Help Shape the New Community Room at Albert McCormick Centre

Official title: Albert McCormick Community Centre and WPL McCormick Renovation Project

Open Community Planning Housing & Communities
Waterloo is renovating the Albert McCormick Community Centre and McCormick Branch Library. The city wants your ideas for the new multi-use community room. Phase 1 focuses on energy efficiency and accessibility upgrades. Phase 2 adds a flexible community space, expanded library, and commercial kitchen.

Why This Matters

Use this community centre for hockey, library visits, or programs? The renovation will change how you access the building. The new community room could host basketball, fitness classes, or events—what would you use it for? Accessibility upgrades mean easier access for everyone, including new universal washrooms and gender-neutral facilities.

What Could Change

The community centre will get 12 gender-neutral washrooms, a universal accessible washroom with ceiling lift, and automatic doors. A new flexible community room with sports flooring and basketball net will be added. The library expands with a makerspace, quiet study rooms, and programming space. A commercial kitchen will support food programs.

Key Issues

  • What multi-use activities should the new community room support?
  • How can the flexible space best serve community programming needs?

How to Participate

  1. Visit the consultation page to learn about the project phases and share your ideas for the community room.
  2. Contact the project team at heather.liddycoat@waterloo.ca or jennifer.reed@waterloo.ca with questions or feedback.

Submit Your Input

Draft Email
Questions Being Asked (1)
  1. What multi-use activities would you like to see in the new community room?