Where to Borrow, Rent or Buy Snowshoes in Nova Scotia Fundy Region Updated February 2021
Note that this list is not comprehensive. The information included below is the result of various organizations and businesses responding to update requests and information provided unsolicited. If you know of a source that is missing, please let us know. You might find more listings for snowshoes on this online searchable database called Fundy Connect.ca.Thanks.
Organization / Business Contact Info Lend Rent Sell Town of Amherst (Amherst Stadium) [email protected] 21 pairs www.amherst.ca 902-694-2161 Adult & child sizes 185 Church St., Amherst Cumberland YMCA 902-667-9112 5 pairs www.ymcaofcumberland.com 92 Church St., Amherst Adult & child sizes
Four Father’s Memorial Library 902-667-2549 4 pairs www.cumberlandpubliclibraries.ca 21 Acadia St., Amherst Adult The Bicycle Specialist 198 Church St., Amherst, NS Adult & child sizes www.facebook.com/TheBicycleSpecialist Municipality of the County of Cumberland Carolyn Bollwerk 10 pairs (Springhill) [email protected] Child & adult sizes www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca 902 664-9143 Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre, 6 Main St., Springhill Town of Oxford [email protected] 10 pairs - adult and www.town.oxford.ns.ca 105 Lower Main St., Oxford children
Municipality of the County of Cumberland Carolyn Bollwerk 14 adult, 3 child pairs of (Parrsboro) [email protected] snowshoes www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca 902 664-9143 Free for 2-week period Parrsboro Service Centre, 209 Main St., Also have: 6 adult pairs Parrsboro of cross-country skis HI-Wentworth International Hostel & 902-548-2379 18 pairs Lodge [email protected] Adult sizes hihostels.ca 249 Wentworth Station Road, Wentworth $10/day
Ski Wentworth [email protected] Contact Ski Wentworth skiwentworth.ca 902-548-2089 for availability 14595 Route #4, Wentworth Valley Pugwash Village Commission [email protected] 8 pairs 902-243-2946 124 Water St., Pugwash
1 of 3 www.hikenovascotia.ca Organization / Business Contact Info Lend Rent Sell Remember Adventures Mary Macaulay Snowshoes plus poles rememberadventures.ca [email protected] $10/da, OR package 2 902-293-1533 sets of snowshoes / 365 Main St., Tatamagouche poles plus 2 coasters $29.99/day; OR family set (2 adult and up to 4 child) $39.99 day (snowshoes/poles and 3 coasters) -Pickup Dropoff in Tatamagouche -Advisable to pre-book Sugar Moon Farm Quita Gray 10 pairs www.sugarmoon.ca [email protected] $5/hr 1-866-81-MAPLE Reservations 221 Alex MacDonald Road, Earltown recommended Child & adult sizes Town of Truro 902-893-6078 23 adult pairs www.truro.ca [email protected] 10 children’s pairs Parks, Recreation & Culture No cost to borrow. Can Douglas St Recreation Centre use for up to two weeks, 40 Douglas St., Truro require photo government ID. Must be picked up/dropped off M-F 8:30-4:30 Hub Cycle Inc. Bruce Roberts 10 pairs (8 adult & 2 $149.99 and up for www.hubcycle.ca [email protected] child) adult, $69.99 and up for 902-897-2482 $8/half day, $12/full day, kids 33 Inglis Place, Truro $20 weekend
Bike Monkey Jeff or Amelia 8 pairs Child and Adult sizes www.bikemonkey.ca [email protected] Adult sizes available for purchase, 902-843-7111 $10/half day, $15/full ranging from $70-$260 Unit 7B, Truro Centre Mall day, $20/Weekend 130 Esplanade St., Truro
MacKay’s Wild Outdoor Adventures David M. MacKay $69.99 to $250 www.mackayswildoutdoor.com [email protected] Child & adult sizes 902-895-8280 765 Willow St., Truro
Take It Outside – Truro [email protected] $70 to $250 www.takeitoutsideinc.ca 63-65 Inglis Place, Truro Kids’, women’s, men’s 902-843-8688 sizes
2 of 3 www.hikenovascotia.ca Organization / Business Contact Info Lend Rent Sell Municipality of the County of Colchester Jennifer Boiduk 47 adult pairs www.colchester.ca/equipment-loan [email protected] 13 youth pairs 902-897-3185 6 kids pairs 1 Church St, Truro, NS 10 pairs hiking poles $25 damage deposit Village of Bible Hill Cody Brown 9 Mens, 9 Womens www.biblehill.ca [email protected] 23 Child, 17 Youth (902) 893-8083 Photocopy of 67 Pictou rd, Bible Hill, NS government ID returned when snowshoes returned Municipality of East Hants Department of Recreation & Culture Free for Not-for profit 1.00/day per pair (max: www.easthants.ca [email protected] groups 1 week) 902- 883-3387 20 pairs 20 pairs 15 Commerce Court, Elmsdale Child & adult sizes Child & adult sizes Max: 1 week lend Town of Stewiacke Erin Dorn 6 adult pairs & 8 youth Recreation Department [email protected] & 4 child www.stewiacke.net 902-639-2111 Lend with deposit of 295 George St., Stewiacke $20 that is returned when pairs returned Shubenacadie Wildlife Park, Wetland [email protected] 40 pairs Centre 902-758-7094 Adult and child wildlifepark.novascotia.ca 149 Creighton Rd., Shubenacadie Snowshoes are free to (Wetland Centre is down the hill from the borrow and use on Park visitor parking lot) property. The park is open on weekends from 9 am to 3 pm. Please call or email ahead to check on weather/availability. Canadian Tire Locate a store near you $69.99 to $179.99 www.canadiantire.ca www.canadiantire.ca/en/store-locator.html Kids and adults sizes
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