The Gatineau sports centre opened its doors in the spring of 2010 at the corner of boulevard de la Gappe and boulevard de la Cité, near the maison de la culture and the pavillon Félix-Leclerc du Cégep de l'Outaouais.

Its 18,500 square metres accommodate a number of sports, including volleyball, gymnastics, water polo, synchronized swimming, swimming, diving and underwater hockey. Its advanced sports and recreational equipment are available to the general public and to Gatineau athletes training for excellence.

More than half of the scheduled times is allocated to free or directed activities, and the remainder to sports organizations and different events and meets.

The new sports centre will be home to the national men's volleyball team training headquarters for the next four years. Other local and regional sports associations will also have offices there. In addition, during the Jeux du Québec de 2010, which took place from July 29 to August 6, the new centre served as the main venue, namely for swimming, basketball and volleyball.

The centre was built by Decarel inc. at a cost of close to $50.4 million. Of this, $20 million is from the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, equally shared between the provincial and federal governments.