New tennis, pickleball dome in west Edmonton expected to open by November

Work has begun on a new pickleball and tennis facility at the St. Francis Xavier sports centre being built near Jasper Place.

Work has started to erect a new air-supported dome that will host tennis and pickleball courts on Edmonton’s west end.

The facility is being built by Tennis Canada in the Johnny Bright Sports Park between Jasper Place and St. Francis Xavier high schools on 163 Street on the existing outdoor tennis courts.

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Ivan Quintero, the director of the IQ Tennis and Pickleball Centre, told CTV News Edmonton on Thursday the facility should be open by November.

“The weather in Edmonton is pretty rough during winter time,” Quintero told CTV News Edmonton on Thursday. “There is a big need for facilities like this one.”

The centre, which will cost between $4 million and $5 million to build, is slated to have six tennis courts and seven pickleball courts available to rent on a first-come, first-serve basis.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Dave Mitchell