Students return to Waterloo this weekend
Posted Aug 27, 2014 02:50:25 PM.
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More than 50,000 students will move back into Waterloo Region this weekend.
Classes officially kick off next Tuesday at the University of Waterloo, Wilfred Laurier University and Conestoga College.
There will be extra police and by-law officers patrolling student areas this weekend to make sure traffic flows smoothly. Signs will also be posted on streets to guide people to specified destinations.
“We have a great city to live in” says Waterloo’s acting Mayor, Councillor Karen Scian. “And we want our students to arrive here and realize that they’re part of a community. That they have some responsibilities in that light when it comes to living beside neighbours and being part of the waterloo community.”
Drivers could also face trouble heading into the region this weekend. The University Avenue exit off of Highway 85 Northbound remains closed, and there’s also construction work on University Avenue East.
Traffic on Lester Street and Spruce Street will be re-directed on Sunday and Monday as well due to construction.
