Sports & Recreation
Sports Links & Information
Director: Tim Walker. Direct questions to Tim at info@riverbendbasketball.com
Edmonton Youth Basketball South Edmonton Minor Softball Hockey (SWAT – South West Area Two) Edmonton Minor Hockey AssociationOn-Site Sports Registratons
Sign up for Outdoor Soccer at the Riverbend Community Centre. Purchase your community league membership at the same time.
Riverbend Community Centre (258 Rhatigan Road East)
Sat., February 6, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thurs., February 11, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Sat., February 20, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Free Activities
Community Swim (for Community League Members)
A free, drop-in swim for the whole family every Sunday 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Confederation Leisure Centre, 11204 – 43 Ave. Bring your current 2008/2009 community league membership card.
Indoor Public Ice Skating
Free public skating times are available at a number of City Arenas, sponsored by The City of Edmonton and The Kinsmen Club of Edmonton. Call 780-496-4999, then press 3 or visit www.edmonton.ca/arenas for times and locations. Shinny hockey times are also available for a reasonable price.
Winter Family Fun Activities
Outdoor Community Skating Rinks
Skating in Your Neighbourhood:
Sharpen those blades and enjoy some winter fun with friends or family at our community’s Brookside Rinks! Skating is free with a community league membership – just wear your skate tag.
We offer two rinks, one for shinny hockey and one for social skating (no sticks/no pucks).
Outdoor Rinks in Riverbend
- Brookside Rinks are located at 53 Ave. & 143 St. just south of Brookside School.
Hours of operation |
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| Monday to Friday | 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 12:00 noon – 9:00 p.m. | |
| Sunday | 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m. | |
| Christmas & Holidays | 12:00 noon – 9:00 p.m. | |
Family Skate: Sundays 2:00 – 3:00 pm on both rinks.
(no hockey sticks or pucks during Family Skate)
The rinks will be closed in extremely cold weather (-21°C).
For your safety, all children and youth are required to wear helmets.
Our neighbourhood rinks are maintained with the support of your community league.
Welcome to our new rinks staff, Dave Olsen, DJ Carrell and Jesse Anderson. If you have questions about the rinks, please email Dave at rinks@riverbendonline.ca.
Walking & Cross-Country Ski Trails
Explore Terwillegar Park — take Rabbit Hill Road west of Riverbend Rd. For a copy of On the Go, Ice and Snow, a brochure outlining trails, call 780-496-5858. All City of Edmonton parks are open to the public between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Tobogganing
Kids love the thrill of sliding down a snowy slope. Join them at nearby hills.
Whitemud Park – 13204 Fox Drive.
James Ramsey Park – Riverbend Rd. & 43rd Ave
