Lakeshore South, Waterloo

Lakeshore South, once known as Sunnydale, is a settled neighbourhood of 1970s streets in Waterloo's north end. On cold mornings, the arena doors at the Albert McCormick Community Centre on Parkside Drive swing open for the first skate of the day. Across the road, the two tennis courts at Heasley Park echo with long rallies on summer evenings. Twin Oaks Park, on Glen Forrest Boulevard, shelters a pocket of woods among the houses. The playing fields of Westmount Sports Park are a short trip west.

Lakeshore South is the City's Lakeshore planning district. The City's 2021 census profile counts about 2,650 homes there. About half are single detached houses. Apartment buildings under five storeys make up about one in five, and row houses about one in nine. In the 2021 census, about seven in ten homes in the surrounding area were built between 1961 and 1980, and about one in ten between 1981 and 1990.

Research and Technology ION station is about 1.1 km away, and Northfield station about 1.3 km. Grand River Transit's 9 Lakeshore route runs through the neighbourhood, along with the 91 Late Night Loop. Northfield Drive West runs along the north side. Conestoga Mall is about 2.4 km away.

The Albert McCormick Community Centre, at 500 Parkside Drive, has an arena and a Waterloo Public Library location. Heasley Park, at 455 Parkside Drive, covers about 3.1 hectares, with two tennis courts and a playground. Twin Oaks Park is a 4.4-hectare natural area, and Rolling Hills Park, the Pineridge Link and Glen Elm Park add green links between the streets. Northfield Park has a playing field, and Canewood Park a playground. Laurel Creek Conservation Area is about 1.2 km away, and Westmount Sports Park about 1.3 km. The Brubacher House Museum, a former farmstead on the University of Waterloo's north campus, is about 1.5 km away.

• Cedarbrae Public School — JK to Grade 6. The public elementary school for Lakeshore South, on Cedarbrae Avenue.
• MacGregor Public School — Grades 7 and 8. The middle school, with French immersion.
• Waterloo Collegiate Institute — Grades 9 to 12. The public secondary school, with French immersion.
• Sir Edgar Bauer Catholic School — JK to Grade 8. The Catholic elementary school on Glen Forrest Boulevard, in the neighbourhood, with French immersion from Grade 1.
• St. David Catholic Secondary School — Grades 9 to 12. The nearest Catholic secondary school.