About Us

We are Brantford's primary sports and leisure facility. We have everything you need for fitness, health and recreation under one roof!

Sports and fitness

• a wide variety of land and pool exercise classes
• fully equipped weight room
• dryland training room
• personal training
• change rooms with showers and washrooms
• gymnasium with drop-down basketball nets, washrooms and showers

Swimming

• 65m and 25m pools
• hydrotherapy and warm water pools
• Sauna
• waterslide
• rock climbing wall
• change rooms with showers, washrooms and bathing suit spinners

Arena

• four NHL sized rinks
• goalie warm-up rink
• press box (main rink only)
• change rooms with showers

Discover Brantford Desk

Visit Discover Brantford's Information Desk inside the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre where knowledgeable Tourism Staff can provide information on attractions, entertainment, shopping, dining and accommodations in Brantford. Pick-up a copy of the Discover Brantford Visitor Guide, local brochures, and maps, or purchase exclusive Brantford merchandise and souvenirs.

Hours of operation

• Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed daily for lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)

The information desk is closed on all statutory holidays.

Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition

The Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre is the hub for sporting activities in Brantford. This fact, combined with over a million visitors each year, makes it the ideal home for the Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition. Brantford and the surrounding area have been home to numerous Olympic athletes and many others who have achieved national and international prominence in their sport.

The Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition is a 3,000 square foot space which proudly recognizes our hometown heroes through features such as Inductee artifact and memorabilia displays, Honour Wall of Recognition, Interactive Inductee touch screen zone, Trivia Game and Broadcast Booth as well as a Mini Theatre and Wayne Gretzky tribute area. Learn more at BrantfordAreaSportsHall.ca.

Additional features

• Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex
• Centreline Physio, Sports and Wellness is privately owned. Visit www.centrelinephysio.ca for details.
• College Source for Sports is privately owned. Visit www.sourceforsports.ca for details.
• Football field
• Gardenscape nature area
• The Lookout Sports Lounge Licensed restaurant and concession is privately owned. Visit thelookoutlounge.com for details.
• "The Great One" bronze statue
• Indoor track
• Kid Care
• Room rentals

Virtual tour

Take a 360 degree virtual tour of the inside of our building.

Accessibility

All public information and communications provided by us are also available in other accessible formats upon request. To learn more about accessibility or have any questions regarding accessibility please call us or email us.

Privacy statement

View our privacy statement online.

Freedom of information

Learn more about the Municipal Freedom of Information Act.

Contact us

View staff directory contact list.