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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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Federal All-candidates Meeting at KCC

Save the date! All are welcome to the Federal All-candidates Meeting on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Held in the Kerrisdale Community Centre auditorium from 7-9 p.m., the event will present candidates from the Vancouver Quadra electoral district. Federal election date is Monday, April 28, 2025. Visit Elections Canada for more information.

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New and Improved Program Webpage

Our Find a Program & Register webpage will look a bit different starting with spring 2025 registration. Programs will be grouped under general category links, which will take you directly to the City of Vancouver program registration page. There, you will be able to filter Kerrisdale Community Centre programs according to your preferences (specific age, day, time) before registering for your program(s) of choice. This improved process will provide a more efficient and accurate registration process. We look

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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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2024-2025 KCCS Board of Directors

The Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) would like you to meet the 2024-2025 board of directors! Following the February election and AGM, these new and returning directors look forward to guiding the society and the community centre at large in the year to come. Photo below: (top row, l-r) Humaira Akhtar, Miran Aziz, Mani Bala, Kathleen Bigsby, Oscar Bisnar, Dorothy Chan; (middle row, l-r) Claire Cheung, Lo Ming Lee, Wendy Ma, Kathy McKay, Seun Oyeneye, Morag Pansegrau;

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Kerridale Community Society AGM-Feb 20

Join the members of your community at our 76th Annual General Meeting Kerrisdale Community Centre Society AGM Wednesday February 20, 7:30pm •    Meet other community members •    Review 2017-18 KCCS Financial Statements •    President’s Annual Report •    Approve proposed changes to the Society’s bylaws* •    Ask the Board any questions •    Elect in the 2019-29 KCCS directors •    Coffee/tea and snacks will be served All participants attending the AGM must carry a current KCCS membership

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JOA Update Fall 2018

JOA Update Fall 2018 It is my pleasure to provide this report to Society members and others in the greater Kerrisdale community.  After more than seven years of very difficult discussion, consultation, and legal actions I can now report that the Society has finalized and signed the new operating agreement (the Joint Operating Agreement or JOA) with the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (Park Board). The final step in this process was to negotiate

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