Town of Riverview / Equipment Loan Program - Summer 2023

The Equipment Loan Program is being offered for the Summer of 2023! This season, you can register for an Equipment Loan for FREE all summer and borrow a variety of sun games for one week at a time. What equipment can you borrow? Great question! 

  • Baby Backpack: If you have a child up to 23kg that you'd like to take on a walk, hike or any light-moderate outing, carry them with you in our baby backpack
  • Badminton: This comes with 4 badminton racquets, 2 shuttles and a rule sheet
  • Bird Watching Kit: Use the Bird Identification and Tree Identification guides through our local parks this summer. This kit also includes binoculars, a compass and instructions on how to make a bird feeder
  • Bocce Ball: This set comes with 8 colored balls, 1 Pallino ball and a rule sheet
  • Campfire Kit: Try making a campfire this summer using this kit. It includes: a matchbox, a lighter, 4 pieces of kindling, 1 Firestart, 4 roasting sticks and a pie iron
  • Connect 4: Play the large lawn version of Connect 4. This package includes the giant stand up game and enough pieces for two players
  • Disc Golf Set: Try the very popular sport Disc Golf this summer. Using the various discs in the set, challenge a friend to the Claude D. Taylor course or try it at home. The frisbee-like discs include: a driver, a mid-range and a putting disc.
  • Giant Jenga: Each Jenga set includes enough wooden blocks to create a large stack and game rules
  • Pickleball: Try Pickleball this summer with 4 wooden racquets, 1 pickleball and the game rules
  • Spikeball: Perfect for the beach or your backyard, Spikeball is a combination of four square and volleyball rules. Get 1 pre-assembled net, 1 spikeball and the game rules
  • Washer Toss: This classic East Coast game in great for the beach or your back yard. Each kit comes with waster boxes, 3 red and 3 gray washers, and the game rules.
  • Yardzee: Just like the board game, except for outdoors! This kit includes 1 metal bucket, 5 wooden dice, 1 dry erase marker and a laminated score sheet.
  • Youth Bikes (NEW): A new addition to our Equipment Loan program are youth bikes, perfect if you want to test out different bike sizes for your youth or if they want to try learning how to ride a bike! This package comes with a youth-sized bike and a helmet. 

Keep in mind, Equipment Loan items are available weekly, so if you miss out one week, try the next! The summer loan season is from July 5 to August 22.

 

Requirements to Book Equipment Packages

  • Must be a Town of Riverview resident.
  • The address for delivery falls within town boundaries.
  • Must have an account with the Town of Riverview through Active Network.
  • Must be 18 years or older.

How to Book Equipment

  • To book equipment, click this link or the ones provided below.
  • Click "Activities" > "Equipment Loan" to browse equipment.
  • Pick your equipment and follow the Booking Calendar below to ensure you book early.

How Borrowing Equipment Works

  • Equipment bookings are open one week in advance of the delivery date starting at 10 a.m.
  • You have until Monday at 4 p.m. (2 days prior to delivery) to book your equipment.
  • Deliveries are made on Wednesdays. Your equipment will be delivered to your home and left near the entrance between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Please take it inside as soon as you can.
  • Equipment will be picked up on the following Tuesday. Please leave your equipment outdoors and in plain sight no later than 11 a.m. for our staff to pick up. 
  • Equipment is picked up, checked over, sanitized, and is ready to be loaned again by Wednesday.

Booking Calendar 

Below is a list of important registration dates for the summer season. Click the links below to register.

  Application Opens:      Application Closes: 
Week 1 June 28 at 10 a.m. July 3 at 4 p.m.
Week 2 July 5 at 10 a.m. July 10 at 4 p.m. 
Week 3 July 12 at 10 a.m.  July 17 at 4 p.m. 
Week 4 July 19 at 10 a.m.  July 24 at 4 p.m.
Week 5 July 26 at 10 a.m. July 31 at 4 p.m. 
Week 6 August 2 at 10 a.m. August 7 at 4 p.m. 
Week 7 August 9 at 10 a.m.  August 14 at 4 p.m. 

 

Questions about the program?

Any questions or concerns about the program should be directed to outdoor.b@townofriverview.ca or by calling (506) 387-2024.

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