KCCS Annual Report to the Membership for 2016
Without question, the major issue facing the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society this past year has been seeking agreement with Park Board on a new Joint Operating Agreement (JOA). Our community centre is jointly managed by the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation under the terms of a contract (the JOA) signed in 1979. It lays out the rights and responsibilities of the Park Board and the local community
Kevin Wong: Community through Language Exchange
Read the full Kerrisdale PlayBook article here Arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong in 1980, Kevin Wong understands the difficulty of learning a new language in a foreign place. As we sit in the Kerrisdale Community Centre, his hand holding a book that will foreshadow the content of our conversation, he tells me about his first encounters with the English language in Hong Kong and in Vancouver. “When we were in Hong Kong we had
Join the KCCS Board
Apply now to Join the KCCS Board of Directors! Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) has more than 75-years of history in delivering recreational, social and artistic programs and services to the Kerrisdale community. Strong communities rely on their own resources, and Kerrisdale is both a strong and evolving neighbourhood with ever-changing needs. One of those needs is for you to get involved and KCCS offers a great opportunity to do so. By becoming a Director, you can
Digital Storytelling Workshop “Sharing the Life Stories of our Elders” Kerrisdale Seniors Centre
Digital Storytelling Workshop “Sharing the Life Stories of our Elders” Kerrisdale Seniors Centre Sign-up for this exciting workshop series where a team of Digital Storytellers from SFU will work with you to create your own “digital story”. Through this ten-week program, you will learn to write, record, and edit your own digital story. At the end of the program, you will participate in a “Sharing our Stories” event where family and friends will have the