Dollard-Des Ormeaux

A 48-hectare wooded park, several ice rinks and a 50-meter pool give Dollard-Des Ormeaux a varied character. Nature, exercise and art can each be discovered as different focal points for your stay. Depending on whether you and your family prefer spending time outdoors, are interested in sports facilities, or want to include cultural places in your plans, you’ll find different ideas for your vacation days.

Woodlands and activities at Parc du Centenaire

Parc du Centenaire is a 48-hectare wooded area. Possible activities there include walks, picnics, beach volleyball and friendly soccer games. The park thus combines quiet time in nature with opportunities to exercise together. A picnic or a walk offers a different experience than a game of volleyball or soccer; you can choose according to how active you want your day to be.

Parc du Centenaire also offers different options in winter, including ice skating, cross-country skiing and sledding. If you visit Dollard-Des Ormeaux during the colder months, you can take these activities into account when planning. Nature and sports go hand in hand, without requiring you to commit to just one kind of stay.

Dollard-Des Ormeaux also offers the Parc-nature du Bois-de-Liesse, which includes the Bois-Francs sector. Together with the wooded Parc du Centenaire, it adds another nature-focused destination to your options. If you’re mainly planning to spend time outdoors when looking for a vacation rental, these parks can help guide your choice of where to stay as part of your trip planning.

Swimming, skating and exercise

The Centre aquatique is located in Dollard-Des Ormeaux’s Centre civique, at 12001 Boulevard De Salaberry, at the intersection with Lake. Its 50-meter pool has six lanes, as well as two one-meter diving boards. A removable access ramp and a pool lift are also available. These specific features make the pool appealing for swimming and diving, while the ramp and lift provide the accessibility aids described.

The Centre civique has three ice rinks. Lugiglace is a support device for wheelchairs that enables people with limited mobility to skate. Programs in hockey, figure skating, ringette, speed skating and public skating are also offered to residents in collaboration with sports clubs. Various tournaments and sporting events are held there as well. This selection ranges from skating to organized sports programs; the club programs are explicitly intended for residents.

The Centre aquatique also includes a gymnasium with mirrored walls and a parquet floor, as well as a fitness room. The gymnasium hosts various aerobics, yoga and Pilates classes. The fitness room has equipment for free-weight strength training and cardiovascular training. Changing facilities include men’s and women’s areas with a dry sauna, as well as a family changing room. Swimming, classes and workouts offer different sports-focused options that you can weigh against one another when planning your stay.

Art and creative breaks

Galerie de la Ville is located in the basement of the Centre culturel and focuses on professional and educational visual arts. It invites the public to vernissages and numerous exhibitions. According to the city website, the gallery is currently temporarily closed. The Centre civique is also home to “Les livres de verre,” a work made of glass and metal by Linda Covit, created in 2000. “Deux baleines” by Susan Davy-Hodgson is made of Saint-Marc limestone. These works offer specific examples of different materials and artistic forms.

Another sculpture, “Les mouvements intérieurs” by Pierre Fournier, is made of anodized aluminum. It is located at École secondaire des Sources, near the football and soccer fields on Rue Lake. If you enjoy including artworks and sports venues among your interests while traveling, you’ll find another cultural point of interest in Dollard-Des Ormeaux here.

Céramic Café-Studio brings together a studio, boutique and restaurant service. Beginners and experienced painters can take part alone, with family or with friends; art consultants are on hand to support them. The chance to get creative together sets this activity apart from the parks and sports facilities. When choosing a vacation rental, you can therefore decide which of these activities matters most for your trip, rather than centering every day on the same kind of activity.

For guidance on other places at the same level, see Pointe-Claire, Baie-D'Urfe and Hampstead.

For the broader travel overview: Montreal.