Local life and recreation

Outdoors

Explore Victoria Park’s wooded trails and waterfalls, or walk and cycle the Cobequid Trail along sections of the old railway, the Salmon River and Acadian dykelands. The region also offers tidal bore rafting, fishing and winter trail use.

Sports and recreation

• The Rath Eastlink Community Centre has pools, a waterslide, fitness facilities, a climbing wall, an ice pad and a walking track.
• Cougar Dome provides indoor tennis, turf sports, track and field and golf practice.
• Youth programs in the region include swimming, soccer, hockey, skating, gymnastics, tennis, athletics and many other sports.

Arts and culture

Find performances and exhibitions downtown and across the region. The Marigold Cultural Centre hosts smaller shows, while Cobequid Educational Centre and the Rath Eastlink Community Centre can accommodate larger audiences.