The municipal Department of Recreation offers more than 50 high-calibre programs, including an extensive summer daycamp program for children at a reasonable cost. Residents have access to football, soccer and softball fields, and tennis courts as well as Mount Allison sport facilities, including a skating rink, an indoor swimming pool, handball courts, a weight room, and a gymnasium. The town bears the distinction of having not only one of the lowest crime rates in the province, but one of the lowest crime rates in the country. The York Street Children's Centre and Ladybug Daycare are both provincially licensed facilities. These day care centres are committed to working with families to provide quality child care.
Programs are available for infants through to after-school care.
Health and Care-giving Services Unlike most small towns, Sackville has local ambulance service and its own general hospital. The United Church Home for Senior Citizens, a 130-bed extended care facility overlooking the Sackville Waterfowl Park, provides quality extended care to senior citizens. There are also 36 seniors' cottages on the premises.