On February 9th, well over 100 community centre members came out to support their CCAs at a Special Park Board Meeting regarding development of the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA). The CCAs want a JOA that works for each of their diverse communities in Vancouver and…
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Vancouver Courier Article
Click to view the February 8, 2017 article by the Vancouver Courier.
News Release - February 7, 2017
Community Centre Associations tell Park Board: “We might be close, but we’re not there yet!” on Joint Operating Agreement Vancouver, B.C. – Community centres around Vancouver are rallying support to attend a February 8, 2017 Special Park Board Meeting set to address the ongoing challenge…
There Is So Much Support from Our Communities!
Dear Park Board Commissioners, I am writing in support of my community centre! Please develop a Joint Operating Agreement with the Community Centre Associations that works for both you and our communities. We moved into the Victoria-Killarney area in early 1962. The Killarney CC opened…
Our Community Members, Groups and Associations Stand with Us!
Dear Honourable Commissioners, I am writing on behalf of the Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary Parent Advisory Council (PAC). Our PAC represents a community of families of over 150 children in the East Vancouver neighbourhood of Hastings Sunrise. Our school is located adjacent to Hastings Community…
More Support Telling the Park Board Why We Matter!
As a thirty-year resident in Hastings Sunrise, Vancouver, I am writing to support the Hastings Community Association and the neighbourhood, membership-based community centre. I have followed this issue closely and while the details seem infinite, what is clear is that this is a struggle for…
Support is Rolling in for Our Community Centres!
Dear Park Board Commissioners, My family and I have been the beneficiaries of how the Hastings Community Association responds to community needs and I support them. One key initiative has been their Out-Of-School Care program, which has had a wonderful impact on my family. Please develop…
Here's Support for Our Community Centres!
Here is a great e-mail that one of our supporters sent to the Park Board. If you would like to send an e-mail to the Commissioners, please check out this blog post. Dear Commissioners, I have been a resident of Hastings Sunrise since 1973…
Help Us Keep the Community in Community Centre!
As you may know, the Park Board is currently in the process of developing a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA). This agreement is the foundation for how Community Centre Associations (CCAs) and the Park Board will work together for the next 15 years. It is important…
E-mail Examples for Park Board Commissioners
Tell Park Board Commissioners that you stand with your Community Centre Association. E-mail them at: pbcommissioners@vancouver.ca. Here are two e-mail examples that you can use, if you’d like: Option 1 Dear Park Board Commissioners, I am writing in support of my community centre! Please develop…