Happy New Year. Wishing our Members health, happiness and lots of pickleball play in 2024. Over the holidays, ETPA has been busy securing a new, indoor evening play venue for Members along with expanded Saturday play at the popular Birchmount Community Centre. Special thanks to our fabulous Court Ambassadors (CAs) who make all of our play sessions possible! We are always looking for more volunteers. If you’re able to help, please contact Joanne Lake at info@easttorontopickleball.ca.
NEW Indoor Play Opportunities for 2024 – Including Evenings!
Our pickleball play sessions for the Winter/Spring includes Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Earl Beatty Community Centre (3 courts) and Saturday afternoons at Birchmount Community Centre (6 courts). Here are the details.
NEW EVENING LOCATION
Earl Beatty Community Centre EarlBeattyCommunityCentre
(in the heart of East Toronto – 455 Glebeholme Blvd, close to Coxwell Subway Station)
DAY/TIME
Tuesdays AND Thursdays 7:15 – 9:15 pm, starting January 9th
FORMAT FOR JANUARY, LEVELS OF PLAY
Tuesdays – Advanced Play (3.5+)
Thursdays – Intermediate Play, including Advanced Beginners (2.75-3.5)
PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION
Cost is $8/session and Members can register on Court Reserve, 6 days in advance of each session.
NOTE: If you are registering for a session at Earl Beatty Community Centre, please read the description at the end of the email and in Court Reserve carefully for parking, accessing the gym and some housekeeping details.
SATURDAY LOCATION
Birchmount Community Centre BirchmountCommunityCentre
93 Birchmount Road in Scarborough
DAY/TIME
Saturdays 12:00 – 3:00 pm, starting January 13th
FORMAT/LEVELS
12:00 – 1:30 pm. Intermediate Play, including Advanced Beginners (2.75-3.5)
1:30 – 3:00 pm. Advanced Play (3.5+)
PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION
Cost is $8/session and Members can register on Court Reserve 6 days in advance of each session.
EARL BEATTY COMMUNITY CENTRE This location is the Community Centre NOT the school. Enter via Door #3 (see picture below) no earlier than 7pm and no later than 7:30pm. The door will be locked at all other times for security reasons. To gain access after 7:30 pm you must reach a Member inside the gym to unlock the main entrance door. Upon entry, members should turn left and proceed up the stairs to the third floor where the gym is located. Leave all winter boots in the hallway outside the gym doors and no street shoes in the gym. There will be a bench in the hallway to change shoes and hooks for coats in the hallway across from the washrooms.
There is a small parking lot just east of the building entrance right on Glebeholme Blvd (see picture below). There is additional street parking in the immediate area. Please carefully read about parking restrictions.
If you have questions about indoor play opportunities or other ETPA activities send an email to info@easttorontopickleball.ca.
Your Volunteer East Toronto Pickleball Association Executive & Advisory Committee: Tom Keane (President & Director), Mary Beth Denomy (Chair & Director), Miriam McManus (Treasurer), Rob Jessop (Director), Bruce Shewfelt (Director), Catherine Falzone (Communications), Joanne Lake (Court Ambassador Program), Carolin Boushel, John Duwyn, Davi Ramjug
