The front of the Fred Barrett Arena on Leitrim Road in Ottawa, with teal cladding and an arched glass entrance on a grey dayPhoto: Google Maps listing · SourceInterior of the ice pad seen from the boards: wood truss roof, team banners hanging from the rafters, and several players on the ice near a goal.Photo: Nash S., via Google Maps · Source
Get to know this rink.
Fred Barrett Arena is an indoor skating facility at 3280 Leitrim Rd in Ottawa. The Leitrim Road facility includes east and west indoor ice surfaces. Its city page provides skating and ice-sport calendars, registered programs and ice rental information.
The city publishes the facility’s drop-in calendar and schedule changes on the linked page. For basic drop-in skating, the posted cash admission is CA$5.85 for adults, CA$3.50 for children, youth or students, and CA$4.40 for seniors, including HST. Bring exact change or a valid membership; the attendant cannot take cards.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
Basic skating, including HST: adult CA$5.85; child, youth or student CA$3.50; senior CA$4.40; family CA$3.50 per person. Specialized skating and hockey use a separate, higher Plus rate. Specialized skating and hockey (Plus rate, including HST): child, youth or student CA$6.20; adult CA$10.35; senior CA$7.75.
At public and family skates, children 10 and under must be actively supervised by a parent or guardian aged 14 or older. Children 10 and under must wear a CSA-certified hockey helmet to be allowed on the ice at City indoor arenas (bicycle, ski and snow-sport helmets are not allowed), and children may not be carried on the ice.