‘The Racquet Club’ is a Yellowknife institution - Started in the early 80s by a cooperative of working professionals, young transplants from across Canada and abroad who landed in the Northwest Territories’ Capital seeking work and adventure in the frontier town.
As many Yellowknifers’ stories begin, a summertime arrival means a warm welcome from the Midnight Sun, before a brief fall quickly turns dark and frigid. These months are the true test of who will stay North of the 60th parallel, and are the months when ‘The Racquet Club’ becomes a thriving community hub.
The Racquet Club is a retreat from the elements. It’s a gathering space with bright lights and high ceilings, a warm fireplace, 4 squash courts, 2 fitness studios, and cardio, spin, and weight rooms. Events are hosted in the lounge and bar (playfully coined ‘Court 5’) on every holiday, as an excuse to shed the parka and get dressed up, and other times because a person is leaving the North, or returning (the grass may only literally be greener ‘Down South’).
