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 the women’s rugby sevens, which will mark the first time this event has been featured at a Canada Games.
Rugby Sevens
Diving
Swimming
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 Athletes Village.
Cycling
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 the Walker Sports and Abilities Centre consisting of two ice pads, a para sport gymnasium with four courts, a health and wellbeing centre and a 200m indoor track. Outside, there will be six beach volleyball courts, a cycling centre, an outdoor storage area, and a track-and-field facility including a full 400m track and areas for all disciplines (jumps and throws).
Athletics
Beach Volleyball
Box Lacrosse
Wrestling
Volleyball
Etobicoke Olympium
Etobicoke
Located on the edge of Centennial Park and home to many sports clubs including the Etobicoke Diving Club, the Etobicoke Olympium is a premiere multi-sport facility that has hosted countless national and international events. The facility underwent major renovations as a result of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, where it was used as the primary aquatics training venue. The eight-lane, 50-metre competition pool will host Niagara 2022’s 3-metre and platform (10-metre) diving competitions.
Diving
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
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
Niagara College Welland Campus
Welland
Niagara College has a history of athletic excellence. The Niagara College Knights host five varsity sports teams (mens and womens) as well as numerous intramural sports teams. Updated in 2011 through a $90 million campus redevelopment project, the Niagara College athletic facilities are top tier.
Basketball
Volleyball
Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Nestled on the shores of the Niagara River, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club is one of Lake Ontario’s premier sailing destinations. The Club is home to an active junior sailing program, club and class racing fleets and welcomes cruisers from all over the lake to the Niagara region. The Club shares hosting of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games with the Dalhousie Yacht Club.
Sailing
Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club
Niagara-on-the-Lake
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club located at Memorial Park has been providing an opportunity for members to play tennis since 1970. An active club that has been playing on four hard courts, they will be expanding their facility with the addition of two more courts in the spring of 2021.
Tennis
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
Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course
St. Catharines
A world class rowing facility, the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1999 and will host them for the third time 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
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
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
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
Wainfleet
Township of Wainfleet
Located in South Niagara between the Welland River and the shores of Lake Erie, the Township of Wainfleet is a community grounded in agriculture, family and rural traditions. The Cycling Time Trial will take place on Feeder Road.
Cycling
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
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
Welland Tennis Club
Welland
The Welland Tennis Club was formed in 1913 on the site of am old brickyard, hence the red clay courts. In the late 1970s, four additional hard courts with lighting were added to the club and have been actively used ever since. The club also is home to a vibrant junior program and continues to be the source of provincial and national level competitors.
Tennis
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 five 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
