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Winter Registration Is Open!

December 7, 2024 No Comments

Get ready for the season by signing up for a new or returning program! Or get a jump on spring and book a spring break day or specialty camp. Three easy ways to register: • Online via our clickable Winter 2025 Guide• In person at our front desk (5851 W. Blvd., Vancouver)• By phone at 604-257-8100 **Please note that due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, we will not be mailing out the Winter 2025 Guide. Extra

December Monarch Newsletter & Menu

November 29, 2024 No Comments

From musical entertainment and Christmas movies to a yuletide store bus trip, this month’s Monarch Newsletter will get you in the spirit of the season! Then there’s the menu, with plenty of winter comfort food like roast pork with applesauce and pasta with meatballs.

Winter 2025 Guide Is Here!

November 22, 2024 No Comments

Plan for the season by perusing our latest guide, available online and at the centre. Includes spring break day and specialty camps. Winter registration opens Dec. 7, 9 a.m. Please note that due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, we will not be mailing out the Winter 2025 Guide. Extra copies are available for pickup at the centre.

Instructor Spotlight: Bing Zhao

November 21, 2024 No Comments

It’s not every gymnastics coach who can say they helped a Canadian athlete make it to the Olympics. For Kerrisdale Community Centre instructor Bing Zhao, one of her career highlights was seeing student Kate Richardson successfully compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The then-20-year-old athlete made history by becoming the first Canadian woman to qualify for an Olympic final in women’s gymnastics. “I was so happy to have had a chance to coach Kate Richardson, who had been at the top of the Canadian

Winter 2025 Guide: No Mailout Due to Strike

November 19, 2024 No Comments

Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, the Kerrisdale Community Centre will not be mailing out its Winter 2025 Guide. Extra copies are available for pickup at the centre. The guide is also available online. Additionally, the guide is posted on our bulletin boards by the main desk and by the seniors desk (l-r, below).

A Donation from the Heart

November 15, 2024 No Comments

Barbara Eveline Burman was a career elementary school teacher, avid gardener and Kerrisdale Community Centre patron. She was also a generous donator to causes close to her heart, which ranged from children’s health and education to the underprivileged and seniors. The only child of English immigrants Joe and Dorothy Burman, Eveline (the name she went by) was born and raised in Kerrisdale. Single throughout her life, she would go on to live alone in her childhood home on Cypress St. well into her later

Instructor Spotlight: Ed Fong

October 18, 2024 No Comments

It all goes back to the likes of The Terminator and Superman. Indeed, when asked what first prompted him to pursue a career in personal fitness training, Ed Fong replies: “Too many muscle-flexing action movies and superhero comic books.” While he still appreciates the aesthetic benefits of being fit, Fong encourages his clients to look at the health benefits as the overarching guiding factor. “I want fitness hopefuls to have a balanced, healthy view on the cosmetic

Save Our Park Board

September 19, 2024 No Comments

On December 13, 2023, Vancouver City Council passed a motion by a vote of 8-3 that started the process to abolish the elected Vancouver Park Board and to transfer its responsibilities to a city department under the direct control of City Council. Many citizens and community groups, including the Kerrisdale Community Centre and 18 other Community Centre Associations, are opposed to this decision taken by eight of the 11 City Councillors. Eight city councillors do

All-Candidates Meeting: Speakers Confirmed!

September 9, 2024 4 Comments

Meet these Vancouver-Quilchena candidates and ask questions at our All-Candidates Meeting this Thursday. Get informed before heading to the polls on October 19! • Callista Ryan, NDP • Michael Barkusky, B.C. Green Party • Dallas Brodie, Conservative Party of B.C.Unfortunately, the Conservative candidate is no longer able to attend. Moderated by Mo Amir (This is VANCOLOUR host and CBC Vancouver political commentator). WHEN: 7-9 p.m., Thursday, September 26, 2024WHERE: Kerrisdale Community Centre, 5851 West Boulevard,

Instructor Spotlight: Mohammad Reza Atashzad

August 20, 2024 No Comments

Watercolour artist Mohammad Reza Atashzad never goes anywhere without his painting supplies. “My life is filled with paintings that reflect my memorable experiences [see Marine Building and Sound of Glory paintings below, l-r]. Through my art, I document and write my life story,” says Atashzad, who has been teaching art classes at the Kerrisdale Community Centre for the last nine years. Drawing and painting as a child, he was influenced by both his mother, a handicraft artist,

Archive

Winter Registration Is Open!

December Monarch Newsletter & Menu

Winter 2025 Guide Is Here!

Instructor Spotlight: Bing Zhao

Winter 2025 Guide: No Mailout Due to Strike

A Donation from the Heart

Instructor Spotlight: Ed Fong

Save Our Park Board

All-Candidates Meeting: Speakers Confirmed!

Instructor Spotlight: Mohammad Reza Atashzad

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