The school boards in the Kitchener Waterloo area have an excellant website for families moving to Waterloo Region. It includes information about the individual schools, the areas served by each school and the transportation services that are available.

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The Laurelwood Neighbourhood Association (LWNA) is a not-for-profit organization run by volunteers for residents of Laurelwood.

If you live in the Laurelwood neighbourhood of Waterloo, or are considering a move to the Laurelwood area, you may be interested to know about the Laurelwood Neighbourhood Association. The purpose of this group is to promote and present numerous community based activities and to develop relationships with the city of Waterloo.

You can visit the Laurelwood Neighbourhood Association website at: Laurelwood.ca

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Here is a recent snapshot (taken on April 23) of the progress at the building site for the new Family YMCA and the John M. Harper District Branch Library at the corner of Laurelwood Drive and Fischer Hallman Road in Waterloo.

Read more about this facility in this article.

Construction has recently begun on the "John M. Harper District Branch Library" at the corner of Fischer Hallman Road and Laurelwood Drive in Waterloo. This new library branch is being built together with a family YMCA.

Here is the press release provided by the City of Waterloo in early October:

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According to a report from Teranet Enterprises and Generation5, the average person living around Cedar Bend Drive in Waterloo Ontario speaks English (88%), is married (55%) and has a University or College education (69%).

Here is the age distribution:
0-19 years: 29%
20-29 years: 19%
30-44 years: 26%
45-54 years: 15%
55+ years: 11%

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