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The People of KerrisdaleCC – A Profile Series

July 13, 2017 No Comments

Below is a guest blog post by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies. A seasoned writer, Ruth was asked to write several blog posts for us to profile some of the Kerrisdale Community Centre members and our Board. When I was asked by the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society executive to write a few profiles on some of the members who make use of the Kerrisdale Community Centre, I expected it to be an interesting, fun

KerrisdaleCC Stories Wanted!

July 3, 2017 No Comments

Has Kerrisdale Community Centre Made Your Life Better in Some Way? — We Want to Hear from You! Our community centre is going to run a series of Kerrisdale Community Centre member profiles on our blog. We want to show the Park Board and the world how important our community centre is to Kerrisdale. Our writer, Ruth Atherley, would like to interview people who come to the community centre. We want to know what the community

History of Kerrisdale Arena

June 5, 2017 No Comments

Rocking and rolling through November 2016 to June 2017 artists Lisa g Nielsen and Rene Cherrie will fuse sound and image exploring the exciting history of Kerrisdale Arena. Community members will be invited to collaborate with stories, vision, music, art and more to create an immersive video and sound installation within the Arena itself. Find Rene and Lisa creating real-time in the Arena’s ‘living room’ or in their mobile projection/sound studio at other locations in

Kevin Wong: Community through Language Exchange

February 2, 2017 No Comments

Read the full Kerrisdale PlayBook article here Arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong in 1980, Kevin Wong understands the difficulty of learning a new language in a foreign place. As we sit in the Kerrisdale Community Centre, his hand holding a book that will foreshadow the content of our conversation, he tells me about his first encounters with the English language in Hong Kong and in Vancouver. “When we were in Hong Kong we had

KCCS Community Needs Assessment Committee

May 1, 2016 No Comments

KCCS Community Needs Assessment Committee Kicking into High Gear… To ensure that programs and services at the Kerrisdale Community Centre (KCC) continue to meet the needs and expectations of its patrons, the KCCS Board has created a Community Needs Assessment Committee to identity emerging needs and provide recommendations to address those needs. KCCS Vice President Don Munton is chairing the newly formed committee. Other members of the committee are: Humaira Akhtar, Oscar Bisnar, Alexander Cherkezoff,

An Award of Appreciation from Vancouver School Board

September 23, 2015 No Comments

The Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) recently received an Award from the Vancouver School Board’s Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) program in appreciation of its collaboration and support in hosting Youth Volunteer Fairs and Chinese New Year celebrations in past years. The program targets youth in Vancouver schools who are new arrivals to Canada. The Award was presented during the “UNICEF Newcomer Youth Ambassador Recognition & Nepal Earthquake Relief Fundraiser” organized by SWIS at Lord

Strong Presence at 2015 Kerrisdale Carnival

September 16, 2015 No Comments

Hundreds of Carnival spectators and shoppers stopped by the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) booth in front of the CIBC Bank on West 41st Avenue and Vine Street during the 2015 Kerrisdale Carnival Day on April 25. The annual Parade and Celebration was organized by the Kerrisdale Business Association. The KCCS booth was decorated with colourful balloons and a banner showcasing Kerrisdale Community Centre’s having been voted the Best Community Centre

KERRISDALE PLAYBOOK

July 2, 2015 No Comments

How does today’s way of life impact on the way we learn from each other? “The KERRISDALE Playbook” created by the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society, is a place to embrace our diversity, interdependence, creativity, and the importance of learning from and with each other. You will play a direct role in helping us infuse the Kerrisdale community with a spirit of FUN! We hope to generate discussions on arts & culture, recreation, health and wellness,

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The People of KerrisdaleCC – A Profile Series

KerrisdaleCC Stories Wanted!

History of Kerrisdale Arena

Kevin Wong: Community through Language Exchange

KCCS Community Needs Assessment Committee

An Award of Appreciation from Vancouver School Board

Strong Presence at 2015 Kerrisdale Carnival

KERRISDALE PLAYBOOK

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