Chocolatea
Regions: Cape Breton’s South Coast, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: St Peter’s & Area
Love chocolate? We hear you! We think you’ll love ours. Using the finest Belgian chocolate base and making creative, small batch chocolat...
Richmond County Winter Gear Lending Program
2357 Highway 206, Arichat
1-902-226-2400
Overview
Snowshoe Rentals
The Recreation Department has purchased a number of snowshoes with poles, cross-country skis, and ice grippers that we will be renting out to residents during the winter months. The cost to rent a pair of snowshoes is $1/day and they can be rented for a maximum of one week. For more information please call 902-226-2400. Note that a limited number of pairs of snowshoes are located at the WB Kingston Clinic in L’Ardoise for public use.
Items can be picked up Monday-Friday from 8:30 am-4:00 pm.
Below is a list of the snowshoes and associated weight ranges that we have available:
- 1 set of 15 inches (20-50 lbs)
- 11 sets of 30 inch (160-210 lbs)
- 5 sets of 19 inch (50-90 lbs)
- 4 sets of 36 inch (210-260 lbs)
- 5 sets of 22 inch (80-120 lbs)
- 2 sets of 40 inch (250-350 lbs)
- 8 sets of 25 inch (110-160 lbs)
Please note that if snowshoes are lost or damaged, the individual renting them is responsible for damages.
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