Aug. 24, 2023 – Residents of St. Catharines and the surrounding area will soon be able
to register for their favourite activities as the City opens registration for this year’s fall
recreational programs.
Registration opens online on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 6 p.m. on ActiveSTC for residents, or
they can register in person at the St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre at 8:30 a.m.
on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Everyone can sign up for activities on ActiveSTC on Thursday,
Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. and walk-in will be open to all on Friday, Sept. 1 at 8:30 a.m. at the St.
Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre.
There will be a wide variety of active fitness programming provided by qualified
instructors for a range of ages including Kids and Youth Yoga, Intro to Mat Pilates, Total
Resistance Exercises (TRX) Fitness, Kick Fit Kickboxing Fitness, Balance and Core
Fitness, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Fitness, Stronger for Longer, Strength
and Tone, Youth Sports Training, Older Adult Fit, Essentrics, and multiple resistance
training classes.
There will also be a variety of drop-in programs available, including badminton, table
tennis, tai chi, line dancing and much more.
Registration opens on Sept. 18 for the Community Walk series taking place at the
Victoria Lawn Cemetery. These guided tours are different from the Spirit Walks being
held in September, and the stories featured will vary for each tour. Highlights include
Monuments on Oct. 1, Money Makers on Oct. 15, and Military on Oct. 30.
More information on the Community Walks and other happenings at the museum can
be found at stcatharines.ca/MuseumEvents.
At the St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre, fall programming includes swimming
lessons for all ages, leisure swims, lengths, a variety of aquatic fitness classes in both
the leisure and lane pools including aqua cycle classes. For more information, please
visit stcatharines.ca/Swimming.
New programming is on at Canada Games Park (2021 Canada Games Way) every
Wednesday including Steps and Strength, Yoga for Strength, Cardio Fitness, and
Pickleball. Canada Games Park has free parking, a bottle-filling station, change rooms,
and an indoor walking track for a comfortable workout.
Check out all of these activities and more at stcatharines.ca/ActiveSTC.