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Renoldo checks out Centennial Park’s West Sports Hub pickleball courts
Courlo Team · · 2 min read
West-end player Renoldo visited Toronto’s new 12-court lit hub in Etobicoke — with photos from CBC News and Toronto.com coverage of the May 2026 opening.
What happened
Renoldo, a regular west-end drop-in player, visited Centennial Park (Etobicoke) this week for his first session on the City’s new twelve-court pickleball hub in the West Sports Hub. Courlo published his field notes as a companion to our verified court page — not as a sponsored visit or invented attendance claim.
The photos below come from news coverage of the same facility CBC News and Toronto.com reported on when the City opened the West Sports Hub in May 2026 (CBC News, Toronto.com, City of Toronto news release).
Photo: CBC News — pickleball courts at Centennial Park’s West Sports Hub.
From the opening coverage
Photo: CBC News — Mayor Olivia Chow at Centennial Park’s new sports hubs (May 2026).
Photo: Toronto.com — new sports hubs at Centennial Park, including twelve pickleball courts in the West Sports Hub.
Three takeaways from the visit
Key facts
Scale matters — twelve dedicated courts with permanent nets spread evening crowds better than smaller Etobicoke pads with shared tennis lines.
Navigate to the West Sports Hub — Centennial Park is huge; follow signs from 256 Centennial Park Rd to the pickleball cluster, not the east-side soccer fields.
Lights extend the window — overhead LED floodlights make weekday after-work sessions viable; bring court shoes and check City access before you go.
Renoldo’s full write-up — parking, transit, backup courts, and drop-in etiquette — lives on the Courlo blog:
Read Renoldo’s Centennial Park visit notes
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