The complex features an indoor ice hockey arena, swimming pool, and auditorium.

Built in 1967, the St. James Civic Centre is owned and operated by the City of Winnipeg.

The St. James Civic Centre arena has been one of the more prominent hockey venues in Winnipeg since its opening.

An architectural drawing published in October 1964 of the new St. James Civic Centre, to be located on a portion of land formerly used by the Assiniboine Golf Course.

[3] The St. James Canadians of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League were the arena's primary tenant from its opening in 1967 until the club's demise in 2004.