Winter program registration set to open Dec. 9

Three little girls giving thumbs up while swimming under water.

A fresh season of winter recreation and aquatics programs is coming soon, and St. Catharines residents will receive priority access.

Registration for the City’s winter recreation and aquatics programming opens online for residents on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. at stcatharines.ca/ActiveSTC, while in-person registration for residents opens on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 8:30 a.m. at the St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre.

Everyone can register online starting on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. and then in-person starting on Friday, Dec. 12 at 8:30 a.m. at St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre.

“Push through this long, dark season by finding some fun, movement and learning within your community,” said Programs Supervisor Koby Vanyo. “There are many active programs for adults and older adults such as Essentrics, TRX, Barre fitness, POUND fitness, DanceFit and Boogie Nights – low impact classes. Scroll through stcatharines.ca/ActiveSTC and add some favourites to your wish list now.”

The City offers a wide variety of activities, including some new offerings that expand on the roster of well-loved programs. Some of the programming highlights this season include:

Preschool

Fun With Friends
Preschool Picasso

Kids

Art Club with Creative Bug ─ Winter Wonderland
Sewing Club ─ Beginner and Intermediate
RoboThink Niagara ─ Demolition Robots, Engineer Race Cars, Trains, Planes and Automobiles, Battle Robots, Cosmic Space Robots, and Expedition Mars
Little Medical School ─ Equine Adventures: Horse Vets, Future Physicians, Wilderness Medicine, Feline Friends, and STEM Career Exploration

Adults

Barre Stretch
Introduction to Reformer Pilates
Fencing

Program registration can at times be competitive and some classes can fill quickly. Register early to avoid disappointment. For more information on program descriptions, registration, and programming highlights, visit stcatharines.ca/ActiveSTCprograms.

Online registration requires an ActiveSTC account. Avoid delays on registration day by creating an ActiveSTC account or updating account information ahead of time. You can also browse programs now and add them to your “Wish List” to easily find them when registration opens.