Volunteer of the Year Returns
After a two-year absence thanks to COVID, the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society’s (KCCS) Volunteer of the Year Award returned in 2022. Going back at least as far as 1983, according to our records and hallway photos, the annual award honours an individual for their outstanding spirit, knowledge and hours of service at the centre and/or in the community. At one time a citywide community-centre initiative coordinated by the Vancouver Park Board, the award is now handled
Second Story Circle: Photo Recap
The second Kerrisdale-Musqueam Story Circle, held in mid November, drew attendees of all ages and walks of life. After listening to Gitxsan artist and scholar Michael Blackstock share his thoughts and Indigenous knowledge on water sustainability, participants each created their own climate-change-themed collage (see photo above; find the full photo recap here). The collages were then joined together in one large collective piece, which now hangs in the Seniors Centre lobby beside a joint collage
A Blossoming Relationship
As we get nearer to our 80th anniversary year, we continue to highlight our community connections. Did you know that the Kerrisdale Community Garden and Kerrisdale Community Centre Society have long enjoyed a blossoming relationship? 🌻 Read all about it in our October newsletter. #KCCS80th
80th Anniversary Trivia
As the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society approaches its 80th anniversary in 2023, we’ll be bringing you nuggets of history, snippets of where we are today and anniversary updates. Trivia tidbit: Though you’ve likely walked by this 42nd Ave. entrance plaque (above) many times, you still might not know that the centre occupies the site of the early-1900s Point Grey Municipal Hall – a handsome multi-gabled Tudor Revival building that once stood on the edge of the local budding business district.
You’re Invited . . .
. . . . to the launch of the Kerrisdale-Musqueam Story Circle. The Kerrisdale Community Centre, located in the heart of the Musqueam’s traditional and unceded territory, sits on an ancient Musqueam village site. The centre is committed to seeking new ways of interpreting local places and opening our hearts – ways that include Indigenous perspectives and values. We want to make this new and old knowledge accessible to all, including the next generation of emerging