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It’s through working together with our community partners that in Canada. WWFC offers accredited aviation programs with
we’ll be able to bring more recreation options and possibilities Conestoga College and the University of Waterloo. In partnership
to our residents and in particular our youth.” with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics (WISA)
The second ice pad came online in mid-November, followed by and the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), WWFC
the third and final phase of the construction project, includes is part of a living laboratory that enables researchers to test
the lobby, community meeting room and all amenities. Early green technologies and implement new training methods.
in the process, staff met with various ice user groups to “Waterloo Region is home to a thriving aviation ecosystem,
understand the future ice needs for the community. with postsecondary institutions, local and global companies,
and multiple levels of government committed to innovation,
The construction of this expanded facility, along with the sustainability, and the future of aviation,” said Karen Redman,
expansion of the Preston Memorial Auditorium, will result in a Chair of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
total of nine ice pads for the community. This initiative is part
of a larger recreation strategy to create improved recreation The Aviation SIM Centre and Innovation Hub embodies WWFC’s
options for the community and to revitalize existing facilities commitment to building a sustainable future. This expansion
across the City of Cambridge. This includes the new recreation of Hangar 7 is the first step in a long-range plan to create a
complex in southeast Galt and the expansion of the Preston new campus just north of WWFC’s existing facilities. WWFC is
Memorial Auditorium. investing over $1.5 million in this facility that will house three
state-of-the-art flight simulators dedicated to training the
Flight centre breaks ground on next generation of pilots on Boeing 737, De Havilland Q-400,
new Aviation SIM Centre and and Airbus 320 aircraft types.
The simulators and green technology, including upgraded
Innovation Hub HVAC systems and solar panels, are from funding received by
WISA as part of an overall Government of Canada investment of
The Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre (WWFC) broke nearly $9.2 million, through the Federal Economic Development
ground in the fall on a 3,300 square-foot expansion Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). Through this
project that will transform their existing Advanced new facility and equipment, students will have access to the
Training Centre into a cutting-edge Flight SIM Centre latest technology to propel their training to new heights and
produce a future crew of Flight Deck Ready pilots.
and Innovation Hub
Based at the Region of Waterloo International Airport, the In 2022, over 100 Flight Deck Ready pilots graduated from the
Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre at YKF, including graduates
Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre (WWFC) is one of the largest from the University of Waterloo, Conestoga College, and
and most experienced professional flight training schools

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