Free: supervised activities and sports equipment in Lachine's parks
In winther 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 winter:
- Skates, hockey sticks, pucks, skating training aids and helmets (at the trailer at parc Michel-Ménard)
- Skates and skating training aids (at chalet du parc Kirkland)
- Sleds, crampons, walking sticks and snowshoes for children and adults (at bibliothèque Saul-Bellow)
What you can borrow in summer:
Spikeball equipment, Ultimate frisbee, Bean bags, Soccer balls, basketballs, footballs, volleyballs, Tennis and pickleball equipment and more
Where you can borrow:
- centre de tennis du parc LaSalle (at the centre de tennis)
- parc Michel-Ménard (starting in June during the pool opening hours)
- parc Kirkland welcome center
- parc Carignan welcome center
Eligibility
- Have a valid library card, Accès Lachine card or Accès Montréal card.
- 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:
Winter 2025
- Parc Kirkland, every Friday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Parc Michel-Ménard, Monday to Friday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer 2024*
- Parc Carignan, every Tuesday and Thursday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., from May 4 to August 30
- Parc Michel-Ménard, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., from June 25 to August 30
- Parc Kirkland, every Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays and Fridays, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. from May 4 to June 25, 2023/Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m and Thursdays and Fridays, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., from June 26 to August 30
*Schedules will be updated in spring 2025.
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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