While exploding in popularity, pickleball has also attracted its share of local controversies
There is so much in this world to be angry about, so many divisive issues to put a stake through the heart of a community. A climate emergency that has this country on fire and just obliterated a historic Maui town; an astounding misuse of power by the Ontario Premier
I happened to be there last week on American National Pickleball Day , shortly after a relevant Canadian court decision was released. On a bulletin board, a posted schedule divvies up allotments for MITA and the Mayne Island Pickleball Club . Never the twain shall meet. Public time provides a one-hour buffer between MITA and MIPC access.
Here on Mayne, pickleball has shattered friendships, fuelled rumours, sullied reputations and ended political careers., in large part because of the noise. The hollow plastic ball and ping-pong-like paddles create a thwacking sound that some find intolerable. Over on B.C.’s mainland, a Chilliwack couple so upset with the pickleball noise from nearby tennis courts took drastic measures this summer to draw the city’s attention to their plight:.
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