Oversees parks, recreational facilities, heritage sites, museums, and cultural facilities in Nanaimo. Indoor facilities include fitness centres, swimming pool, ice rink, gymnasiums, multi-purpose rooms, and a pottery studio. Outdoor amentities include track and sports fields, trails, playgrounds, tennis courts, and volleyball courts. Operates the Bowen Complex and Oliver Woods Community Centre. Offers a wide variety of recreational, social, and cultural programs for all ages and abilities including children, youth, families, seniors, and people with disabilities. LEAP (Leisure Economic Access Pass) provides access to recreation facilities for families in financial need living in Cedar, Cassidy, DeCourcy, East Wellington, Extension, Gabriola Island, Lantzville, Mudge Islands, Nanaimo, Pleasant Valley, South Wellington, and Yellowpoint. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.