Westminster Woods & Pine Ridge, Guelph

The south end's young heart: new streets unrolling east of Gordon and a fresh playground every few blocks.

The 2021 census counted about 3,900 homes in Westminster Woods and Pine Ridge. More than half are single detached houses, about a quarter are row houses, and about one in seven are in apartment buildings under five storeys. About eight in ten homes were built between 2001 and 2015, and about one in eight between 1991 and 2000.

Guelph Transit's 5 Goodwin, 16 Southgate and 99 Mainline routes serve the neighbourhood, with the 56U Colonial during the university year. Gordon Street, Clair Road East, Victoria Road South and Arkell Road are the main streets, and the Hanlon Expressway leads south to Highway 401.

Orin Reid Park, at 120 Goodwin Drive, covers about 4.4 hectares, with a playground, a soccer field and a cricket pitch. Westminster Woods Park, Pine Ridge Park, Colonial Drive Park and Howden Crescent Park all have playgrounds, and Howden Crescent Park adds a tennis court. The Westminster Square branch of the Guelph Public Library is about 1.3 km away, and the South End Community Centre on Poppy Drive West is expected to open in fall 2026.

• Westminster Woods Public School — JK to Grade 8. The public school for the western streets, including Farley Drive.
• Sir Isaac Brock Public School — JK to Grade 8. The public school for Pine Ridge and the eastern streets.
• Two Rivers Secondary School — Grades 9 and 10. The public secondary school for Grades 9 and 10 in 2026/27, on Arkell Road.
• Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute — Grades 11 and 12. The public secondary school for Grades 11 and 12 in 2026/27, on College Avenue West.
• École Arbour Vista Public School — JK to Grade 8. The public French immersion school.
• John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute — Grades 9 to 12. The public secondary school for French immersion students.
• St. Paul Catholic School — JK to Grade 8. The Catholic elementary school for most of the neighbourhood.
• St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School — JK to Grade 8. The Catholic elementary school for the southern streets, on Colonial Drive.
• Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School — Grades 9 to 12. The Catholic secondary school for the south end.