Start the new year off right with new programs like Spoon Carving 101 or Seniors Nutrition Bingo, a day trip to B.C.’s original capital, the Seniors Council All-Candidates Meeting and hearty menu meals – all in this month’s Monarch Newsletter for seniors!
We’re pleased to announce that the Kerrisdale Pool will reopen Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Thank you for your patience while the pool was closed for extensive maintenance work. Swimming lesson registration opened Dec. 16, with lessons adjusted to start the week of Jan. 19. For more information, contact the Kerrisdale Community Centre at 604-257-8100 or visit us online.
Register for new and returning winter programs, PLUS spring break camps! Ways to register: • Online via our clickable Winter 2026 Guide; • Online via our Find a Program & Register webpage; • In person at our front desk (5851 W. Blvd., Vancouver); • By phone (604-257-8100).
While public speaking can spark fear among the bravest of beings, it can alternatively provide a creative outlet and sense of community. Indeed, that’s what drew Vasily Lykov to the craft when he joined Toastmasters International almost a decade ago while attending university. Now a coach and coordinator of the Vancouver Gavel Club (an affiliate of Toastmasters International tailored to youth), Lykov shares his passion and knowledge as an instructor of the Toastmasters Youth Program at the Kerrisdale Community