Seniors Council Nominations & All-Candidates Meeting

The Seniors Council works to make the Seniors Centre a place where members can enjoy physical, mental and social activities in an atmosphere that encourages involvement and companionship. • If you’d like to help shape the future of the seniors experience at the Kerrisdale Community Centre by joining the Seniors Council, please email your name, contact information and a couple of sentences about your background/interests to Austin Su by 9 p.m. on Friday, January 19, or submit to the Seniors

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Winter Brochure Is Here!

Start planning for the next season by checking out our Winter 2024 brochure, available online and in print at the centre. Peruse programs for the whole family before registration opens on on these dates:• Saturday, December 9: In-person (5851 W. Boulevard) and online registration opens.• Monday, December 11: Phone registration opens (604-257-8100).

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Heavy Lifter

Only 17 years old, Roger Kong already has a lot of notches on his powerlifting belt. Since he began training during the pandemic, the Kerrisdale resident has consistently landed in the top four spots at provincial, national and international competitions. Most recently, he placed fourth in bench press and 13th overall at the 2023 IPF World Classic and Equipped Sub-Junior and Junior Championships in Romania (photo, here and above).  Dividing his 15 hours of weekly training between home and the

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Much Ado About Mary

Mary Dopson has a lot to celebrate this fall. In September, not only did the Kerrisdale resident turn 105 (photo, above) but she also became the oldest living female inducted into both the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame  (photo, below left) and the new Athletics Manitoba Hall of Fame. Her son, Richard Dopson, accepted the latter award on Mary’s behalf at the launch ceremony in Winnipeg (photo, below right). What’s more, as a Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) member, Mary is emblematic of a life well

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Nomination News

It’s that time of year to start thinking about nominations! Below are two opportunities for you to get involved in the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society – and ultimately the community at large: • Seniors Council nominations are openIf you’d like to help shape the future of the seniors experience at the Kerrisdale Community Centre, please email your name, contact information and a couple of sentences about your background and interests to seniors recreation programmer Austin Su by 9 p.m.

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Next Opera Zone: Sunday, November 5

Enjoy an afternoon of arias and songs by Gerard Satamian and other accomplished opera singers at the next Opera Zone. Catch this all-ages event on Sunday, November 5, 2-4 p.m. in the Seniors Centre Multipurpose Room.  A $20 annual registration fee is required to attend Opera Zone performances to the year or pay $6 to drop in. Register by phone (604-257-8100) or at the Kerrisdale Community Centre front desk.

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Fall Spots Still Open!

We’re halfway through fall, but we still have more programs starting and winter camps around the corner. Here’s what you can register for, and how: • Register in our second set of fall programs, from Sportball for Parent and Child and Watercolour Holiday Cards (7+) to Axe Capoeira for youth and adults and Morning Flow Yoga. • Register in a Winter Break Day Camp like Dance Extreme Sampler or Inventors & Inventions. • Register in

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Library Lowdown

Did you know that October is Canadian Library Month? In honour of that, we felt a visit to the Vancouver Public Library’s Kerrisdale Branch was in order. Opened in 1943, the library moved into its current space on the lower level of the Kerrisdale Community Centre in the ’50s. Renovated in 2020, it now welcomes some 16,000 visitors a month. As librarian Tim McMillan (below, left) says, that’s in no small part due to the fact the branch shares a building with

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