THE DAILY DURHAM LOCAL GUIDE
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Fully automated indoor golf facility in Pickering with a launch-monitor driving range, golf simulators, virtual courses from around the world and chipping and practice greens. Golf lessons, per-bay hourly bookings via app or online, and gift cards are available. The venue operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as an unstaffed automated facility with online-only booking.
Traditions Academy of Dance is a dance studio in Whitby, Durham Region, Ontario. Phone: 905-666-1528.
TreeTop Eco-Adventure Park is an outdoor aerial adventure park set in the forest of the Oak Ridges Moraine in north Oshawa. Visitors climb self-guided tree-trekking courses and fly down ziplines, including the 734-foot Big Zip, while trained guides and ground patrollers assist. The park also features iBOUNCE outdoor trampoline nets and runs children's and youth/adult courses tailored to different ages and skill levels. It hosts summer day camps with activities such as trekking, shelter building, archery and water play, plus birthday parties, school trips and corporate team-building events. All courses use TSSA-approved safety equipment and a helmet is required. Reservations are required and time slots can fill up, especially on weekends. Park hours are Monday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed-toe shoes are mandatory; bring water, sunscreen and gloves. Free on-site parking with bus turnaround space is available.
TruBliss Yoga is a yoga studio in Courtice offering heated and non-heated classes for all levels. The weekly timetable includes Hot Vinyasa, Renewal Flow, Happy Hatha, Energy Flow, Yin Yoga and Restorative, led by a team of certified instructors under founder Joanne Tripp. The studio also runs a 200-hour yoga teacher training programme recognised by the Canadian Yoga Alliance. Classes take place in a warm studio equipped with radiant heat panels, cork flooring, an air exchange system, a lounge and change rooms with showers.
Ultimate Fitness Club is a locally owned and operated full-service fitness club at 164 Baseline Road, Bowmanville, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Services include The Push, the club's group functional training program, one-on-one personal training from certified trainers, nutrition consulting, and group fitness classes covering yoga, Pilates, spin, bootcamp and aerobics. The club describes its facility as a safe, functional and comfortable workout environment and notes Readers' Choice Diamond Awards in 2023 and 2025. Contact: 905-697-2639 (email frontdeskdufcbowmanville@gmail.com). No postal code is published on the business's site, so none is listed here.
Valeō Pilates & Wellness is a yoga and Pilates studio in Pickering, Ontario at 1020 Brock Road, Pickering, ON L1W 3M1, Canada. Offerings include Reformer Pilates (50-minute guided sessions); Mat Pilates (traditional flows, prop-powered strength, cardio-Pilates hybrids); Hydro-Suite Therapy (infrared sauna, cold plunge, eucalyptus steam shower in a private suite; available at select locations). Published hours: Mo 06:00-19:00, Tu 07:00-20:00, We 06:00-19:00, Th 07:00-20:00, Fr 06:00-19:00, Sa 08:00-12:00, Su 08:00-12:00.
Victory Fitness by Lori is a private personal training studio in Newcastle run by coach Lori Larocque, a certified personal trainer specialist with more than 30 years of experience. The studio's mission is to inspire women over 40 to prioritize their health through fitness, offering tailored one-on-one personal training and coaching, precision nutrition guidance and mindset and life coaching. As a national-level bodybuilding competitor and world-level athlete, Lori designs every program around the individual client and their goals. Training takes place in a private, fully equipped studio where clients can work out in comfort and focus, and free consultations are available through the website.
Vikings Rugby Club is a community rugby club in Oshawa, providing the sport of rugby to all ages and abilities in the Durham Region. The club fields senior, junior, minor and mixed-ability teams and plays its home matches at Thompson Rugby Park at 110 Raglan Road West in Oshawa, which the club shares with the Durham College Lords rugby program. Registration is offered online through the club's website, and the club posts season schedules, match lineups, tournament news and sponsorship information for players, families and supporters.
Women-only yoga studio in Pickering pairing yoga and meditation with Vedic-diet wellness guidance. Classes run in-studio and as online live-streamed sessions, covering yoga asana, meditation and wellness coaching. The official site does not publish hours, so none are stated here.
Watson's Glen Golf Club is a outdoor recreation facility in Pickering, Ontario at 3430 Concession Rd 7, Pickering, ON L1Y 1C6. Offerings include 18-hole championship public golf course (par 72, links style, designed by Kevin Holmes); Driving range; Restaurant; Pro shop; Event and tournament bookings; Flex membership program (valid across Copper Creek Golf Group courses); Home course of the Durham Lords varsity golf team. Opening hours are not published on the official website.
Wavebreaker Jiu Jitsu Academy is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Courtice offering kids' and adults' programmes, self-defence training and fitness and mobility classes. The kids' programme runs five age-grouped streams from full-day kindergarten through grade 6, with adult and beginner sessions led by head instructor Professor Josh Sequeira, an IBJJF-certified black belt. Newcomers can book a free trial class through the academy's website.
Whitevale Golf Club is a outdoor recreation facility in Pickering, Ontario at 2985 Golf Club Road, Pickering, ON L1X 0J9. Offerings include Member-owned private 18-hole championship golf club; Practice facilities: 1.5-acre tee deck (350+ yards), 10 laser-checked targets, two short-game greens, two practice greens; State-of-the-art clubhouse; Memberships; Pro shop (905-294-9600 ext. 110, proshop@whitevalegolfclub.com). Opening hours are not published on the official website.
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