Welcome to the St. Margaret’s Centre Gymnasium – the gymnasium that offers something for everyone
We’re proud to be home to St. Margaret’s Bay Slam Minor Basketball League, an organization that boasts upwards of 500 players! Come out and cheer for your hometown basketball team, at their next game. SMC is also proud to be the most sought after facility to play pickleball, the fastest growing sport in our community. You can be sure to find a session that meets your level of play. Check out our schedule here or scroll to the bottom of this page.
Gymnasium Size
The gymnasium measures 90 ft. x 70 ft. which includes a full size basketball court, 2 cross court basketball courts, 1 full size volleyball court, 2 cross court volleyball courts, and 4 badminton/pickleball courts.
The gym can be divided with an automatic curtain for easy sharing, conducting two activities simultaneously.
The gymnasium can be rented for just about anything (group functions, birthday parties, team sports activities) Contact the Centre for current rental rates.
Sports that can be played are: floor hockey, volleyball, basketball, badminton, and pickleball.
Gym Rental Availability:
Contact Stephanie for current availability - bookings@stmargaretscentre.ca or 902-826-2100 ex 3263
Rate: $71.30/hour taxes in
Pickleball
Cost is $3.50/session, with Passes available giving you 10 sessions for $30.00. For further information, contact us at 902-826-2100, Ext. 3274 Any cancellations are posted on our News & Events section of our Home Page as soon as possible. If in doubt, please contact us before heading out.
Decmber Pickleball Schedule
We have been accepting feedback and taking the increased interest in our pickleball sessions into account as we release Pickleball schedules. We will do our best to set the schedules monthly, but if any cancellations arise and we are able to offer additional sessions we will update this schedule and post it in our lobby as well. If you have any questions or feedback you can reach us at 902-826-2100 ext 3274. Thank you!
St. Margaret’s Centre Online Pickleball Booking System
Online: go to Playtime Scheduler
When you register, please register under Canada, then Nova Scotia, then PNS Central region, not Halifax region.
Place: St Margaret’s Centre
All you need is an email and you can sign up to any sessions opened up by Rachael, Please DO NOT add sessions yourself, this will make things very complicated for us.
You will need to answer a Pickleball question to make an account, for those who are new to Pickleball the answer is 0 0 2
If a session is full then please add your name to the waitlist, if someone cancels then you will be automatically added to the play list, and an email sent to you. Please remember to cancel if you cannot make it, there will be people waiting for that spot. If you sign up and are a “no show” you may be charged, so please be courteous to others, and remember to cancel.
You will receive emails when we add sessions. If you do not want to receive multiple emails then there is an option to turn these off. Go to “my account” and at the tabs along the top you will see “email”, you can select which emails you will receive, or turn them off.
Users Who Rent Our GYM/Multi Purpose Space:
SLAM Basketball - Check out Their Website Here
Leblanc Tae-Kwon-Do - LeBlanc TaeKwon-Do (leblanctkd.com)
Nova Scotia Dragons Wrestling - Nova Scotia Dragons | Wrestling Nova Scotia (wrestlingns.ca)
