News & Updates
Make Your Move Day May 9th!
🎉BIG NEWS! Make Your Move Day is May 9th and we are celebrating right here at the Zatzman Sportsplex🎉 Get ready to move, groove and WIN with a day of FREE activities. From 8:30 - 10:00am, join us in our gymnasium for FREE games like bean bag toss, hula hooping, dancing and more! Then join us for games again from 2:30 - 4:00. Complete the stations for a chance to win a 6 month membership! Join us for a community walk on the track at 9:30 a.m., led by Tara Taylor, the Healthy Tomorrow Foundation’s Movement Ambassador. Join us again for a second walk at 3:00 p.m.—also led by Tara! As if that wasn't enough to get you moving, our very own Rita will be hosting a FREE Zumba class at 10:30am in our gymnasium! Everyone who attends will receive a FREE day pass to the Sportsplex as well as a way to keep you moving. Let’s make some moves, Halifax!
New Drop-In Aquatics Program
Calling all aspiring lifeguards and swimmers! We are excited to be offering a NEW Junior Tri-Fit program. This program is a coached swim practice for ages 8 - 15. It's perfect for improving strokes and endurance that is needed in future lifesaving courses, swimming goals and can help prepare for triathlons or swim races. This is drop-in program, which means no registration is required! You can just show up and swim. Join us in the pool Wednesdays from 6-6:45 for those ages 8 - 11 and from 6:45-7:30 for those aged 12-15!
Track Closure
The Halifax Hoopers are BACK this weekend, which means we have more upcoming track closures. Our track will be closed at the following times: Friday, April 25th, from 5pm - Close Saturday, April 26th, from 5pm - Close Sunday, April 27th, from 1pm - 6:30pm Thank you!
Programs
🌷☀ Our Spring/Summer 2025 Program Guide is now available! 🌷☀
For the first time ever, we have combined our Spring and Summer programs.
Member Registration for Spring Only Child, Youth & Adult Recreation Programs and Workshops begins on March 25th, 2025 at 9:00 am!
Non-Member Registration begins on March 26th, 2025 at 9:00 am.
Spring registration will still take place on MyRec
Camp registration and Summer program registration will take place on a new registration platform. Camp registration is on April 8th . Summer program registration is on June 17th. These will both take place on the new platform .
- Residents WITHOUT an active facility membership will need to create a new user profile to register for Summer programs and services
- Residents with an active membership will need to set up a new password and link their payment information to their new profile to complete online transactions.
- Members will be prompted to do this in an email coming from: communication@xplorrecreation.com in the coming weeks
- The registration web page will remain the same
Software Transition
We are undergoing a software trainsition for our registration and membership process. Below is some helpful information to help guide our members through the trainsition.
Camp registration and Summer program registration will take place on a new registration platform. Camp registration is on April 8th. Summer program registration is on June 17th. These will both take place on the new platform.
- Residents WITHOUT an active facility membership will need to create a new user profile to register for Summer programs and services
- Residents with an active membership will need to set up a new password and link their payment information to their new profile to complete online transactions.
- Members will be prompted to do this in an email coming from: communication@
xplorrecreation.com in the coming weeks - The registration web page will remain the same
You can learn how to create a profile here.
Please note as well that there is no in-person registration on March 25th and 26th due to this change. There will be no processing of refunds on these days as well. Please ensure you are familiar with our cancellation policy as well as ensure you are picking only the programs you know you or your child can for sure attend
Due to our upcoming software change, the final member only registration will take placeon March 25th. After April 1st, members will unfortunately not have early registration access. Members will still receive member pricing on all programs.
The following activities will be available to book one week in advance starting at the time the event takes place:
Squash & Racquetball
Spin
Cycle & Core
Childminding
Pickleball Book-A-Court
Adult Swimming Lessons
After the software change, everyone, including non-members will be able to book the above services 7 days in advance.