Walter Baker Sports Centre
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| Former names | South Nepean Centre (1980-1983) |
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| Address | 100 Malvern Drive |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°16′50″N 75°45′43″W / 45.28056°N 75.76194°W |
| Owner | City of Ottawa |
| Operator | City of Ottawa |
| Surface | Multi-purpose |
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| Broke ground | 1978 |
| Opened | October 4, 1980 |
Walter Baker Sports Centre[1] is located in Barrhaven a suburb in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in the former City of Nepean at 100 Malvern Drive. Walter Baker has been attached to John McCrae Secondary School since the school was built in 1999. The centre has 2 ice rinks and maintains both rinks in the summer season. Housing the Ruth E. Dickinson branch of the Ottawa Public Library, the building also includes a pool area with 4 pools, a hot tub, a rock wall, an inflatable obstacle course (Wibit), and a steam room. The building also offers an upper gym with weights and cardio machines and a lower gym with free weights, as well as 4 squash courts. The centre is served by OC Transpo routes 170, 173 & 272.
Walter Baker was first known as South Nepean Centre. It was built for the former City of Nepean, Ontario in 1980 and was officially opened on October 4, 1980 by Ben Franklin, then the mayor. It wasn't until November 24, 1983 that the centre was named in memory of Walter Baker, the local Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton.
