CARSA memberships on sale March 2

CARSA opens in May to replace UVic’s aging and heavily used recreational facilities, but students, faculty, staff and community members don’t have to wait until then to purchase memberships to access the centre’s state-of-the-art workout facilities and climbing wall.

Vikes FIT and All-In passes go on sale March 2. Brochures with information about the new fee structures and benefits are currently available in both the McKinnon and Ian Stewart Complexes and will be available by mid-month in the Bookstore, Student Union Building and the Welcome Centre. Information is also available on the CARSA website.

Students whose mandatory student athletics and recreation fee is accessed through tuition, faculty and staff will have access to the mammoth CARSA fieldhouse for drop-in activities and intramural sports, use of multipurpose rooms and squash courts, as well as continued use of the recreation facilities in the McKinnon Complex, the ice rink at the Ian Stewart Complex (ISC) and free admission to Vikes games.

Similar to the current arrangements for ISC, people who want to use the fitness and weight facility at CARSA can opt to pay for an enhanced membership. Vikes FIT passes will provide access to the two-level CARSA fitness and weight training centre and will cost students $100 per term. A Vikes All-in pass costs that includes unlimited access to the Penninsula Co-op Climbing Wall is $175 per term. 

Full-time faculty and staff will pay $60 per term for a Vikes FIT pass and $210 per term for a Vikes All-in pass. (Faculty and staff’s access and costs for recreational facilities on campus are part of their employee compensation and benefits).

Current ISC facilities will remain in use until CARSA opens, then the strength training facility, squash courts and dance studio will close. An assessment of ICS is underway about the complex’s future uses. It’s anticipated that following CARSA’s opening, ISC will be transitioned into additional classroom and research space.

More information including rates for community members are at uvic.ca/carsa.