Readers of this blog know that our negotiation of the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) with the Park Board has been long, difficult and incredibly frustrating. In fact, it is interesting to point out that throughout the close to two-year process, the Park Board told us…
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CCA Response to Park Board
We responded to the Park Board on January 16, 2018 regarding the important changes that are still needed in the Joint Operating Agreement appendices. Please click to see the: Letter we sent to them: CCA Letter to Park Board _01_16_18 Language we want to be revised: Appendix C to…
Vancouver Courier Article
Below is a link to a January 11, 2018 Vancouver Courier article, providing an update on the JOA negotiation. http://www.vancourier.com/community/park-board-still-negotiating-new-agreement-with-several-community-centres-1.23142334
Community Matters
As many of you know, we are in what we hope is the final stage of negotiation with the Park Board regarding the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA). There is a lot of back and forth between us and the Park Board staff right now. We…
New Year, New JOA? We Hope So
After thousands of hours of negotiation, through meetings between CCAs and with CCAs and Park Board staff and lawyers, facilitated (by Park Board) workshops – as well as CCA working groups, meetings, review of documents, research and providing our input – we feel like we…
Joint Operating Agreement Update
Happy New Year! We hope that 2018 brings much happiness and success to all of our blog readers, supporters and community centre members. We also hope that it brings a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) that works for the Park Board and our diverse Vancouver communities.…
An Engaged Community Is at the Foundation of a Healthy Society
It’s no secret that Vancouver’s Community Centre Associations and communities are engaged. Vancouver has a culture of residents being involved, active and using the power of their collective voice to provide feedback, input and ideas to local government. This type of civic engagement is at…
Why We Continue to Fight for a JOA That Works for CCAs
As many of you know, some Community Centre Associations have chosen to sign the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) with the Park Board. We have received several questions about how we feel about this. We’d like to tell you exactly how we feel. Each CCA is…
Joint Operating Agreement Update
We are still negotiating with the Park Board to finalize the appendices and to get a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) that works for the Park Board and our communities. It is a challenging process. The agreement has gone from the Community Centre Association’s legal counsel…
Templeton Park Pool Issue - Media Coverage
Below is a link to a Vancouver Courier article regarding the Templeton Park Pool. It mentions Hastings Community Association, the Park Board and the Joint Operating Agreement issue. http://www.vancourier.com/news/east-van-neighbourhood-rallies-against-proposed-demolition-of-templeton-pool-1.23102226