Walter Baker Sports Centre

Ottawa, ON · Public skating times & prices

Nepean's two-rink sports centre, opened in 1980 and named in 1983 for local MP Walter Baker.

Public skating at Walter Baker Sports Centre: the next 7 days

Friday, October 16

  • · Public skating · CA$5.86

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public skating · CA$5.86
  • · Public skating · CA$5.86

Sunday, October 18

  • · Public skating · CA$5.86
  • · Public skating · CA$5.86
Address
100 Malvern Dr, Ottawa, ON K2J 2G5
Website
ottawa.ca
The front steps and curved glass entrance of the Walter Baker Sports Centre on Malvern Drive in Barrhaven, Ottawa — Walter Baker Sports Centre
The front steps and curved glass entrance of the Walter Baker Sports Centre on Malvern Drive in Barrhaven, Ottawa Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
A public session on a wide sheet seen from the stands, skaters spread among cones and a blue-line corner under a steel-trussed roof. — Walter Baker Sports Centre
A public session on a wide sheet seen from the stands, skaters spread among cones and a blue-line corner under a steel-trussed roof. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Nepean's Walter Baker Sports Centre

Walter Baker Sports Centre was first known as South Nepean Centre. Built for the former City of Nepean, it was officially opened on October 4, 1980, by then-mayor Ben Franklin, and on November 24, 1983, it was renamed in memory of Walter Baker, the local Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton.

The arena has two NHL-size rinks, 200 by 85 feet, and both are kept in ice through the winter and summer seasons. The building also houses the Ruth E. Dickinson branch of the Ottawa Public Library and an aquatic area with a 25-metre lap pool, a dive tank with a rock climbing wall, a shallow pool, a steam room and a hot tub, and it has been attached to John McCrae Secondary School since the school was built in 1999.

The rinks are used most by the Nepean Minor Hockey Association, along with the Nepean Ringette Association, many local men's leagues and skating clubs.

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.

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Booking & check-in

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.

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Skating with children

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.

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Parking & arrival

On-site parking is available.

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Accessibility

The city lists accessible entrances, changing rooms, parking, washrooms and an elevator or lift.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.