Kinsmen Sportsplex a hub of activity all year round

Indoor swimming pool and ice rink facility plenty busy in both summer and winter months times, including free public swims every Sunday evening and Wednesday morning and free teen swims on Friday nights.

Pick any day of the week throughout the year and you’ll find the Kinsmen Sportsplex is an exceptionally busy place, and for good reason. With Moose Jaw’s only indoor pool and one of four ice surfaces in the city, you’ll always find something going on at the multi-use facility.

The centrepiece of the building — located a 855 MacDonald St. W — is the Sportsplex pool, featuring a 25-metre main pool, attached wading area and waterslide, with the venue acting as the home of the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Flying Fins competitive swim club.

Swimming lessons and lifeguard training courses are also offered throughout the year.

The winter months see the Sportsplex ice surface receiving constant use, with minor hockey games, speed skating and figure skating clubs making sure any and all open ice slots are booked up. Public skating times are also popular, with many a night seeing the ice surface full of folks enjoying the facility and getting some exercise.

There’s also a new crokicurl facility attached to the south side of the building, and the City of Moose Jaw installed brand new pickleball courts at the Sportsplex this past summer.

No sooner does the ice go out than does a sport court surface go in, with the Sportsplex playing host to the Moose Jaw Mustangs box lacrosse program. The enduring legacy of the sport in Moose Jaw can be found in a special display located just outside the rink.

To that end, recent upgrades saw the installation of a massive video board and timing system, offering an extra dose of professionalism to the Flying Fins’ meets.

The pool also plays host to plenty of public swim

The facility also includes a full concession and meeting rooms for community groups. For more information on the Sportsplex and how to book times and sign up for activities, be sure to visit www.moosejaw.ca, click on the parks recreation culture tab and then the recreation facilities tab.

Moose Jaw activity parks remain as popular as ever in summer monthsdog park, skate park and bike park

cycles honing their skills and just hanging out with friends. A shelter area helps keep the sun off, and the Sportsplex has bathroom and concession facilities if folks need either.

It also hasn’t taken long for the Moose Jaw Dog Park to become wildly popular, as well.

Originally built in 2014 in the Hamilton Flats area next to High Street West and down the street from Yara Centre, the facility features two off-leash parks, one for smaller dogs and one for larger dogs. The park is open year-round, with one-site running water from late May to late September, depending on the weather. The park has become so popular that it has its own Facebook page for folks looking to meet up with fellow dog owners, and you can check that out by searching for Moose Jaw Dog Park on the social media site.

In recent years, the City of Moose Jaw has put more and more effort into developing and creating special activity parks for both youngsters and the community as a whole, and it hasn’t taken very long for those facilities to take off.

Leading the way is the Moose

Jaw Skate Park, located across from the Kinsmen Sportsplex at 855 MacDonald St. W. The concrete facility is constantly busy during the summer months, especially during the evenings when you can find dozens of youngsters on skateboard, scooters, inline skates and bi-

The Moose Jaw Bike Park -- also located near Yara Centre on High Street -- opened in 2016 and has remained a popular stop for those looking to test their skills on the dirt hills and ridable obstacles. The Moose Jaw Police Association played a large role constructing the facility, with the goal of offering a safe facility that would promote youngsters getting outside and having fun. All three facilities are free to use and maintained by the City of Moose Jaw, helping ensure they’ll be in good shape whenever the public wants to put them to use.

For more information on all the parks and activity areas in Canada’s Most Notorious City, be sure to visit www.moosejaw. ca and check out the Parks and Recreation section.

Prairie Storm Paintball and Battle Creek offer unique and fun adventures

What started as a small family-run paintball facility on the outskirts of Moose Jaw just over a decade and a half ago has become one of the most popular spots for weekend fun in southern Saskatchewan.

Prairie Storm Paintball and Battle Creek Adventure Park have spent nearly 20 years steadily growing and improving, offering more and more activities and things to do -- and the summer of 2023 promises to be their biggest yet.

The centrepiece of the facility is the 20-acre paintball field featuring a series of interconnected maps, with each offering a different kind of challenge and look for players. Anyone looking to take up the game can rent markers, paintballs and protective equipment, with various pricing packages available.

Prairie Storm will also be hosting monthly drop-in battles this summer, taking place the last Saturday of every month beginning Apr. 29. Folks can come out and play team deathmatch, domination, capture the flag and zombie versions of paintball, with $30 for 500 balls and a $10 field admission. Sessions run from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Then there’s the annual D-Day event that acts as a fundraiser for Joe’s Place, with the day featuring hundreds of players reenacting various battles between Allies and Axis forces from the Second World War

Regular booking are available from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the final booking at 6 p.m.

Battle Creek also offers the longest mini-golf course in Canada, with the 18-hole course open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily and available for tournament and event hosting.

Folks can also hang out in the recreation area and play some beach volleyball or just enjoy the sun. Battle Creek continues to look at offering new activities, with Thunderdome Off-Road Racing their newest venture. The newly built multi-use racetrack features dune buggy racing, with the member-only club offering a host of different racing styles and types for folks looking to get their speed on. You can sign up for the club and book online on their website.

For more information on Prairie Storm Paintball and Battle Creek Adventure Park, check out their website at www.battle-creek-adventure-park.myshopify.com, get regular updates on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/paintballregina/ or give them a shout at (306) 684-4700.