Southland Leisure Centre, Recreation center in Palliser, Calgary, Canada
Southland Leisure Centre is a multipurpose indoor recreation facility in the Palliser community of southwest Calgary, owned by The City of Calgary. Its wave pool starts wide and shallow like a beach and narrows into a deeper section, with a separate dive tank and diving board. The building also holds a water park with a 500-gallon dump bucket, rope bridges and spray guns, two water slides, two ice rinks named after Joe Kryczka and Ed Whalen, a climbing wall and a weight room.
Southland Leisure Centre was built at the same time as the surrounding Palliser neighbourhood in southwest Calgary, with additions and redesigns made since. It is one of two leisure centres owned and operated by The City of Calgary, alongside Village Square Leisure Centre.
The two ice rinks are named after Joe Kryczka and Ed Whalen, and the multipurpose rooms carry the names of surrounding communities; locals often call them the birthday rooms. The centre is one of two leisure centres owned and operated by The City of Calgary, alongside Village Square Leisure Centre.
By car, the centre is reached off Southland Drive. By transit, take the MAX Yellow or routes 99, 125 and 126 from Southland Station. There is no route 95 serving the centre.
The facility features a dedicated AquaPlay zone with slides, tipping buckets, and spray stations designed specifically for young children. This colorful water play area with ropes and bridges is particularly popular with families.
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