RIM Park

Key facilities and features include the Manulife Financial Sportsplex and Healthy Living Centre, the heritage Elam Martin farmstead,[1] The Benchwarmer sports bar, and the Grey Silo Golf Course.

[5] RIM Park is home to The Benchwarmer (a full-service restaurant and sports bar), The Dugout (the main concession, featuring a variety of fast-service spots that offer beverages, snacks, full meals, and treats), and On the Go (quick snacks and warm beverages).

[11][10] The outdoor area has a playground, player benches, spectator seating, a pavilion, washrooms, accessible parking, and a one-kilometre walking/running loop.

There are two main ecological areas that the RIM Park land encompasses: an east floodplain, and a west upland system;[12] since both of these environments are regularly disturbed, they provide an ideal habitat for weedy, invasive, non-native species.

[14] RIM Park grounds offer about 7 km (4.3 mi) of asphalt trail loops partially alongside the Grand River.

RIM Park is also home to a sixth-generation Mennonite farm house, called the Elam Martin farmstead.

[1] The Elam Martin Farmstead was constructed in ~1820,[18] and was purchased by The City of Waterloo in 1999 as part of a long-term heritage preservation plan.

[19] More than six months after the deal closed, after an investigation by The Record, the city found out that the real interest rate was 9.2 per cent and that its total payout would be $227.7 million.

[21] Not one member of city council during the RIM Park ordeal—including mayor Lynne Woolstencroft—was re-elected in the municipal elections in November 2003.