Today is your day Boomer! It is the fastest growing sport in North America and it is obviously very important for Boomers. It is pickleball and a group of Boomers in Victoria are doing something about it! They lost their courts recently in the James Bay area and decided to hold a peaceful, but effective, protest in front of city hall. They set up a temporary court and played in front of the civic building. "We just decided we would step out here and show council and the mayor what pickleball is all about,” said local pickleball organizer Janine Douglas. “The message we’re trying to send is this is a sport that is just growing phenomenally … There’s a lot of seniors, but there’s also a lot of young people too because it’s a sport you can play with families.” The issue is noise. Local residents say the courts are too close to houses and too noisy. The banging sound of bat on ball is irritating, so the courts came down. Not so fast, say the Boomer protestors. Let's talk about it. Other courts in the area are too far away and too crowded. The result? An immediate meeting with city staff on possible solutions. Way to go Boomers! A great civic protest action and a good lesson for all of us. Cheers!