Sackville Sports Stadium

Address

409 Glendale Drive
Lower Sackville, NS
B4C 2T6

Hours

Monday to Thursday: 5:15 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Friday: 5:15am – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Transit Routes

84, 85, 87

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The Sackville Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose facility that offers programs and services in the areas of fitness, sport, wellness, arts, crafts, and general leisure programs, servicing Sackville and its surrounding communities.

Facility description

Sackville Sports Stadium has:

•  fitness centre
•  two swimming pools (one leisure pool)
•  skating arena
•  curling arena (September to March)
•  indoor fieldhouse (April to August)
•  two studios
•  Rec Zone: community multi-purpose room
•  Cycle Zone: indoor cycling studio
•  Training Zone: specialized training facility
•  child care (mornings only) for members using the facility
•  meeting rooms

Fitness centre

The fitness centre at Sackville Sports Stadium is open:

Monday to Thursday:  5:15 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
Friday: 5:15 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

You’ll find the following equipment at the Fitness Centre at the Sackville Sports Stadium:

•  7 Precor recumbent bikes, 2 Expresso bikes, 2 Keiser spin bikes & 2 Star Trac upright bikes
•  4 Concept II rowers
•  11 Precor treadmills & 1 Life Fitness treadmill
•  6 Elliptical CXT’s, 2 seated lateral Octane elliptical & 1 Lateral X elliptical
•  3 Precor AMT
•  1 Stairmaster Gauntlet & 1 Stairmaster Stepper
•  1 Scifit Ergometer
•  9 Piece Nautilus One Circuit & 15 Piece Nautilus Nitro Circuit
•  variety of Atlantis Selectorized Hammer Strength Plate Loaded
•  4 Power Racks
•  Olympic lifting station
•  4 free weight benches, 1 decline & 1 incline bench press
•  6 stack Precor Cable System
•  Life Fitness cable station & Free Motion cable station
•  2 Precor seated stretchers & 1 true stretcher
•  2 Core Total Gyms
•  variety of body bars, Swiss balls, kettlebells, barbells
•  many sets of dumbbells and steel dumbbells 20–160 pounds
•  locker rooms

Personal trainers

Certified personal trainers are on staff to help you meet your fitness goals. Various registration and price options are available.

Aquatic Centre

The Aquatic Centre at the Sackville Sports Stadium offers the following services:

•  swimming lessons for all ages
•  aquatic leadership programs
•  group fitness classes
•  specialty programs

The large pool has a temperature between 27-28 degrees. The shallowest part of the pool is 3 feet and the deepest part of the large pool is 10 feet. Some added features include slide, diving board, and rope.

The leisure pool is usually 30 degrees. The shallowest part of the pool is 2.5 feet deep and the maximum is 4 feet. The Leisure pool has a small slide for young children as well as a mushroom waterfall.

Public swims

The public swim schedule includes:

•  access to early bird swims
•  lane swims
•  parent and child swims
•  after-school swims
•  everyone welcome swims

See the complete public swim schedule for Sackville Sports Stadium.

Arena

The Arena at the Sackville Sports Stadium offers:

•  ice rentals
•  public skating
•  shinny (drop-in hockey) for adults and youth
•  yearly free themed skates for the community:

Halloween skate

Santa skate

Winter Wonderland skate

Memberships for the Sackville Sports Stadium

Adult
One Month paid in full:  $40.00 
Monthly roll over:  $40.00 
Year membership:  $440.00 
Day Pass: $10.00
10 visit Pass: $100.00

Youth/Senior
One Month Paid in full $ 30.00
Monthly roll over M $ 30.00 
Year Paid in full  $330.00
Day Pass: $10.00
10 visit Pass: $75.00

Drop-In Programs
Open Swims: $2.00 per person
Other drop-in programs: $5.00 per activity

Contact information

Phone: 902.869.4141
Fax: 902.869.4142

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Programs offered

Visit halifax.ca/myREC to see upcoming programs in Sackville and surrounding communities.

Free equipment available

• Snowshoes

Bookings & Rentals

How much does it cost?
Rental fees listed below are effective April 1, 2022.  All fees listed are per hour and do not include HST. 

Please Note: Corporate rates are available for businesses looking to book our facilities. For information on corporate rates, please contact the Facility Scheduler directly.

Information on User Group Categories

Youth Rates Apply to:

Individuals up to and including 18 years of age An affiliated youth sports team A sports team, 90% of whose players are 18 years of age or younger

 

Corporate Rates Apply to:

Users who are renting on behalf of a for-profit business or entity

Community Rates Apply to:

Non-profit Co-operatives Non-profit Societies Registered Charitable Organizations

• Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association

Adult Rates Apply to:

Individuals who are 19 years of age or older University, Collage, or post-secondary educational institution teams/groups

How to book

Before you apply for a Recreation Centre rental, download and complete a facility rental request form.

One-time bookings:

For a one-time booking (birthday party, meeting, wedding, tournament, special event), contact the recreation centre directly with the completed form.

Recurring bookings:

For seasonal recurring bookings, email a completed application form to the Booking Contact person indicated in the Recreation Centre Listing chart on the Recreation Centre Booking & Rentals (Insert Link) web page.

Recurring Booking Contacts:

Brittany Pottie

Applications can be submitted by email to: pottieb@halifax.ca

Inquiries by Phone: 902-943-3680

Linda Simmonds

Applications can be submitted by email to: simmonl@halifax.ca

Inquiries by Phone: 902-943-0689