The St-Laurent Complex's long red-brick front at 525 Côté Street, with the Don-Gamble Community Centre name above the windows.Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Get to know this rink.
St. Laurent Complex is an indoor skating facility at 525 Côté St in Ottawa. The arena is part of a recreation complex with a pool and other indoor activities. Skating has its own drop-in schedule, and the facility provides free public Wi-Fi.
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.
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.