight townhouses (units for single grads do not have a Don). This residence includes shared spaces such as central laundry facilities and other shared amenities in the Community Centre. There is one all-gender washroom located in the Community Centre.
Features and amenities
Front desk
Available to all residents 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. (midnight) Monday to Friday, 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 12:00 a.m. (midnight) Saturday and Sunday. The front desk offers: photocopying, stamp purchases, parcel pick-up and mail distribution. You can also visit the front desk to sign out: equipment, facilities, movies and games.
Wireless Internet
All rooms and common areas include an unlimited high-speed Internet connection.
Don support
Dons are upper-year and graduate students who provide students with mentorship and support. There is one don for every 8 undergrad townhouses. The CLV Graduate Student Family Community is divided into Neighbourhoods each term.
There are 7 neighbourhoods in the Fall/Winter and 4 neighbourhoods in the Spring. Each neighbourhood has 1 Don.
Utilities included
Heat, electricity, water and internet are all included with your residence fee.
Laundry facilities
WatCard operated laundry facilities are located in the main laundry facility. Irons and ironing boards are also available from the Front Desk for you to use.
Eatery and dining
While no cafeteria or dining hall is located in CLV, students can access The Market in Claudette Millar Hall, Mudie's located in V1, or REVelation located in REV.
Shared amenities
As a UWaterloo resident, you have access to amenities located in other residences including: gaming tables, movies, multi-faith room, music rooms, fitness rooms, tutoring centres, cafeterias and study rooms.
Community centre
CLV residents have access to: foosball, ping pong, pool tables and organized events and programming.
IT Service Desk
Located in the V1 community centre, the Residence IT Service Desk offers free technical support and services to all residents.