The glass-fronted Minto Recreation Complex in Barrhaven at dusk, with its striped metal cladding, the pool hall glowing behind the glazing, the name sign on the brick wall by the entrance and a paved walk and lawn in front.Photo: Google Maps listing · SourceAn empty rink at the Minto Recreation Complex seen from the upper level, with yellow bleachers and banners along the far wall.Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Get to know this rink.
Minto Recreation Complex – Barrhaven is an indoor skating facility at 3500 Cambrian Rd in Ottawa. The complex has two NHL-size ice rinks, an indoor walking track and a swimming pool. One rink is described as accessible; the facility also lists accessible changing rooms and an adjacent playground.
The city publishes the facility’s drop-in calendar and schedule changes on the linked page. Use the skating calendar rather than the building’s general opening hours to plan your ice time. Free on-site parking is listed.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
Drop-in skating at rinks inside City recreation facilities is a Basic activity, per visit with HST added at payment: child, youth or student CA$3.11; adult CA$5.19; senior (65 and older) CA$3.89; family CA$3.11 per person.
Reservation rules for drop-in skating differ by arena, and each facility's schedule shows which sessions need no reservation. Where one is required, book on the facility page from 6 pm up to two days ahead; in-person walk-in reservations are accepted when space allows. Arrive no more than 15 minutes before your session.
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.