The Complex has an NHL-sized rink (Ed Lumley Arena) that was built in 1976 and originally held 4,800 people.

[1] The Ed Lumley Arena is the home of the Cornwall Colts of the Central Canada Hockey League.

The Cornwall Civic Complex has also hosted such concerts as Country legend Charley Pride, Canadian rockers Nickelback, Bryan Adams, and Rush, as well as other Canadian acts Great Big Sea, Celine Dion, Rita MacNeil, Barenaked Ladies, Hedley, Lights, and These Kids Wear Crowns.

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper performed at the Cornwall Civic Complex in October 2006.

In 2005, a new sports bar and grill opened up, called Don Cherry's Sports Bar & Grill, a franchise originally owned by former NHL coach and star of Coach's Corner on Hockey Night in Canada, Don Cherry.