Municipalities of Winnipeg, MB, Mississauga, ON, as well as Drummondville and Sherbrooke, QC, selected to receive funding to revitalize public tennis courts

National Bank’s Play Your Court program continues to grow and plans to provide four other municipalities with funding to revitalize public tennis courts in their region in the coming months, Tennis Canada announced Monday.

The selected recipients are Garden City Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Garnetwood Park in Mississauga, Ontario, Frank-Gougeon Park in Drummondville, Quebec, and Rock Forest Recreation Center in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The funding, provided by National Bank, will be used to renovate existing facilities, providing residents with a better place to play tennis.

Participation in tennis has increased steadily in recent years. Almost 5 million Canadians played in 2023with notable growth among young people, whose participation increased by 11 percent between 2022 and 2023. This growing interest is a welcome sign for the sport, but it also means that there is a greater need for fields on which to play and train. The Play Your Court program is essential to meeting the ever-increasing demand for well-maintained tennis facilities across Canada.

Quotes

“We are excited to help the municipalities of Winnipeg, Mississauga, Drummondville and Sherbrooke revitalize their community tennis courts and provide their constituents with a quality playing area to enjoy the sport we all love,” said Gavin Ziv , CEO of Tennis Canada. . “With the growing demand for tennis in Canada, it is essential that initiatives like the National Bank Play on Your Court program, whose main objective is to make tennis more accessible to all, can continue to gain momentum. scale and to help municipalities across the country.

“It has already been two years since the launch of the program and I am pleased to see that our impact continues to grow across the country,” said Lucie Blanchet, Senior Vice-President, Personal Banking Services and Customer Experience at National Bank of Canada. . “Tennis is a fantastic sport. Unifying and stimulating, it creates healthy and supportive communities, while encouraging everyone to get moving. At National Bank, well-being and balance are at the heart of our values, which is why we invest in our communities across Canada to make tennis even more accessible. Residents of Winnipeg, Mississauga, Drummondville and Sherbrooke, it’s your turn to play!

Highlights

• Funded by the National Bank and launched in 2022, the initiative releases $3 million which will be paid to more than 100 courts across the country by 2030.

• The program not only brings much-needed improvements to these facilities, but it is hoped that it will encourage more players to pick up a racket and enjoy the benefits of the sport.

• Once the 2024 projects are completed, the program will have delivered seven projects for a total of 34 revitalized courts since its launch in 2022. The program now has projects in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.

Learn more about the courts at Garden City Park
• Municipality: Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Revitalized courts: 6

Learn more about the courts at Garnetwood Park
• Municipality: Mississauga, Ontario
• Revitalized courts: 4

Find out more about the courts at Frank-Gougeon Park
• Municipality: Drummondville, Quebec
• Revitalized courts: 3

Learn more about the courts at Rock Forest Recreation Center
• Municipality: Sherbrooke, Quebec
• Revitalized courts: 8

If you would like more information about the program and to see if your outdoor courts are eligible, please click here.