
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
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.
Rooms/Gymnasiums | Classification | Adult | Youth | Community |
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Rooms/Gymnasiums | Classification | Adult | Youth | Community |
Gymnasium | Gymnasium - Class D | $32.50 | $17.00 | - |
Fieldhouse | Gymnasium - Class A | $43.75 | $35.00 | - |
Classroom | Room - Class B | $25.00 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
Conference Room | Room - Class C | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
Lounge | Room - Class C | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
Multipurpose Room | Room - Class B | $25.00 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
REC Zone | Room - Class A | $30.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
Studio A | Room - Class A | $30.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
Studio B | Room - Class B | $25.00 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
Training Zone | Room - Class B | $25.00 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
Yoga Studio | Room - Class B | $25.00 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
- Information on User Group Categories
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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 youngerCorporate Rates Apply to:
Users who are renting on behalf of a for-profit business or entityCommunity 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
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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:
Linda Simmonds
Applications can be submitted by email to: simmonl@halifax.ca
Inquiries by Phone: 902-943-0689