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

On behalf of the Kerrisdale Seniors Centre membership, the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) thanks all who participated in the recent Seniors Council election process. We encourage your continued participation in our community in such a proactive and positive manner. We also appreciate the efforts of all who volunteered their time during the election, including council members Evelyn Vardalas (left in photo above) and Rosemary Cryer (right). Kerrisdale Seniors Council Election 2023-2024: February 9 and 10•

The Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) is sad to hear of the recent passing of Norm Funk. Norm was the KCCS accountant from 1990 to 2016, serving under seven different treasurers. During that time, he provided the structure of our financial statements and recommended many of the policies and protocols that continue to serve the society well today. Norm will be remembered as pleasant, knowledgeable, kind and thoughtful. We send our condolences to his family and

Many thanks to all who attended our 80th anniversary celebration on Sunday, January 8. We hope you had a sweet time. 😉 As KCCS president Kathy McKay (in photo below with board member Fred Jay) says: “We were the first community centre on the west side of Vancouver. The goal of the initial organizers was to promote fitness and fun close to home. It’s great to see that we’re still providing services to the community, and

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

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

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

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.

. . . . 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

Enjoy an afternoon of listening to 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, June 12, 2-4 p.m. in the Seniors Centre Multipurpose Room. Call 604-257-8100 to pre-register.