Free: supervised activities and sports equipment in Lachine's parks
In winter and summer, you can borrow sports equipment for personal practice or take part in various supervised activities.
Sports and outdoor equipment on loan
Discover a new sport for free!
What you can borrow in summer:
Spikeball equipment, Ultimate frisbee, Bean bags, Soccer balls, basketballs, footballs, volleyballs, Tennis and pickleball equipment and more. They can be borrowed at these places :
- centre de tennis du parc LaSalle
- Storage box near the welcome centre at parc Kirkland (available for self-service at all times)
- parc Carignan welcome center when the children’s pool is open
- parc Michel-Ménard welcome center when the pool is open
What you can borrow in winter:
- Skates, hockey sticks, pucks, skating training aids and more (at parc Michel-Ménard)
- Skates and skating training aids (at parc Kirkland)
- Sleds, crampons, walking sticks and snowshoes for children and adults (at bibliothèque Saul-Bellow)
Eligibility
- Have a valid library card, Accès Lachine card or Accès Montréal card (except for the storage box in parc Kirkland available for self-service)
- Be 10 years old or more. If applicable, be accompanied by a person 15 years old or older.
Supervised activities for youngsters
A team of activity leaders will be touring the parks to organize games with the youngsters on site, according to the following schedule:
Summer 2026
- Parc Kirkland, From June 29 until August 21, Monday-Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Winter 2027*
- Parc Kirkland, Monday to Friday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Parc Michel-Ménard, Thursday and Friday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
*Schedule will be updated in Fall 2026.
Partners
The sports equipment loan service is a combined effort by Lachine’s youth council, Lachine’s libraries and Arrondissement de Lachine’s Division des sports, loisirs et développement social. Winter sports equipment has been purchased through the Circonflexe program, an initiative of Sport et Loisir de l’île de Montréal, with financial support from the Ministère de l’Éducation.
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