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Southland Leisure Centre

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Southland Leisure Centre
Southland Leisure Centre

The Southland Leisure Centre is an indoor leisure centre situated in the southwest community on Palliser in Calgary, Alberta. The multipurpose recreational facility was built at the same time (although additions and redesigns have been made since) as the surrounding neighbourhood and is one of two leisure centres owned and operated by The City of Calgary. Southland Leisure Centre provides a wide range of registered programs and drop-in programs and activities, including sports training, gymnastics, day camps, racquet sports, skating, dance, martial arts, so-pitch, hockey and skating lessons. Southland also offers preschool programs including playschool, tot's gym time and more.

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Southland Leisure Centre
19 Street SW, Calgary Braeside

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19 Street SW
T2V 4V7 Calgary, Braeside
Alberta, Canada
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