one of the best rinks to skate on, even considering how old the facility is. reminds me of…read moreBritannia. regular size too but as players will tell u, the benches are not normal. lots of seating for fans. but the showers suck, either too hot at times. and 70s decor, that brown tile. spacious though. and parking lot is limited and dodgy late Nite.

From a goalie's perspective, the first 30 min is fun, but being 3 on 3, after all those 2 on 1's,…read morebreakaways, it does get a bit frustrating lol. For great players, this would probably wreck your timing and won't improve your endurance. For bad skaters, then this will help, you won't need to skate very far from offence to defensive lol. Obviously, it's meant for pond hockey, and frankly, when I first played in this rink as a call up a few times earlier in the year, the novelty was there, but now, I won't make a special trip out here unless I'm visiting my hospitality clients lol. It's not just off Hwy #10 but you gotta zig zag past some office complexes, and the parking can be atrocious. Great viewing area for spectators ;) And as the name suggest, the ice is pretty darn good, after all, how much damage can 6 players really do to the ice, lol.

I have been going here for 20 years and have seen the many changes! From only have two rinks to now…read more3, to having a small pub to a family restaurant.. Excellent Ice sure has changed (for the better!). Took the kids to train with Trina (Learn to Skate instructor) and she is AMAZING! She's nice, fun, and totally is kid-friendly! Love her classes!! Can't wait for the kids to try Darin's hockey classes!

A classic skating rink that brings me back to the times I use to have skating lessons as awhile…read more Its stocked with a good amount of benches for lacing up for the rink , standard amount of bleachers by the rink. The bench area also has TVs , washrooms , change rooms , vending machines and a kids busy board type wall fixtures. Near the front is a concession stand with your standard assortment of hot / cold drinks , popcorn and baked foods. There is another room for getting your skate rentals. They had the cutest inflatables set up for the holiday season! There is ample amount of diagonal parking just in front of the rink and a larger lot further in ( which I think is for school parking during the weekdays but we were here on the weekend) I always forget about public skate days but would be a good weekend outing.

What a deal! We're coming from the states and found this ice skating rink near our hotel. It was…read moreabout $10USD for admission and rentals for 2 adults. We used hockey skates and that was exciting. There were tons of kids but that's expected on a weekend. It was fun to dodge them. Great recreation arena with many other offerings like gym and pool.

This is a great place to play ice hockey, indoor soccer or do some ice skating…read more What I love about watching my husband and friends play hockey at 8 Rinks, is that you can watch in the comfort of the restaurant upstairs. You're not pressured to purchase any food or drinks so I like that flexibility. There's a couple of massage chairs in case you wanted to relax and most importantly, it is WARM upstairs. Yay! If you do want to purchase food, I usually order the nachos. The portions are huge and I find they are the tastiest items on the menu. Go for the Irish Nachos if you have room for extra room and deliciousness! http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/p9DWM8w27HhNUgLev1wJEA?select=Q-GBX69EPPuRbjfE48944w (instead of corn tortilla chips, you get deep fried potatoes) Note: There's plenty of parking and it is always free.

One of the nicer ice rinks in town. I heard the Canucks practice here as well…read more Parking is available all over the nice large out front. Free-skates on the weekend are only $8 or so for 75 minutes of skating, rental included. The skates are a little beaten up but this is expected. Interestingly enough, the rink isn't too full at all. There were maybe 40 people at most, which left more than enough room to zip around and do some laps. There are also walkers for those who aren't experts, as well as mini-chairs for the kids. Upstairs there is also a pub (Thirsty Penguin), but I didn't try anything there. If you are looking for a nice cheap place to have fun, whether you're with friends, family, or date, this is actually a surprisingly excellent venue. Recommended.

We go every year and always have a great time! I'd recommend going during the week when it isn't…read moretoo busy !

The ice gets choppy so if you got a pair of your own skates and got them sharpened too deep, this…read moreis the place to dull them down! That's what happened with me! haha. Skates are now $5 CAD and you can even rent spikes to walk around the rink for $2 CAD. If you have your own skates, you skate for free. What a need little venue. Smaller rink than a normal hockey rink but still just as fun! During the holidays it got a bit crowded. Everyone wanted to embrace the holiday spirit and there was a live band playing that night so traffic in and around the area was buzzing. I'll let the pictures and videos do the talking. The staff was courteous and down to earth and they even had lockers for your personal belongings. The plus side is there is a small booth that sells hot chocolate, coffee and other drinks to warm you up. Overall a fun time was had. I'd do it all over again!

The clean facility and friendly staff are so wonderful. The front desk staff are helpful and will…read moreanswer questions. Although Harry Jerome is in the middle of a huge renovation, it still has the same small town, North Vancouver feel. It will be amazing when it is all finished! The only issue right now is the lack of available parking. There used to be lots of free parking, but now it is a huge construction site. Parking and traffic are awful everywhere along Lonsdale Ave., so you must get creative. It would be helpful to have more handicapped parking spots, but we will have to figure that out.

I love going swimming or skating here. They have great facilities. The pool, especially, is fun for…read moreeither fitness swimming (i.e. swimming laps) or taking kids to splash around with them. Most of the time, they are set up for lanes, but at public swim times, the waterslide and diving boards are opened up. There is also a nice big hot tub to relax in - although I've always been horrified by the many "No shaving" signs that dot the area. No running, no horseplay, but shaving? Who exactly is shaving in the hot tub? Some things are best left a mystery. I also like the authentic wooden sauna here, although it is kind of small. The best time to go is during one of the dollar swim or dollar skate sessions, although as you might expect, these are the busy times. But not too too busy, and probably the best little fitness deal in the city. (Harry Jerome is just near the top of the Upper Levels highway in North Van, so rather close, actually, for you brave bridge crossers.)

Not many places in town where you can outdoor skate. Part of The Shipyards converts into a mini…read moreskate plaza during the winter. $7.00 skate rentals for adults, but they're not great. Fun but way too packed with kids and the island areas get clogged. Wouldn't come on a weekend, weekday is the way to go.

Very poor maintenance, no creature comforts like heat for parents to watch their kid…read more Heat is only turned on some time in November. Dressing rooms are just small, and the lining in many areas is coming a part, making it easy to step on concrete. Also, restaurant upstairs is ultra expensive.

Just barely…read more Compared to other rinks, PIC does have a nice lobby. As soon as you walk in, there's the check-in office on right, skate/equipment shop on left, some nice seating around the staircase, decorated with rocks to those who care about decor, and a concession stand in the back. Like I said, nice and compact. But I'm not a fan of their dressing rooms & showers, outdated as well as if you're 6 feet, make sure you don't hit your head on the sprinkler. Plus, the water doesn't stay on long, so it's a lot of holding the friggin button. Lastly, the parking lots are a bit shady to me. Not well-lit and secluded being by the highway & in the industrial area. Not saying it's rowdy but I sure wouldn't want my lady to walk alone past 8pm. But ice-wise, it's nice here, 4 rinks. Well-lit and good scoreboards.

This review is specifically for the pool(s). The facilities are really good, although the changing…read moreroom/showers are fairly primitive. The salt water pools are both nice--a good sized lap pool and a warmer leisure for water walking and kid fun, as well as a river for floating and relaxing. There is also a giant water slide. The downside is the management of the pools, or lack thereof. Don't expect rules to be enforced, especially in summer, when the lifeguards are almost exclusively teenagers. Kids play in the lap lanes, which disappear with little regard to the schedule. I saw a child dive into the shallow end of the kids' pool and not one of the three lifeguards said anything or perhaps even noticed. Usually there's only one swim lane during aquafit, even if the class is sparsely attended. If you want equipment--water weights, for instance--you often have to hunt down someone to get them for you from a back room. Most gyms I've been to have that equipment readily available. During aquafit classes, the music is so loud that the people in the water often can't hear the instructor, and the instructors are already miked. The volume is headache-inducing at times. Additionally, the music itself is generally very bad. In the morning, it's the same hits of the 70s on a loop ("American Pie" every morning gets old quickly) and in the evenings it's even worse. Little effort seems to go into matching what people in the aquafit classes might enjoy--it's just typical aerobics music, with no imagination or common sense put into the song choice, given that the majority of the people in the classes are 65-plus. (Pre-1960 music actually had a beat--people jitterbugged to it!) I mention music because it's loud, there's no escaping it, and having contemporary country (for example) blaring in your ear isn't always what you want when you're trying to unwind after a long day.

Everytime I go to this rec centre pool. Someone decides to take a dook in it. They need to get…read morebetter dook control here because people just have loose cracks that want to dook everywhere.