Pickle for Hunger 2025 a major success
The Nanaimo Pickleball Club hosted Pickle for Hunger 2025 on November 15 at the Oliver Woods Community Centre. The one-day tournament featured men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles across eight courts, with proceeds supporting the Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank.
Sunshine Coast Pickleball Association hosts first annual Autumn Bowl Pickleball Tournament
The Sunshine Coast Pickleball Association (SCPA) held its first annual Autumn Bowl Pickleball Tournament for 48 participants on November 1st, 2025 at Chatelech Secondary School in Sechelt.
VRPA’s Roger Graves joins CKNW to discuss North Saanich pickleball court closures
Victoria Regional Pickleball Association president Roger Graves joined CKNW 730’s Jill Bennett on November 3’s Jill Bennett Show.
Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association offering weekly 55+ pickleball play
The Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association (PGOSA) is a mid-Island 55+ community made up of active, local seniors interested in participating in a wide array of organized sport and active living-related activities, including pickleball.
Nanaimo Pickleball Club’s Patty Tougas spearheading 1st Annual ‘Pickle for Hunger’ tournament
Nanaimo Pickleball Club’s Patty Tougas is at the forefront of Pickle for Hunger 2025, a signature charity tournament taking place on November 15, 2025 at the Oliver Woods Community Centre. The event will feature men’s, women’s and mixed doubles across eight courts, with cash donations benefitting food bank Loaves and Fishes’ efforts to help the hungry.
Instructor Spotlight: Victoria’s Gorman Lee Building Community Through Pickleball
Victoria Regional Pickleball Association’s (VRPA), Gorman Lee, has been an active member of the racquet sports community his entire life, maintaining an active lifestyle through badminton, tennis, squash, racquetball, and pickleball.
Victoria Regional Pickleball Association Provides Fall Season Update
The Victoria Regional Pickleball Association (VRPA) has provided a Fall update, including the descriptions of its next series of programs (both instructional and non-instructional/play opportunities) beginning in late October. Updates […]
North Cowichan Pickleball Club celebrates first-ever Fall Ball tournament
The North Cowichan Pickleball Club held its 1st Fall Ball Pickleball Tournament, September 27–28, 2025, at the Cowichan Sportsplex’s Weyerhaeuser Thunderbox outdoor courts in Duncan.
Le Cornichon founder Justin Butler’s path to pickleball
Le Cornichon—Official Paddle of Vancouver Island Pickleball—founder Justin Butler calls himself a “serial entrepreneur,” resulting from, as he jokes, being “basically unemployable.”
Pickleball Canada announces DUPR as official rating system
Pickleball Canada, one of the largest pickleball federations in the world, has officially adopted DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) as its official rating system.