McKinnon Gym

Negative experience: The gym itself feels like it was left for dead 20 years ago and just has the electricity still running. Absolute garbage gym with so much potential. Put some new weights, toss a mirror or two in there, and keep it free for students.

Positive experience: It was easy finding my way around

Positive experience: Several indoor basketball courts, a decent and simple pool for lane swimming and a very standard gym on the ground floor. It's no CARSA but great for shooting some hoops between classes.

Fantastic experience: The best place where students can enjoy basketball

Fantastic experience: Needs updated seating. Other then that it's clean.

Positive experience: For paying a mandatory 50$ subscription, they have very old and cheap weight machines.

Fantastic experience: Really loved the experience. Not crowded at all. And the people are also very friendly.

Fantastic experience: Smells like the 80s

Fantastic experience: Came here to receive COVID vaccine. Super efficient and organized. Thank you uvic for sharing out your wonderful space. Plus first time I’ve been able to park up there for free. Wow

Fantastic experience: We went to the McKinnon Gym yesterday for our scheduled Covid 19 shots. They had very pleasant volunteers at each step of the process. The gym was very well set up, and with the appointment system, there was no waiting. The nurse who delivered the vaccine explained everything very well and I didn't feel the shot itself. I've experienced no side effects or symptoms. Great job by all those involved. Thank you.

Fantastic experience: Very well organized set up for administering Covid 19 vaccinations. Wait time is not long. Ample parking. Found it to be a non stressful experience.

Fantastic experience: COVID place for vaccination

Fantastic experience: Well organized COVID 19 immunization operation.

Fantastic experience: Went for my Covid vaccine. Everything was very well organized. I felt very safe.

Fantastic experience: Well set up for mass vaccinations. Drop off area accessed from Ring Road onto Gabriola. After dropping off vaccination candidate, continue to stop orange cones. Turn right into parking area. Average wait about 20 - 30 minutes.

Fantastic experience: They were very polite and helpful

Positive experience: A little hard to find but very accessable

Positive experience: Old but gold

Negative experience: We pay $88 for these facilities as students, so the perception that it is "free" that's held by most students that go here is simply not true. I like this gym, because unlike CARSA, it follows a genuine students athletics plan. It's $88 for a plan that provides a service to students. The facility that we have been provided with however, is unfortunately pretty run down. The locker room is home to many silver fish and the lockers themselves are so rusted and dilapidated that you cant even open many of them. The exercise room itself has such little spacing that maybe 10 or so people can be in their at a time (I have to do my workout around the emergency exit door because there is such little space to move around). It's like this because the University funnels all of its money and resources into its specialized varsity sports and fitness center- where you have to pay $491 dollars...for one semester...for the basic, non inclusive membership. I just can't believe that this is a thing.

Fantastic experience: Free gym with your friends? 5 STARZ

Positive experience: BC badminton provincials hosted here and elsewhere. Easy parking. Good courts, lots of space to move around. Viewing from the upper balcony was good, very little seating for spectators.

Negative experience: Awful. I am a student here and i can get better equipment at the salvation army

Negative experience: UVic really has to upgrade the gym.

Fantastic experience: Free weight training room and opens till very late everyday.

Positive experience: Really amazing staff. Pool facility is awesome

Negative experience: Minimal amount of equipment with few options for cardio. The facility should be renovated and better taken care of.

Fantastic experience: Hope Uvic could keep this good facility up running. New one is good. But too pricy

Positive experience: For a free student gym it's alright. There isnt much equipment to use but at least the hours are good.

Fantastic experience: Good spot for students

Positive experience: Really not good...but "free" for UVic students

Positive experience: Small gym, pool, nice but Carsa is better

Positive experience: good pool, not fully crowded and water was clean

Positive experience: Not a good facility but free for students.

Negative experience: Basic free gym

Positive experience: Great place for beginners!

Negative experience: Free gym to UVic students only. During "peak" hours it's essentially unusable with any more than a half dozen people. Overall good basic equipment but features lots of broken/worn out items in the inventory. Most would likely recommend the paid and much more extravagant CARSA facility but you gotta fight the power somehow, even if it insists on fighting back.

Positive experience: Well, it's free

Positive experience: Equipments in the gym are old but free for students. You can borrow basketball and badminton stuff from here to play in the court when they are available

Positive experience: Not a bad gym for basketball

Positive experience: Gear rec sports