North Dumfries Community Complex

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Location

2958 Greenfield Road, Ayr
519-632-8800

All Township playgrounds, tennis courts, basketball courts, sports fields, the skate park and dog park are open. Please continue practicing physical distancing and wearing a mask. Please be aware the park amenities, such as playgrounds and benches are not sanitized.

Features

arena (1 ice pad)
walking track
snack bar (open during the ice season)
room and hall rentals
community health centre
recreation and programs
spray pad and playground
soccer fields
outdoor walking trail
community garden

COVID-19 Facility Guidelines for the Arena

Coming soon (for Fall/Winter 2021-2022 season)

NEW COVID-19 Facility Guidelines for Community Rooms

Coming soon (for Fall/Winter 2021-2022 season)

Visitor Guidelines to Enter any Township Facility

Stay home if you are not feeling well, have been in contact with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 or have recently travelled or been in close contact with someone who has travelled in the past 14 days.
Use proper hand hygiene
Practice physical distancing (staying 2 metres/6 feet apart from others)
Masks must be worn inside the building

Entrance/Exit Procedures

Conduct of Renter and Attendees/Program Participants

Washroom

Items Allowed In The Facility (bags, food, beverage)

Arena

Ayr Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company Arena at the North Dumfries Community Complex is pictured below. For public skating times, please visit the arenas page.

Ayr Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company Arena

Walking Track

Steven and Carol Lowe Heritage Transportation Group Walking Track

The North Dumfries Community Complex has a walking track around the upper area of the skating rink, which is free to use. The track is 200 metres per lap and provides an excellent, dry and warm place to exercise. There is also a stretching and warm-up area on the track.

The walking track hours are: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

All track users MUST sign in, wear a mask while using the walking track and practice physical distancing. Please do not visit the walking track if you are not feeling well, have been in contact with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 or have recently travelled or been in close contact with someone who has travelled in the past 14 days.

Track users will enter/exit the NDCC via the main doors. Washrooms across from the track are open to the public. The walking track is open for walking and not for social gatherings. These safety measures are in place to help keep our community safe. Thank you for your cooperation.

walking track

Spray Pad and Playground

The spray pad is open daily during the summer from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. There is no cost to use the spray pad.The spray pad and the accessible playground are equipped with washrooms. Please be aware the park amenities, such as playgrounds and benches are not sanitized.

Play Groung

spray pad

Soccer Fields

Cowan Park Soccer Field

There are two full size irrigated fields. Com Dev Field has lights for late night games. There are two mid-size fields that are used as smaller fields for young age groups. These fields are also irrigated. Cowan Park has washroom facilities open during the summer months.

Cowan Park

Community Garden

The North Dumfries Community Complex is also home to a large community garden located at the left side of the North Dumfries Community Complex. Families and individuals have taken up plots to grow vegetables and flowers in the community garden. 10x10 and 10x20 plots are available.

The amenities that any gardener needs are being made available to those who use the community garden. This includes a watering system that collects rain water from the North Dumfries Community Complex roof, which is then transferred to a tank located directly next to the garden for use. There is also a shed to hold the primary tools of gardening.

2020 Gardening Season: new guidelines due to COVID-19

For more information on the community garden, please call Recreation and Community Services Coordinator at 519-632-8800 ext. 102.

Snack Bar

The North Dumfries Community Complex also contains the Breakaway Cafe, a snack bar on the second level of the arena, above the ice rink. The hours vary and the cafe is open during the fall/winter ice season. Stop by for a coffee and snack and watch a hockey game, or sit in the cafe area where the Township has provided free WIFI service.

The snack bar is not open until further notice for the 2020-2021 ice season.

Hall Rentals

The North Dumfries Community Complex has multi-purpose rooms and the larger MacNeil Hall. Fitness programs are run throughout the building by community groups and businesses alike.

The MacNeil-Hall can be booked for fundraisers or sit down dinners, as well as pickleball, volleyball or badminton. For more information, please contact our Recreation and Community Services Coordinator by email or call 519-632-8800.

The MacNeil Hall can be booked for an event with a Special Occasion Permit/liquor license.

Community Health Centre

The North Dumfries Community Health Centre, a satellite of Langs, is also located in the North Dumfries Community Complex. The Community Health Centre (CHC) team includes: physians, nurse practitioners, pysician assistants, registered nurses, social workers, registered dieticians, diabetes educators, community workers and admin staff. The CHC also runs programs for children, youth and older adults. For full details on programs, clinics, and events visit the Community Health Centre.

Skate Park

The Township of North Dumfries, in partnership with its community, has built an approximate 1,020 square metre Skate Park at Cowan Park, adjacent to the North Dumfries Community Complex. The Skate Park opened in October 2020. The Skate Park provides a safe, designated place for Skateboard, BMX, Scooter and In-Line Skate Riders to develop their skills and enjoy the company of their peers.

For more information, visit our Skate Park page.

Off-Leash Dog Park

The off-leash dog park is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and is located at the North Dumfries Community Complex in the field beside the health centre.