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Facility notice for Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The main water valve will be shut-off for a short time for scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.

Revised pool and fitness schedules:

• Aquafit from 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
• Spin from 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
• Kid Care will open at 9:00 a.m. instead of 8:45 a.m.
• The Weight Room will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
• The Pools and Sauna will be closed 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

The Arena and Tourism Information Desk will remain open, however public washrooms will not be available from 6:30 a.m....

New EarlyON Programs at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre

As part of the City’s 10-Year Children’s Services Plan, Building Our Community from the Kids Up, the City of Brantford is pleased to announce EarlyON programs have expanded to the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre. EarlyONs are free, drop-in play-based programs open to all children from birth to 6 years old and their parents or caregivers. Staffed by early learning professionals, the programs provide a place to learn, play, and connect with other families and with parenting resources.

The new free...

Fall 2022 Swim Lessons

Register online for Fall Swim Lessons beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. View lesson schedules beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at brantford.ca/RecConnect. Lessons run once a week for 8-weeks beginning in October. Learn more at waynegretzkysportscentre.ca/SwimLessons.

Online registration video instruction

You can register online from anywhere using a computer, tablet or mobile device for all of our courses. Watch our RecConnect Online Registration How-to...

WGSC Civic Holiday Hours 2022

For the public’s information, the following schedule changes will be in place at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre during the upcoming Civic Holiday on Monday, August 1, 2022.

Tourism Information Desk: open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Indoor Track: 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Fitness and Pool hours:

• 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Weight Room open
• 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Family Swim (65m shallow-end only) and Warm Water Pool open
• 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Length Swim (25m pool and 65m pool mid-section and deep end only)

Summer 2022 Swim Lesson Registration

Safety in and around the water is important to us! Register online for Summer Swim Lessons beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. View lesson schedules at brantford.ca/RecConnect. Lessons run once a week for 8-weeks beginning Monday, July 4, 2022.