Councilor Catherine Pope has registered the following motion for consideration Monday April 22, 7-pm. Join us at the DNV Council Chambers, 355 W Queens to show your support. SUBJECT: Pickleball Courts Expansion   RECOMMENDATION:  THAT Council direct staff to identify sites where new, outdoor pickleball courts could be located  and where current courts could be expanded in the District of North Vancouver. For the compete text visit: https://app.dnv.org/OpenDocument/Default.aspx?docNum=6272000 ..read more

WALTER KNECHT, FOUNDER When pickleball took hold of Walter in the summer of 2013, he insisted on taking us all along for the ride!  Beginning on the North Shore, Walter organized indoor and outdoor play (2014), chaired the BC 55+ pickleball games (2015 in North Vancouver and 2016 in Coquitlam), started up and ran the North Shore Picklemania tournament (2016-2018) and established the very successful North Shore Pickleball Club (2017).  He then set his sights on organizing the whole province.  In 2017 Walter created Pickleball BC in parallel to BC Pickleball, soon supplanting the ..read more

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Lots of space left. Join the fun and support a good cause. $20 from the $50 registration fee goes to PADS. Additional donation is optional. No partner needed and a whole event just for beginners/2.5’s!! Register at Pickleball Brackets https://pickleballbrackets.com/pts.aspx ..read more

This is a BIG step in quiet paddles as McEnroe will be playing with it. Celebrate the Owl Paddle’s North Shore connections and catch the action tomorrow! Read more about the paddle here: https://www.owlpaddle.com/news PS The Owl is making balls now too, the official ball of the APP ..read more

January 2024 Mayor and Council, We understand that the District of West Vancouver is undertaking engagement on its upcoming 2024 budget and we are pleased to provide inputs to your efforts. This letter is sent on behalf of the West Vancouver players within the North Shore Pickleball Club (NSPC). The three main points we would like to address are: Our appreciation of Council & Staff addressing the needs of the pickleball community for facilities in West Vancouver and our availability to provide support. The need to choose a budget option that will retain money for permanent pickleball faci ..read more

Charles Neufeldt has been a NSPC member and friend, local pickleball coach and entrepreneur for many years.  In just these last few years Charles has captured top honours at tournaments across Canada and the US, run both a bricks-and-mortar and online store, created his own line of paddles and balls called Alpha, run clinics across the country and been married!    Charles’ North Shore store closed but you can continue to shop from his Pickleball Paddles Canada online store and our own John Bulick (778-319-3100)  is the ..read more

1. Pickle Mania 3.0, Sunday March 24 Building on our success from last year, this will be a multi-level doubles, one day tournament for members.  Can’t play?  We hope you’ll volunteer a couple of hours. 2. Notice of Annual General Meeting, Sunday March 24 What’s your hope and passion?  Speak with one of your current directors: Karen Wilson, Vyna Kerrey, JoAnn Harrington, Jim Burke, Melissa Mitchell, Kit Chan, Randy Reimann, Lana Dionne and myself, Estha Parg Murenbeeld to see if you can help this year. 3. January 15 Registration Opens for the PADS Tourna ..read more

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North Vancouver Recreation & Culture (NVRC) aims to meet the needs of the community in its programs, services and events. To help increase access to in-demand pickleball book-a-visit and book-a-court spots, NVRC has created a cancellation notification system to let customers know when spots become available. This is currently a pilot project for pickleball bookings. How to subscribe to the email notification list NVRC’s IT team has created a customized solution that allows customers to subscribe to an email notification list. Instructions on how to subscribe to the email list can be foun ..read more