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Kerrisdale Carnival Days

They’re b-a-a-a-ck! This year’s Kerrisdale Carnival Days (April 25-26) promise all of the usual favourites with a parade, horse-and-carriage rides, sidewalk sales and live entertainment – music, jugglers, face painting and more. While you’re there, drop by the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society booth (beside the TD Canada Trust Branch at Yew St. and W. 41st. Ave.) on Saturday to chat with our friendly volunteers.

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New Board, New Term

Introducing the 2025-2026 KCCS Board of Directors! These are the volunteers who work so hard to help make the Kerrisdale Community Centre run so smoothly. If you’d like to give back to your community and be a part of this dedicated team, stay tuned for future calls for nominations and learn more here.

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Vancouver Votes In Decisive By-election

On the heels of a packed all-candidates meeting at the Kerrisdale Community Centre, Vancouver’s April 5 civic by-election saw COPE’s Sean Orr and OneCity’s Lucy Maloney sweep to victory. In response, the community-centre-backed Save Our Park Board coalition says: “This decisive election result sends a message to Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC party. Close to 68,000 votes were cast in the election. Vancouver residents endured long waits at polling stations to show their opposition to many of

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Instructor Spotlight: Jessica Wampler

As a shy child, Jessica Wampler discovered the power and magic of music. “I found through music I was able to express myself in ways I was too shy to do in my daily life,” says Wampler. “I felt the magic that music can bring, whether singing alone at home or finding the courage to somehow perform in front of a live audience.” Today, the West Side Music Together teacher helps babies and children up to

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Instructor Spotlight: Nikhil Naidu

He has a master’s degree in computer science, and he’s worked as an Apple software engineer and UBC quality assurance team lead. Yet Nikhil Naidu’s career highlight stems from one small but moving moment while he was teaching. As director of Wize Computing Academy (Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby), Naidu fondly recalls when one of his students created their very first game from scratch. “It was a simple project, but the pride they felt and the excitement they

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Instructor Spotlight: Gloria Yu

You could say that Gloria Yu’s skill set strikes a rather complex chord. Indeed, the music teacher and active performer knows how to play at least 10 types of instruments – from the harp, baroque recorder and classic guitar to Chinese string pieces like the guzheng, pipa, erhu and liuqin. But when it comes to introducing children to the art of playing music, it’s the piano and ukulele that are her instruments of choice. “I hope

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Instructor Spotlight: Faye Hung

Faye Hung brings a wealth of experience and accolades to the danceroom floor. Specializing in standard and Latin ballroom dances, she and her former dance partner were not only finalists in top-level dance sport competitions around the world (think World Championships, World Cups, Asia Cups and Grand Slams), they were also the Hong Kong national standard champions for 10 years straight. “Then in 2014 we won the bronze medal at the WDSF World Championship in Italy,” says Hung,

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Save Our Park Board

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

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Instructor Spotlight: Mohammad Reza Atashzad

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,

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