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'Here to stay': Saanich answers pickleball demand with Fowler Park soft launch
The $2.4 million park adds six pickleball courts and one tennis court, with four courts bookable during a pilot through Oct. 31, officials said.
- On September 15, Saanich will soft-launch six new pickleball courts and one tennis court at Fowler Park, giving residents their first chance to use the $2.4-million facility before its full opening in late April 2027.
- Now, 18 years after the original 2008 concept plan, the site transforms into an active hub following extensive public engagement and changing local recreation demands that prioritized pickleball courts.
- Designed with sound attenuation in mind, the courts sit lower than the surrounding road with berms and trees, as Eva Riccius, senior manager of parks, explained while highlighting the raised viewing area.
- Four of the six pickleball courts will operate under a pilot reservation system costing $10 per hour until Oct. 31, while two pickleball courts and the tennis court remain first-come, first-served.
- This addition expands Saanich's total pickleball capacity to 19 locations across the municipality, with crews completing final landscaping and shrubbery over the coming months as plants establish roots.
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