Raising the Roof at the Vernon pickleball courts

It is a milestone moment for the Vernon Pickleball Club.

After months of planning, fundraising and volunteer contributions, the roof on the Okanagan Wealth Advisors Pickleball Complex at Marshall Field is finally rising.

The outer shell of the $1.4 million enclosure should be done by the end of the year.

That work is being done by Rennie Equipment Inc. In the past week, six of the 12 roof trusses have been erected.

“This leaves the interior work which will use mostly member volunteer labour to complete and is expected to take most of the month of January, so we are now targeting February 1 for opening to both the membership and public,” Building Committee Member Myron Hocevar said.

funding gap

School District 22 facing $2.1M budget shortfall

1h ago

Daily news

Sign up for Vernon Matters newsletter

2h ago

Coldstream awards road contract, staff wins award

6h ago

The project was financed primarily through the Vernon Pickleball Association (VPA) membership who committed $1.2 million toward it.

“Once complete, the Okanagan Wealth Advisors Pickleball Complex will be the largest covered dedicated Pickleball complex in Canada. This first class facility will attract players from across the province and across Canada. We will be able to not only accommodate the growing number of pickleball players in Vernon, but the courts will also be a prime destination for future tournaments,” said Anne Longley
Publicity, Vernon Pickleball Association.

The structure itself will have 39,000 square feet of fabric roof and 56 tons of steel in its frame, and at its peak is 55 feet high. It took 1,500 man hours to fabricate the steel trusses, cross pieces and bracing wire and 10 semi-trailer loads were needed to bring the materials to the site.

For more information about the Vernon Pickleball Association and the Okanagan Wealth Advisors Pickleball complex, please go to www.vernonpickleball.com