The Maples Community Centre - More Than Just Kid's Sports!

Spring Hours 2020

40 Years of Serving the Community

We’re more than just kid’s sports; we’re the heart of the Maples community, providing a safe and inclusive meeting place for people of all ages!

Our dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers administer numerous child and youth sports, recreation and leisure programs, while providing additional activities geared specifically to adults and seniors. Our aim is to make everyone feel welcome and at home!

Reasonably Priced Kids Sports for Maximum Fun

Maples currently offers seven major child and youth sports programs; click on the links at right for program specifics.

Our volunteer sports directors and coaches are passionate about what they do, providing youngsters with skills development within a safe, fun and memorable club sport environment. Physical activity, confidence building, skills development, discipline and team values are areas of focus.

Our program registration fees are kept affordable by our association's commitment to keeping user fees as low as possible - we want everyone to be able to enjoy our club experience.

Adults Can Play Too!

In addition to various volunteer positions for coaching and assisting, Maples offers adults a number of sports, recreation and leisure activities; our daily afternoon card games, line dancing, fitness, computer and English as an additional language classes are offered to seniors throughout the week. Also, with our socials and party rentals and our many other special events like Folklorama, kids of all ages will find a rich programming schedule at the Maples.

Full Service Nursery School, Facility and Ice Rentals

The Maples Recreation Association Inc. (MRAI) operates three community centres including the Maples, Elwick and James Nisbet sites as well as the Maples multiplex arena. Elwick is home to our Cricket Park and outdoor seasonal rink and James Nisbet accommodates our Nursery School.

The Maples CC gym houses indoor sports and is also available for social events. The Adsum site includes two outdoor basketball courts and two outdoor rinks, a children's jungle gym, a baseball diamond and various other playing fields. Extensive work will be undertaken to improve our south-east pitch with the addition of a newly surfaced multi-use field complete with bleachers.

The Maples multiplex arena houses a league-sized skating rink from September to March and hosts hockey and ringette practices, league games, clinics and tournaments. In the summer the venue is available for indoor sports and social events.

Volunteer Driven, Values Orientated

Established in 1973, for nearly 40 years the Maples Recreation Association has been providing inexpensive and quality sports, recreation and leisure programming to the Maples Community.

At the heart of our organization are the volunteers and their boundless enthusiasm and committment. As a charitable, non-profit organization we’re dedicated to the responsible stewardship of our community, and we’re driven by family values, kinship and goodwill through friendly and spirited sports and competition.

Together we’re making memories that last a lifetime!