Brock Sport Facilities
St. Catharines
Brock University features a number of state of the art athletic facilities. The Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre, the largest swimming facility in Niagara, is named after the late Eleanor Misener, a local advocate for accessible exercise facilities and founder of the St. Catharines chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The 50-metre Olympic-size pool has hosted numerous meets. The complex also features one artificial turf field, Alumni Field, and two grass fields. These fields will host Rugby Sevens at the Canada Games, the first inclusion of Rugby in the Canada Games!
Rugby Sevens
Diving
Swimming
Directions
Brock University
St. Catharines
Brock University will be home to the Cycling Criterium. The course will run around the roundabout central to Brock’s St. Catharines campus. A short loop with curved corners, this course will provide a fast paced race in the heart of the Athlete’s Village.
Cycling
Directions
Buffalo Canoe Club
Ridgeway
The Buffalo Canoe Club, located in the City of Fort Erie, was founded in 1882 by a small group of canoeists. Positioned uniquely on the shores of Abino Bay of Lake Erie, the Club’s most recent boathouse opened in 1994. Sailing and sailboat races dominate the bay and members flock to the club during the summer to get in on the action.
Sailing
Directions
Canada Games Park
Thorold
A legacy project for Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, Canada Games Park is located at Brock University, south of the main campus. The facility includes a Sport and Abilities Centre indoors consisting of two ice pads, a Para-Sport gymnasium with four courts, a Health and Wellbeing Centre and a 200m track. Outdoors, there will be six beach volleyball courts and an athletics facility.
Athletics
Beach Volleyball
Box Lacrosse
Wrestling
Volleyball
Directions
Legends on the Niagara Golf Course - Battlefield Course
Niagara Falls
The Legends on the Niagara Battlefield Course is located on the grounds of the Battle of Chippewa, which took place on July 5, 1814 during the War of 1812. The Legends on the Niagara Golf Course opened in 2002 and is home to two championship courses and a par-3 executive course for a total of 45 holes.
Golf
Directions
Meridian Centre
St. Catharines
The Meridian Centre is the Niagara region’s largest entertainment facility and has hosted many significant events. In the spring and summer months, Meridian is the home of the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, and in the winter, the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League. The Meridian Centre will kick off the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games with the Opening Ceremony.
Basketball
Directions
Oakes Park
Niagara Falls
Oakes Park is one of Niagara Falls busiest public facilities. The baseball diamond is part of a facility that opened on the Civic Holiday in 1931 and features a soccer field, track, playground and an additional baseball diamond.
Baseball
Directions
Port Colborne
Port Colborne
Located on Lake Erie, Port Colborne is the southern port of entry of the Welland Canal. Following the completion of the canal in 1833, this small settlement on Gravelly Bay was named a port-of-entry in 1834 and given its present name in honour of Upper Canada's then Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Colborne, who was instrumental in securing funding for the canal project. The Time Trial will take place around H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park.
Cycling
Directions
Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course
St. Catharines
A world class rowing facility, the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course hosted the 1999 World Rowing Championships and will host them again in 2024. Located in historic Port Dalhousie, St. Catharines, the course dates back to 1903 and has been hosting events ever since including the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and the TORONTO 2015 Pan American Games.
Rowing
Directions
Southward Park
Grimsby
Southward Community Sports Park located in Grimsby recently opened in May of 2017. The park features baseball/softball diamonds, soccer fields, 2.5km of walking trails, a dog park, playground, and bocce ball courts.
Softball
Directions
Town of Pelham
Fonthill
The Town of Pelham includes the communities of Fonthill, Fenwick, North Pelham and Ridgeville. Pelham is primarily an agricultural area where many farms abound. The Cycling Road Race that winds through local orchards and vineyards will start and finish at Town Square, in downtown Fonthill.
Cycling
Directions
Twelve Mile Creek
St. Catharines
Nestled along the newly built and picturesque trails of Twelve Mile Creek, the 4km course for Mountain Bike will begin with a steep climb up Hydro Hill and will continue to loop around the escarpment with new legacy features such as a rock garden and gap jumps to challenge athletes.
Mountain Bike
Directions
Welland Baseball Stadium
Welland
Located in the centre of the Niagara Region in Welland, the Welland Baseball Stadium was originally built for the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league team that played at the stadium from 1989 to 1995. The Stadium has seen action from a number of leagues and is home to the Welland Jackfish of the Intercounty Baseball League.
Baseball
Directions
Welland International Flatwater Centre
Welland
The Welland International Flatwater Centre is located at the south end of the Welland Recreational Waterway. The Waterway used to be a part of the canal connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Erie and was closed to ships with the creation of the Welland Bypass in the 1970s. A legacy of the TORONTO 2015 Pan American Games, the Welland International Flatwater Centre consists of a timing tower, a training centre, seating for 500, and multi-functional modular docking.
Canoe Kayak
Triathlon
Swimming
Directions
Youngs Sportsplex
Welland
Youngs Sportsplex opened in 2012 and quickly elevated the sports scene across the Niagara Region. The multi-sport complex features a FIFA regulation size indoor soccer field, four indoor tennis courts and a number of additional recreation areas. Surrounding the complex are six FIFA regulation soccer fields, three of which are artificial turf fields. The facility hosts numerous sports and provides a venue for recreational/competitive athletes to train all year round.
Soccer
Tennis
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