Vivo is open! This page explains what’s on in order to facilitate the remainder of the expansion project, major internal renovations, and to prepare for fully re-opening in 2023, Vivo has modifying its offerings.
Continue healthy habits such as:
- stay at home if you’re sick or feeling sick
- practice social distancing and healthy hygiene habits like handwashing and sanitizing
Note– Vivo employees have the right to invoke our Zero Tolerance Policy and ask you to leave the centre immediately or suspend your access to facility areas, programs, and services for demonstrating poor behaviours or not following policies and protocols that have been put into place.
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Donate Your Credits FormWhat’s Open:
- Fitness Centre
- Drop-in and Registered Fitness Programs
- Summer Camps
- Skating Lessons
- Preschool – Little Kids Active Learners Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open
- Rentals for arenas, gymnasiums, and meeting rooms
- Panther Sports Medicine
- Calgary Public Library
Vivo closures currently in effect:
- Personal Training
- Public Swimming and Swimming Lessons
- Childcare and Climbing Wall
We look forward to welcoming you fully back to Vivo in 2023.
Preschool & Childcare |
Our Little Kids Active Learners (LKAL) Preschool will remain open. Your child will still experience activities that make LKAL unique such as outdoor play, gymnasium time and library activities. Please be assured that we will maintain high safety standards of care throughout our construction and renovation process.
Program notes:
- Child minding services will re-open in 2023
- The preschool pick-up and drop off will remain in the same location
- Activities such as climbing, and swimming will remain closed until our reopening in 2023
- Registration in preschool is welcome any time of the school year on a first come first served basis space permitting.
Cancellation Policy
Vivo’s cancellation policy is designed to provide flexible accommodation of changing environments and personal situations.
Preschool:
| Days Prior to Course Starting | Cancellation Fee | Remaining Funds |
| From booking until 31 days prior to start | $75 | Refunded to original form of payment |
| Within 30 days prior to start | $75 | Put into credit for future use |
| 1st of each month with at least 30 days notice | $75 | Put into credit for future use |
| After March 1st | No cancellation permitted | No remaining funds |
*written notice is required for cancellation of Preschool. Preschool deposit is non-refundable.
Dryland Activities – Climbing & Gymnasiums |
- Due to the location of the climbing wall during construction and renovation, the climbing wall will re-open once construction and renovations are completed and Vivo fully reopens in 2023.
- During this time, refinishing the gymnasium floors, painting and maintaining a safe environment while the building is a construction zone is the main priority. Activities like badminton, basketball, volleyball, ping pong, and pickleball will not be available for drop-in; however, may be available on a limited basis for individual rentals. Please email rentals@vivo.ca for availability.
Group Fitness & Fitness Centre |
- Our fitness centre is open under modified conditions in the Red Gym
- During this time, completing the extensive construction and internal renovations while maintaining a safe environment is the main priority.
- Old equipment will be auctioned off
- We want to ensure that the current building matches the quality of the expanded areas, and this will be a major undertaking to refinish the gymnasium floors, paint existing areas, refurbish the universal, men’s and women’s changerooms and update interior finishes.
- The Expansion will feature a fitness centre that is 60% larger than the former fitness centre and will feature 3 boutique-style studios for mind-body classes, spin, and HITT-style classes.
Swimming |
- Extensive renovations will take place to the aquatics area including re-tiling the pool deck and re-grouting the pool, updating the pool mechanical systems, implementing an improved anti-entrapment safety system, and overhauling the universal, men’s and women’s changerooms
- We will be adding a fully accessible 25m 6-lane pool, sauna, and steam room to simulate a “lakeside” experience to be enjoyed by all ages and abilities.
Registered Programs |
- Register group fitness programs are continuing
- Summer Camp registration is open
- Skating Lessons are continuing
- Swimming programs and Personal Training will be offered again when Vivo fully reopens in 2023
Cancellation Policy
Vivo’s cancellation policy is designed to provide flexible accommodation in changing environments and personal situations.
Programs and Services:
| Days Prior to Course Starting | Cancellation Fee | Remaining Funds |
| 8+ | $30 | Refunded to original form of payment |
| 7-3 | $30 | Put into credit for future use |
| Less than 2 | No cancellation permitted | No remaining funds |
*missed classes by the participant are non-refundable or subject to credit
Rentals & Events |
- Arena and gymnasium rentals may see minor impacts as we upgrade equipment and paint spaces
- New commercial booking inquiries are welcomed. Please contact rentals@vivo.ca
- Vivo’s Conflict of Interest Policy states is that we are not able to book a rental that would conflict with something that Vivo is currently operating or has the intent to operate.
- Facilitated gymnasium bookings are only permitted if booked by a group that is part of a Provincial Sport Organization/National Sport Organization or community approved group. Groups that bring in their own dryland trainers assume the liability.
- Gymnasium rentals are available on a limited basis if the activity is allowed and meets provincial, City AND Vivo policies. During this time, refinishing the gymnasium floors, painting and maintaining a safe environment while the building is a construction zone is the main priority. Activities like badminton, volleyball, basketball, ping pong, and pickleball may be available on a limited basis for individual rentals. Please email rentals@vivo.ca for availability.
- All arena bookings will enter through the east arena entrance.
For more information, please contact: rentals@vivo.ca
Memberships |
For details about Vivo memberships impacted by Vivo’s expansion project, please see Memberships.
Vivo’s Partners:
- Calgary Public Library
- Check out their hours of operation HERE
- Panther Sports Medicine is open. Clients can park and access the building through the West Entrance.
- Visit panthersportsmedicine.com for more information