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Stewiacke Parks and Rec
TOS Rec loan out in the winter time snow shoes and walking poles. They constructed 3 play boxes in the Denis Park. These boxes is a storage for toys and sports equipment (baseball, baseball bat, soccer ball etc). Kids are able use the items while at the park.
Contact 902-489-1550 for more information.
Municipality
Bible Hill Parks and Rec
Bible hill loan out winter gears: Skates, snowshoes. Sports equipment (baseball, hockey, etc).
Contact 902-893-8083 for more information.
Municipality
Truro Parks and Rec
TOT Rec loan out winter gears: Skates, snowshoes. Summer gears: washer toss, giant chess, giant Jenga, mostly yard games. Adaptive equipment: Hippocampe, duet cycle, sledges.
Contact 902-893-6078 for more information.
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Go Play. Pictou County Equipment Loan Program
A online hub of all recreational equipment available within Pictou County from the various municipal units throughout the county.
Contact clare.steele@munpict.ca for more information.
Municipality
Town of Mulgrave
Recreation equipment available including: paddles boards for a fee (includes paddle, pump, & pfd), bike loan program and skates.
Contact 902-747-2243 for more information.
Municipality
County of Antigonish
Contact 902-863-1141 for more information.
Municipality
Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex
Recreation equipment available including: hockey skates, figure skates (limited sizes), hockey sticks & pucks, hockey helmets (with and without face guards), skate aides, roller blades, scooters, helmets, ground hockey sticks and balls, tennis rackets with tennis balls, badminton rackets with shuttle, pickle ball rackets with balls, soccer balls, basketballs, volleyballs, footballs, hula hoops, washer toss boxes, skis, boots and poles, snow shoes, weighted exercise body bars, hand weights and barbells.
Contact 902-533-2088 for more information.
Municipality
Sherbrooke Library
Tools, technology and recreation equipment available as well as free downloadable digital content including: ebooks, audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, music, television and film, English & French encyclopedias, video tutorials and language learning courses.
Contact 902-533-3586 for more information.
Public Library
Canso Library
Tools, technology and recreation equipment available as well as free downloadable digital content including: ebooks, audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, music, television and film, English & French encyclopedias, video tutorials and language learning courses.
Contact 902-533-3586 for more information.
Public Library
Cyril Ward Memorial Library
Tools, technology and recreation equipment available as well as free downloadable digital content including: ebooks, audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, music, television and film, English & French encyclopedias, video tutorials and language learning courses.
Contact 902-533-3586 for more information.
Public Library
People’s Place Library
Find tools, technology and recreation equipment available including: DVDs, magazines and audio books, newspapers, radon detectors, energy meters, telescopes, kits with play equipment, nordic walking poles, snow shoes through Active Pictou County.
Contact 902-863-4276 for more information.
Public Library
Municipality of the District of St Mary’s
Recreation equipment available including: 4 kayaks (for a fee includes paddles & pfd), 3 stand up paddle boards (for a fee includes paddle & pfd), show shoes (adult & children sizes), skates (toddler, children & adult sizes), hockey helmets, roller blades (baring sizes of safety equipment available), 6 mountain bikes, variety of sporting equipment & back yard games.
Contact 902-522-2598 for more information.
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Winter equipment loan program: snowshoes & poles, ice cleats and disc golf. Most equipment and loan programs are run through the libraries.
Contact 902-563-5510 or recreation@cbrm.ns.ca for more information.
Municipality
Richmond County
Snowshow rentals and equipment loan program: they will loan anything they have (no complete list): shuffleboard game, box hockey, mini putt course, geocaching kits, various board games, tennis rackets, multi-sport balls, skates, helmets, and sledges. Outdoor play bins: items in the play bins will change with the seasons and are for use by anyone. Bins are positioned around the County to encourage spontaneous/unstructured play.
Contact recreation@richmondcounty.ca or 902-226-0663 for more information.
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Municipality of the County of Inverness
Equipment loan program: volleyball net, tennis nets, badminton set, soccer nets, spikeball set, washer toss, SNAG golf kit (available in August when summer students are done with it), cornhole set, floor curling set, snowshoes and cross country skis.