Members of the beloved Queen City Pickleball Hub (QCPH) eagerly wait for its reopening in the Regina Community as it is said to be the fastest growing sport internationally.
The QCPH has moved from its previous home of five years at the REAL District to a brand new facility at 1333 Park Street, after the organization’s lease at the former facility expired at the end of May 2026.
Ray Greenwood, hub co-owner with his brother Phil, describes the Queen City Pickleball Hub’s come up:
“My brother and I were both pickleball players … we couldn’t get a game because the scheduled places weren’t available,” says Greenwood. “So we decided, ‘oh well, why don’t we build our own place?’”
Five years ago, the Greenwood duo were one of the firsts to open an indoor pickleball facility in Canada, being the largest with 16 courts. But since its move, the QCPH is now reduced to only six indoor courts, with two more set to open in spring of 2027.
“There’s gonna be more of a club feel to it than the last place. The last place was like a big warehouse where we had courts,” says Greenwood. “We’ll set up tournaments. It’ll be a social get-together as well as just a competition.”
With the help of more than 40 members of the QCPH volunteering with renovation, Greenwood has begun constructing an upper court walkway for observing games, changerooms with showers, a 30 by 40 foot deck, and even discussed securing a liquor licence.
Pickleball’s popularity has spread to people of all ages, creating a large community in Regina of family and new friends.
To Keith Holgate, QCPH player, construction volunteer, and personal friend of the Greenwood brothers, the hub is more than just a collection of courts.
“The hub is my life, uh, outside of my family,” says Holgate. “Most of my friends are from here. Everything in my life revolves around the hub now. My social life, my physical activity.”
Holgate also comments on the hub’s departure from the REAL District in May, and the recent divide between what used to be the central hub as another company, GTEC, opens their four court facility West of Regina.
“[The opening of the GTEC courts] separated a lot of us … and the community, it has fractured a bit,” says Holgate. “I hope we can intermingle and eventually come back together. That’s the big concern.”
In response to the closing of the main hub, players now resort to playing at either the GTEC location, or at outdoor courts.
“There isn’t one central spot where everybody can play,” says volunteer Kathy Jones. “You’re not seeing the same faces that you would normally be when you all go to one central location and play together, so I’m missing that camaraderie.”
With over 300 people daily attending the QCPH at its previous location, Jones and fellow members of the hub hope to see many players return once they reopen on Park Street.
Greenwood plans the hub will open to the public in late October, with a fee of $10 for two hours of play per person.
“Our clients are our friends too,” says Greenwood. “We want to include everybody. Whether you’re handicapped, whether you’re a beginner or expert, we want it to be a community again.”
