BeMoved is an established dance experience designed by Sherry Zunker, for adults of all movement abilities. The warm-up infuses breath and movement through choreographed, artistic sequences that activate core strength and balance while improving flexibility and coordination. The genre section of class uses continuous engaging dance combinations to inspire anyone from first-time dancers to professionals. Finally, the cool down brings your workout full circle, leaving you balanced in mind, body and soul-feeling rejuvenated. Drop-in $16, space permitting.

Wednesdays 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

May 27-Jun 24
$70/5 sess 611956 REGISTER NOW

Wednesdays  Jul 8-Aug 19 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
$84/6sess 621354 REGISTER ONLINE
Drop in: $16, space permitting

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Group Power is your hour of power!

This 60 minute barbell program strengthens all your major muscles in an inspiring, motivating group environment with fantastic music and awesome instructors. Group Power is for all ages and fitness levels. A full body workout with simple athletic movements, such as squats, lunges, presses and curls. Discover results, discover Group Power!

Registration not required. Drop-in $7 (tax included), space permitting. A 10-visit Group Power card is available for purchase at the front office for $63 (tax included).

Mondays 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Wednesdays 9:15 AM-10:15 AM

Thursdays 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Fridays 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

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Dear Community Centre Patron:

You may be aware that Vancouver City Council, by a vote of 8-3 on December 13 last, passed a resolution to eliminate the 7 elected Vancouver Park Board Commissioners, and to ask the provincial government to pass legislation to transfer the Park Board responsibilities to a City department under the direct control of City Council.

The elected Park Board has existed for more than 130 years. The Commissioners are elected by the citizens of Vancouver every four years during the municipal elections (last held in October 2022). Because they are elected, they are responsible to, and accountable to the citizens of Vancouver, not the Mayor and 10 City Councillors.

The sole mandate of the Commissioners is the preservation, protection and development of parks and recreation programs and facilities in our City. They prioritize this important work because they are elected to do so. City Councillors, on the other hand, are elected with a much broader mandate, to deal with all the issues around city infrastructure; sewer, water and garbage services; police and fire departments; housing and development issues; the drug crisis, homelessness, etc. Parks and recreation are not their first priority.

Your Community Centre Association works with the Park Board staff and Commissioners to develop and run community-based programming. Issues and needs arise where we work with the elected Commissioners who have the decision-making authority to deal with our concerns. We have, over the years, developed a working relationship with the Commissioners. We don’t want that to change.

The Association Presidents Group (APG), representing 17 Community Centre Associations across the City of Vancouver, is requesting your support in rejecting Mayor Ken Sim’s attempt to abolish the democratically elected Vancouver Park Board. We do not believe it is democratic for 8 people on City Council to eliminate the 7 Commissioners elected by the thousands of voters in Vancouver. Mayor Sim did not ask the voters in October 2022 for a mandate to do so: in fact, he said he would retain the elected Park Board.

The APG has taken a strong stand against the Mayor’s decision. We have written to the Mayor and Councillors expressing our opposition. We have also written to the Provincial MLAs representing Vancouver asking them to oppose this change. We need their support because the provincial legislation governing the City of Vancouver (called the Vancouver Charter) must be amended to make such a change possible.

We are asking for your support in making your opposition known to Premier David Eby. You can use the link below to send a message directly to the Premier. You can use the links below to write to all Vancouver MLAs, and the Minister of Municipal Affairs who is responsible for making changes to the Vancouver Charter.

We hope we can count on your support to retain our elected Park Board.

→https://saveourparkboard.ca/action/

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