From PICKLEBALLBC sent December 3rd "After clarification from viaSport pickleball doubles play is NOT permitted effective immediately." Read more here.
​A further clarification was sent here.

Pickleball players can expect more stringent guidelines when the game returns to Thunder Bay, Ontario, warns the chair of the Thunder Bay Pickleball Association. Read the full CBC article here.

In their quest for dedicated pickleball courts the South Cowichan Pickleball Club have gained the attention of local Area Director Blaise Salmon. Read his article from the South Cowichan Life reproduced here.

When the city of Berkeley (Calif.) updated several old tennis courts to install pickleball courts, the neighborhood quickly learned there’s a noisy downside to the racquet-based sport. Some even describe the noise like “gunshots” whenever the balls hit a racquet. Read this interesting, in depth, article from Berkeleyside here.

Interested in becoming a Level 1 or 2 referee? While this training isn’t essential, it is highly recommended as it covers all of the basics required to start down the path to becoming a rated referee. 
If you are interested, please respond to PICKLEBALLBC’s Head Referee – Alan Thomson at HeadRef@pickleballbc.ca​ to give notice of your interest in taking part in these Zoom Training sessions. More information here.