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Family fun & fitness at the Rec. Centre
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 by GetawayBC.com
Hope is brimming with recreational facilities from an indoor spray park for the kids to a full weight room for the serious athlete.
The Dan Sharrers Aquatic Centre, at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Kawkawa Lake Road features the indoor leisure pool with a Lazy River, spray bar and tots pool plus an indoor competition pool with one metre and three metre springboards. There is also a steam room, sauna and hot tub to enjoy. Murals inside the pool facility depict Hope’s early railway history and west coast scenery. Everything is wheelchair accessible.
In the same complex you will find the Hope branch of the Fraser Valley Regional Library and the Hope and District Fitness Centre. The gym has cardio equipment ranging from treadmills and stationary bikes to a rowing machine. There are also strength machines and free weights.
Alongside the aquatic centre are the Hope Arena and the Hope Curling Club. During the winter season these are busy places with hockey, figure skating and curling events.
Behind all of these buildings you will find the Skate Park for boarders and BMX bikers and the motor-sports bowl. Our premier softball diamond has lights for night time play as well as a concession stand with washrooms.
Other recreation facilities in Hope include playing fields, softball diamonds, a bowling alley, tennis and racquetball courts.
During the summer months, if you are taking a trip through the Fraser Canyon stop off in Boston Bar and enjoy a dip in the outdoor pool. Visitors are invited to take advantage of all of these recreational facilities.
Contact the Hope & District Recreation and Cultural Services department at 604-869-2304 for operating times and fee schedules.;