One of the roles of the Community Services Board is to review the rates and fees policy that establishes the user fees for facilities, programs and services.

Policy 2025-02 Community Services Department Fees & Charges was presented to Council at their April meeting and approved. The highlights of the policy include:

• The fees take effect April 1, 2025.
• Swimming Pool
  • Lesson fees increase by $5 for levels 1 through 6 and $10 for senior levels.
  • Fees for Private Lessons increased to $90 for 30 minute lessons.
• Arena
  • Minor Hockey & Figure Skating regular rate increases $10 from $90 to $100/hr.
  • Minor Hockey & Figure Skating off hours rate increases $10 from $75 to $85/hr.
  • Adult Regular increases $10/hr from $140 to $150/hr.
  • Adult Tournaments increases $30/hr from $120 to $150/hr.
  • Ladies Hockey has increased from $10/player per week to $$1,000/season.
  • Booth rental increases from $485/mo to $600/mo.
  • The fee to non-local teams has increased from $160/hr to $200/hr.
• Curling Rink
  • No changes
• Ball Diamonds
  • Adult Teams increases from $450 to $525/team per season.
  • Minor Ball fee remains the same at $2,500/season.
  • Rates for Out of Town rentals have all increased.
• Soccer Fields
  • Minor Soccer fee remains the same at $2,500/season.
• Fox Lake Park
  • Fee increased by $5 for tenting sites and power/water sites to be $25 and $35.
• Community Centre
  • Rate increased from $655/day or $1,250/weekend to $700/day and $1,500/weekend.
  • Service clubs will now pay $400/year for 12 monthly meetings.
  • The community kitchen rate has increased $15 to be $50.
• Centennial Place Fieldhouse
  • Youth drop-in and youth punch passes remain at $3 and $30.
  • Adult drop-in and adult punch passes have increased to $7 and $70.
  • Senior drop-in and senior punch passes have increased to $6 and $60.
• Centennial Place Fitness Centre
  • Drop in has increased $3 to be $15/day.
• Centennial Place Passes
  • There are increases across the board for all ages and all passes ranging from an increase of $20 to as much as $110 for for a Platinum Pass.
• Epic Adventures
  • The daily rate is $35 per day per child. $125 per week or $450/mo. This rate has remained the same since 2010.
• Community Services Van
  • No rate changes.
• Airport Rental
  • No changes
• Picnic tables and chair rentals
  • Folding chair rental has increased from $1.50/chair to $2.
  • Picnic tables have increased to $8 if you pick up or $20 if delivery is required.

All the fees are effective April 1, 2025 and will be brought up to date on the Town website in the coming weeks.