The KCCS AGM has been officially announced! Mark your calendar for 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Seniors Multipurpose Room. See full notice here and below. Interested in becoming a KCCS board director? Find nomination information here.
With nine board positions opening up in 2025, the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society’s Nominating Committee is looking for people with a wide variety of skills, experience and background. Successful applicants will be elected to one- or two-year terms, spending a few to several hours per week on centre activities. In exchange, they’ll meet other community members, help make a difference in their neighbourhood and gain experience in non-profit. Are you interested in supporting your community centre? Complete an application form
Barbara Eveline Burman was a career elementary school teacher, avid gardener and Kerrisdale Community Centre patron. She was also a generous donator to causes close to her heart, which ranged from children’s health and education to the underprivileged and seniors. The only child of English immigrants Joe and Dorothy Burman, Eveline (the name she went by) was born and raised in Kerrisdale. Single throughout her life, she would go on to live alone in her childhood home on Cypress St. well into her later
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
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,
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;
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
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
Presidents Report to the Membership-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
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