Nominations for Open Club Positions	Summary of FTF Special Meeting
School Play - All Members Welcome	Club Jacket Sales
Volunteer Thank Yous	GOOD Games in Calgary
Club Membership Statistics

Nominations / Candidates for Club Positions

A message from the SAPC Nominating Committee:

Listed below are the board and non-board positions that are due for election at the March 2026 Annual General Meeting.

We are looking for candidates who would like to apply for these positions, especially those vacant positions that have no candidate.

The job descriptions for these positions can be found on the SAPC website by clicking here.

Board Positions:

President: Incumbent Eileen McClean will stand for re-election

Director Communications: Candidate - Don Ladner will stand for election

Director Memberships & Volunteers: Candidate - William Yang will stand for election

Director at Large 2: Candidate - Julie Nguyen will stand for election

Non-Board Positions:

Auditor: Incumbent Lawrence Taylor will stand for re-election

Ombudsperson: No candidate

Nominating Committee

Chairperson: Incumbent Kevin McClean will stand for re-election

Member: Incumbent Brenda Regehr will stand for re-election

Member: Candidate - Gerianne Zabolotniuk will stand for election

Member: ( No Candidate )

Member: ( No Candidate )

If you would like to apply to be a candidate for any of the above positions, (members are eligible to apply for all positions) contact one of the following individuals working on behalf of the Nominating Committee:

Kevin McClean - email   kmcclean@telus.net

Brenda Regehr - email   brendaregehrp54@gmail.com

Gerianne Zabolotniuk - email   geriannezab@gmail.com

Summary of FTF Presentation/Info Meeting

The Club held a meeting on November 11th to which all members were invited.  There were 77 attendees to hear a presentation put on by our Facilities Task Force (FTF).  As Chairman of the FTF, Mike Bowen shared the Club's vision for changes to outdoor play at the Alpine Courts as well as the Club's plans to lease space for an indoor 4 to 6 court facility - a new indoor Club "home".   

Some highlights of the presentation:

• The Club is working with the City of St. Albert to have exclusive access to the Alpine Courts; should these negotiations be successful, court availability could almost double at this outdoor side; the Club would need to take on some additional risks and costs, but the Board is negotiating to maximize the benefits to Club members while minimizing incremental costs.

• The FTF has explored many options for City land and site development to provide additional outdoor courts but has determined that limited St. Albert lands are available in the short term and any site/structure development would be extremely expensive. 

• The most cost effective option to provide new, high quality court access to members is to negotiate a lease for indoor pickleball suitable space within St. Albert or North Edmonton.

• The FTF team has developed financial modeling which indicates that a 4 to 6 court facility could be financially viable based upon conservative estimates of revenues and expenses and the Club's current cash reserves. 

The Board and the FTF members would like to thank all attendees for their participation and feedback!   While it was great to see 77 members at the meeting, knowing that we have 951 members, the Facilities team would like to hold a a special membership meeting via Zoom at 7:00 pm MT on December 9th (please save the date), in order to seek approval of these plans by the general membership (notwithstanding that these plans have already received the blessing of the SAPC Board). A formal meeting invitation with the proposed motions will be sent out to the membership shortly.

The goal is to be completely transparent and to fully engage as many members as possible on these exciting developments.

School Play - All Members Welcome

Message from our Venue Manager:

GREAT NEWS!!

I have been in contact with the City regarding this issue, and the impact on some of our Club members.  I am very happy to inform you the City of St. Albert has agreed that, as of now, all restrictions will be lifted.

Fantastic news, I know this has caused major concern and play disruption, but it is now resolved so come and play!  Thank you everyone for your patience in this matter.

Eileen McClean, Venue Manager

Also, did you know?  We wanted to share with you some facts to illustrate how important it is for community groups to have access to schools: 

Jacket Sales - Sale ends Tomorrow!

**Last Call For Club Gear**

For members wishing to purchase a Club jacket, this will be your final chance.

Jackets are now on sale in our online store - sale ends tomorrow on November 16th.

Check out the online store for more info and details to order...these would make a great Christmas gift!

Jackets will arrive before Christmas and "pickup only" details will follow when they arrive.

Snowbirds who wish to order one can send me an email to ask for a "hold' on your jacket until you return.

All sales are final.

Any questions, please send an email to Jeanine: vicepresident@pickleballstalbert.ca

Volunteer Thank Yous

THANK YOU TO OUR MANY ELECTED & NON ELECTED CURRENT VOLUNTEERS !

There are over 200 SAPC volunteer positions that are required to keep the SAPC functioning properly and allowing us to offer the variety and availability of sessions to our members.

They include:

Board of Directors 8

Auditor 1

Ombudsperson 1

Nominating Committee 5

Venue Manager - Alpine, Schools, YEG, One Possession 1

Venue Manager - Red Willow 1

Equipment Coordinator 1

Registration Coordinator - Venues & Events 1

Registration Coordinator - Red Willow 1

Tournament Committee 5

Tournaments, Referees, Data Input , Runners, Cooks, Tickets Sales 20+

Venue Captains, approximately 75

DUPR organizers 2

DUPR team 12

Ratings Coordinators 2

Web Coordinators 3

Facilities Task Force 5

Social Committee 5

Sticker sales & sticker Tabulation 1

Youth program Coordinator 1

Mentors 16

School student trainers 10

Special Olympics Mentors 10

Alpine Court and Washroom Cleaning 1

Ball machine manager 1

Play Session Binder organizer 1

Social Media Coordinator 1

First Aid Coordinator 1

Goods & Sales Coordinator 1

Historians 2

When you read through this list please consider stepping forward to volunteer for the positions available.

A Special THANK YOU to all those members who dedicate their time and effort to fulfill one or multiple of these volunteer positions. 

Once again, as we prepare for the March 2026 AGM, we ask you to please consider stepping forward to stand for the Board and Non-Board positions referenced in the article above.   

The GOOD Games 2026 - Calgary

You are invited to participate in "The GOOD Games 2026" in Calgary.

This is Canada’s Biggest Festival of Sport and will be held at the BMO Centre in Stampede Park from February 13 to 15, 2026.

9 Sports • 3 Days • 1 Winter Festival

All sport competitions take place indoors at the BMO Centre using world class courts and spaces, with championship Feature Courts for marquee matches.  One of the featured sports is Pickleball.

The Festival

Our Olympic style Festival Village sits right beside the action under the same roof.  Expect music, food, entertainment, obstacle courses, a family fun zone, athlete opening celebration, and a Friday night opening party. "Try it" sessions and play zones run all weekend so everyone can move, learn, and have fun.

Free to attend festival experiences. Open to all ages and abilities. Come to compete. Come to play. Come to cheer. Be part of a national celebration of movement in the middle of winter.

If you are interested in registering for Pickleball at this event,  click here.

Club Membership Statistics  

Our membership currently tops 900 members!   Membership renewals have begun starting October 1st.

A breakdown of our October membership by rating level follows below (with comparatives for the previous month):

                                Sept/25         October/25 (Current)       Inc/(Dec)

No Rating                   278                             284                                  6    

2.5 Rating                     59                                60                                  1 

3.0 Rating                   161                             161                                                 

3.5 Rating                    255                            255                                 

4.0 Rating                    146                            146                                

4.5+ Rating                    45                              45                                   

Total Members         944                           951                                7