Older Adult Centres

The City of St. Catharines offers a variety of recreation and leisure programs at our three older adult centres! Make new friends, get involved, volunteer and keep your mind and body active with our many opportunities.

Locations and programs

View our three older adult centres in St. Catharines and check out the programs offered at each location:

Dunlop Drive Older Adult Centre
Port Dalhousie Older Adult Centre temporarily closed all programs relocated to Port Weller Community Centre
West St. Catharines Older Adult Centre

View our Recreation Calendar for upcoming Older Adult Centre program dates.

View our StayActive Program Guide for some OAC program highlights, as well as some of our drop-in program highlights.

Older Adult Centre Events

Seniors Day Community Information Fair

Find more information on the Fair, vendors and fitness demonstrations on ActiveSTC.

The next 50+ Active Living and Information Fair will take place on June 1, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The City is currently welcoming vendor applications. Apply online by May 19. Watch for more details.

Cyber-Seniors

Drop-in technology training sessions for senior citizens are happening at Dunlop Drive Community Centre at 80 Dunlop Drive in St. Catharines.
Join in lessons and learning activities with a digital mentor
Fridays at 2 p.m. from Oct. 14, 2022 until Feb. 10, 2023

Seniors' Centre Without Walls

A telephone-based program that offers adults 50 and over the opportunity to enjoy socialization and programs from the comfort of their own homes, Seniors' Centre Without Walls is a great way to stay connected, socialize and learn new things while distanced. All you need is a telephone!

Membership

With an older adult centres membership, you can participate in activities at all three older adult centres, as well as older adult drop-in programs at community centres. Programs are open to members and to residents for a single-entry fee.

Enjoy many benefits as an older adult centres member, such as:

Access to year-round programming
Enjoying a variety of fun drop-in activities, such as:
- Bingo
- Bridge
- Cribbage
- Euchre and bid euchre
- Indoor model flying
- Mah-jong
Getting active and staying fit with activities like:
- Chair yoga
- Darts
- Fitness classes
- Gentle exercise
- Nordic pole walking
- Pickleball
- Table tennis
- Shuffleboard
- Zumba Gold
- Chinese Cultural Dancing
Discovering a new skill or hidden talent with:
- Billiards
- Knitting
- Painting
- Quilting
- Rug hooking
- Woodcarving

Rates and fees

Our older adult centres' rates and fees include the following prices (all prices include HST):

Older Adults' Centre Membership Card (Adults 50+, January to December): $58.70
Older Adults' Centre Membership Card (Adults 50+, April to December): $44.10
Older Adults' Centre Membership Card (Adults 50+, July to December): $29.50
Older Adults' Centre Membership Card (Adults 50+, October to December): $14.85
Older Adults' Centre Membership Card (Adults 90+): No charge
Older Adult Class Single Entry Fee (with membership): $2.20 per class
Older Adult Class Single Entry Fee (without membership): $3.55 per class

Rent an older adult centre

Learn how to rent a room or hall at one of our older adult centres.