Street lights

Find out who maintains the street lights and how to request service.


On this page

  1. Who is responsible for street lights
  2. Report a street light outage or issue


Who is responsible for street lights

Street light ownership is split between the city and Waterloo North Hydro.

Waterloo North Hydro

Waterloo North Hydro maintains all traditional-looking cobra style street lights.

traditional style cobra LED street light

City of Waterloo

The city maintains all other lights. These are on neighbourhood streets, in parks, along the trails and the LRT line and around trees in the uptown area.


Report a street light issue