The Highland District Soccer Association, as the governing body for organized soccer in northern Nova Scotia, undertook an initiative to establish an indoor sports complex in the region in 2006, with the doors opening in January 2007.
The Highland Indoor Sports Complex is managed by the non-profit society 'Highland District Soccer Association'. As a volunteer organization with the mandate to organize and promote sport, health, and fitness through the sport of soccer, the HDSA chose to take the lead role in acquiring such a facility for the region and continues to own and manage the complex. The primary use of the facility is for the sport of soccer, but the facility is suitable and available for a broad use of sports and recreational activities for all ages.
The William M. Sobey Indoor Sports Complex provides the region with an indoors sports venue that helps citizens adopt a healthy lifestyle through the promotion and involvement in physical activities not normally available in the winter months. The complex is anchored by a 220' x 120' artificial playing surface that can be used not only by the soccer community, but also a variety of other sports and recreation groups. It includes change rooms, a viewing area, and a community meeting room.
The specialized natural turf provides multiple sports a new winter home that enables athletes to maintain game sharpness year round. Sports groups such as football, baseball, tennis, rugby, track and field, and golf can all utilize space for their perspective sports. The facility provides an excellent environment for senior fitness programs such as walking or lawn bowling.
The Complex includes an international size squash court, with the facility designed for separation of our venues to avoid overlap or distraction from each other, while at the same time allowing efficient delivery of multiple sports by sharing core management services within a single complex.