For anyone looking for Markham drop-in programs

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40]

My family uses City swimming and skating programs quite a bit, and one thing I always found frustrating was having to check multiple pages just to see what drop-in options were available.

So I put together a simple free tool for my own use that brings them together in one place:

https://dropinnow.ca/markham

We've been using it ourselves for a while, and I figured some other Markham residents might find it useful too.

Have a good day!

[u/Stagaz_630]

This is cool, thanks. Would it be possible to add how many spots left for each activity, as well as what time registration opens (resident and nonresident)?

[u/RGUO19 → u/Stagaz_630]

Markham's official page does have that information. https://cityofmarkham.perfectmind.com/Clients/BookMe4?widgetId=6825ea71-e5b7-4c2a-948f-9195507ad90a&embed=False&redirectedFromEmbededMode=False

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/Stagaz_630]

actually that's good point, I'm gonna think about it :)

[u/Lxst]

Wow you also have it for other regions too, thats great 😁

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/Lxst]

Yup, not all cities, but I tried to add as many as possible.

[u/Significant-Tale3522]

I never want to get involved in Markham since it’s so overwhelmingly dominated by one race. Very isolating for everyone else.

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/Significant-Tale3522]

You can also switch to the GTA area if you're interested in programs outside Markham. It includes nearby cities as well.

[u/NoDinosHere → u/Significant-Tale3522]

Honestly, same. We end up driving to other municipalities and joining their programs because of it, even though it costs twice as much. I will say though, IMO it’s more of a language & cultural exclusion issue vs race. My husband is asian but only speaks English and also avoids Markham rec after he joined a rec volleyball league and his team would only speak to each other in Chinese, and he was extremely isolated.

[u/bcbugburn]

Nice work thank you 😊

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/bcbugburn]

Thanks for your comment ☺️

[u/mindfulcloud]

This is amazing! Thank you so much!

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/mindfulcloud]

Thank you too! 😄

[u/balancecube]

Omg thank you 🙏

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/balancecube]

You're very welcome! Thanks!

[u/wai2cool]

Useful. Thanks! Was looking for pickeball times.

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/wai2cool]

good to hear it's useful! thanks!

[u/Bliezz]

This is awesome!

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/Bliezz]

🔥🔥🔥

[u/FaceTheDemon]

Oh nice this is useful. Thank you!

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/FaceTheDemon]

Thanks! 👍

[u/queen_friday]

Could you add a feature that allows you to download the data in an xlsx format for each region?

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/queen_friday]

Thanks for the suggestion! DropInNow is mainly designed to help people find local drop-in activities, so I'm not sure how useful an Excel export would be for end users. But I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the feedback!

[u/ronfaj]

Awesome

[u/AdmirableWrongdoer40 → u/ronfaj]

❤️