Entertainment and Recreation

Wolseley Splash Park

The Wolseley Splash Park Committee continues to plan and fundraise for this exciting project in Wosleley. We've entered the Aviva Community Fund competition, which is an online voting competition to win funds for worthwhile, community-supported projects in Canada. Receiving funding from the Aviva Community Fund would complete our funding requirements and ensure that the Wolseley Splash Park would be constructed and operating for Summer 2012. But we can't win that funding if our community members, friends and family don't vote for us!!!!!!!

Anyone with an email address can vote. There are two different ways you can vote in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge.

Go to our Aviva Community Fund submission
Click the big yellow box that says "VOTE NOW"

If you have a Facebook account, you can use the blue "Login with Facebook" button. That will add the Aviva Community Fund challenge application to your Facebook account.

If you DO NOT have a Facebook account (or choose not to link the Aviva Community Fund application to your Facebook account), you will need to register with your email address and a password. Select the yellow "Register Now" button. Follow the instructions (input your email address and select a password); once you to receive your confirmation email, you are ready to vote!

Each registered user gets 15 votes per round. You can vote for 15 different projects, or you can use your 15 votes for one project. The only catch is that you can only vote ONCE per project per day. (The day resets at midnight EST/10 pm Sask time) We need to place in the top 10 of one of the three voting rounds in order to make it to the judged semi-finals.

For more information, check out our Facebook page.

Dam Days

Wolseley's Annual Dam Days Celebration finds its roots during the Saskatchewan Centennial Celebrations of 2005. Initially considered a Wolseley Homecoming, the tradition has continued since then, becoming one of Wolseley's most popular annual events. Usually occurring during the last weekend of July, the three-day event is marked, as its name suggests, by the activities next to Fairly Lake. Staples of the event include beach volleyball and canoe races. Along with these sporting events, Wolseley Dam Days offers activities for children and seniors as well. Bingo is always a popular activity Saturday afternoon, and the annual parade and car show display Saturday morning display Wolseley's spirit and hometown pride. Local musicians and entertainers fill the evenings with live entertainment.

Twilite Drive-In

Built in 1954 by Stan Zaba, the Twilite Drive-In still operates in Wolseley after over fifty years. It is the first drive-in theatre built in Saskatchewan, and is only of a handful still operating in Canada.

Now owned by Stan's son, Don, the Drive-In does not play as many shows as it did during its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, it still plays shows weekends May through August. Over the years, the Drive-In has played many blockbusters, ranging from The Sound of Music and Gone with the Wind to The Dark Knight and Transformers. It offers a full concession stand including popcorn, fountain drinks, and various fried foods. The movies are still played on an old-style projector, and Don can still be found changing the reels during shows.

Wolseley Sportsplex and Wolseley Curling Club

Wolseley's Sportsplex is one of Wolseley's most popular entertainment venues, especially during the winter months. While the Sportsplex has hosted numerous wedding receptions, homecomings, and other community events during the spring, summer, and fall, it really flourishes during the winter. From November to March, Wolseley's Minor Hockey Teams and Skating Club make use of the facilities for practices, games, and in the case of the Skating Club, their annual recital. The Sportsplex is also host to the Wolseley Winterhawks, Wolseley's amateur hockey team.

The Wolseley Curling Club, like the Sportsplex, is also a popular entertainment venue, as on the rare occasion, public gatherings are held within. However, it is most popular during the winter, when Wolseley's amateur curling teams take to the ice. The teams range from families, to friends, to co-workers, and to people who just so happened to show up. The host many annual bonspiels, a popular one in recent years being a community bonspiel in which local businesses compete.

Wolseley Golf Course