Dec. 4, 2024 – Registration for the City’s winter recreation and aquatics programs
opens next week with St. Catharines residents at the front of the line.
Registration for the City’s winter recreation and aquatics programming opens online for
residents on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at www.stcatharines.ca/ActiveSTC, while in-
person registration opens on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 8:30 a.m. at St. Catharines
Kiwanis Aquatics Centre.
Non-residents can register online starting on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. and then in-
person starting on Friday, Dec. 13 at 8:30 a.m. at St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics
Centre.
“The winter session is a great time of year to get active and check out all the programs
offered,” said Koby Vanyo, programs supervisor. “We are thrilled to be partnering with
Little Medical School for Marine Biology Sea Turtle Adventure, Forensic Science STEM
Sleuths and others, plus Creative Bug for art and sewing programming.
“Brand new are Ukulele Lessons for children and older adults as well as Soft and Hard
Tennis Cricket for Kids. Scroll through stcatharines.ca/ActiveSTC and add some
favourites to your wish list now.”
The “City Where Everybody Can Play” offers a wide array of activities available to all
ages and abilities, including some new offerings that expand on the roster of well-loved
programs. Some of the programming highlights this season include:
• Ukulele Lessons (7-12 years)
• Ukulele Lessons (50-plus years)
• Boogie Nights Fitness Class (new class on Tuesdays)
• Little Doctor 101
• Marine Biology: Sea Turtle Adventure
• Forensic Science: STEM Sleuths
• Little Veterinarian – Pawsome Adventure
• Smart Start Music for Babies
• Smart Start Music for Toddlers
• Soft Tennis Cricket for Children (7-9 years)
• Hard Tennis Cricket for Children (10-12 years)
Register early to avoid disappointment. For more information on program descriptions,
registration, and programming highlights, visit stcatharines.ca/ActiveSTCprograms.
Some programs are popular and can fill up quickly, so staff recommend you have your
ActiveSTC account created ahead of registration opening.
Need help with registration? Watch one of our tutorials online.
The City continues to offer a variety of drop-in recreation programs for residents of all
ages. Visit stcatharines.ca/DropInPrograms for more information, including a link to our
online recreation calendar, a link for older adults to our Older Adult Centre Membership
to take part in selected drop-in recreation programs for free, as well as information on
our program rates and fees.