Search

Have you heard about our Youth Committee?

When it comes to inspiring, empowering and motivating youth, the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) has come a long way. Launched in 2013, the KCCS Youth Committee began exploring ways to encourage 14-19-year-olds to become more involved in the community. At the time, youth could volunteer at centre-organized events and connect with peers in the Youth Games Room and pool. Revitalized in 2015 and fine-tuned since, the committee today oversees a wide range of events, activities and programs that

Continue Reading »

Spring Registration: Spots Still Open

Sign up online, in person or by phone to save your spot in exciting spring programs and summer day camps:• Online brochure• Online program database• In person at 5851 West Boulevard, Vancouver• By phone starting at 9 a.m., Monday, March 13, at 604-257-8100Spring brochure print copies available at the centre. 🌸

Continue Reading »

Upcoming Centre Closures

Mark your calendars for these upcoming centre closures: • Monday, March 20, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Except for day camps, all other programs will be cancelled during this time due to a planned BC Hydro power outage. Day camps will be temporarily relocated to the Seniors Centre, and additional safety measures will be put in place. Parents will be able to pick up and drop off their children via the Seniors Centre entrance doors. Parents will not be permitted

Continue Reading »

Spring Registration Heads-up

Mark your calendar with these key dates:Online: 9 a.m., Saturday, March 11• 60% of spots will be available online via our clickable brochure and searchable program databaseIn person: 9 a.m., Saturday, March 11• 40% of spots will be available in person (5851 West Boulevard)• Time savers will be handed out at 8 a.m.By phone: 9 a.m., Monday, March 13• 604-257-8100Swimming Lesson RegistrationOnline, in person and by phone: 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 14 Spring brochure print

Continue Reading »

Spring 2023 brochure drops!

Get ready for spring by browsing our Spring 2023 brochure – print copies available in the centre. Be sure to check out our new spring and summer programs, ranging from Kids Boxing and Tennis+Pickle FIT to a Tulip Festival day trip and Aging in Place – plus, summer camps. Register online, in-person (5851 West Boulevard) or by phone (604-257-8100).

Continue Reading »

Next Opera Zone: March 5

Set the mood for spring with a bright afternoon of arias and songs by Gerard Satamian and other accomplished opera singers! A $10 annual registration fee is required to attend Opera Zone performances to the year or pay $5 to drop in. Catch this all-ages event on Sunday, March 5, 2-4 p.m. in the Seniors Centre Multipurpose Room. Register by phone (604-257-8100) or online.

Continue Reading »

March Monarch Newsletter & Menu

Step into spring with the latest in seniors news, council accomplishments, lunch lineup and programming for both mind and body – from belly dancing to bridge for beginners. Find it all in this month’s Monarch Newsletter and menu!

Continue Reading »

Arena of Ages

If these rafters could talk. After all, the Kerrisdale Arena is where Bill Haley and His Comets made local history playing Vancouver’s first rock concert in 1956 (below); where Frank Zappa offered “$10 to any hippie who’ll cut his hair right here on stage tonight” during a Mothers of Invention show in 1968; and where a raucous Motörhead gig in 1982 ultimately brought the venue’s concert days to a close. Opened in 1949 under the sponsorship of the

Continue Reading »

AGM Election of Directors Results

Members of the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) elected nine directors at the society’s AGM on February 15. Congratulations to the successful candidates who are joining the board in our 85th year! And many thanks to all who stepped forward and put their name in the KCCS electoral hat. 👏 The election results (below) include six incumbents and three new directors*: Edward Quan Oscar Bisnar Mani Bala Yee Wong* Humaira Akhtar Alistair Eagle* Kathy McKay

Continue Reading »

Archives

Archives