By Joanna Pappo, assistant gardener with Village Vancouver
These buttermilk pumpkin muffins were my favourite fall dessert growing up. My mom would always make them for Thanksgiving, but they slowly became a year-round favourite in our home. As I grew …
By Joanna Pappo, assistant gardener with Village Vancouver
Saving seeds is a great way to support seed diversity, save money and adapt your garden to local growing conditions. The perfect time to start saving seeds is during the Fall, when …
By Joanna Pappo, Village Vancouver assistant gardener
With heat waves hitting Vancouver this summer, it may seem hard to keep your garden healthy through the extremes. However, there are plenty of things you can do to help your garden thrive …
By Joanna Pappo, Village Vancouver assistant gardener
Did you know it’s not too late to plant seeds in your garden? In fact, there are plenty of delicious vegetables and herbs you can start planting right now for a fall and …
After helping the Lord Byng basketball team place 6th in the BC Provincial Championships and being selected as a 2nd-Team BC Provincial Championship All-Star in his senior season, Peter Chae is giving back to the sport that played a key …
After nine years of service, Shamim Shivji recently stepped down from the board of the West Point Grey Community Centre Association (Association). A true believer in the power of community centre associations to enact positive change, Shamim’s contributions continue to …
Spring/ Summer registration will look a bit different this year. We won't have our printed or digital Recreation Guide, which has been on hold since the start of the pandemic, and we're separating Spring and Summer into two registration dates:
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Being flexible has been the name of the game for Bill Thompson as he migrated his Folk Dancing classes through West Point Grey Community Centre over to an online platform in 2021 for the first time.
“Dancing online is a …
Ai Nakano moved to Vancouver from Japan 10 years ago. The Point Grey resident has since grown deep roots in the community and at West Point Grey Community Centre. Now the President of the West Point Grey Community Centre Association …
Join us for the election of the 2021/2022 West Point Grey Community Centre Association Board of Directors, and to hear a special guest presentation by Laura Cottle, Program Coordinator with Pacific Spirit Park Society (PSPS).
When: Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 …
West Point Grey Community Centre Association is recruiting new community members to join our productive and collegial Board of Directors. The Board represents the people in our community, and steers the strategic direction of programming and operations at West Point …
The experience of injuring her back twice during her over 35-year-career as a dancer and choreographer taught Janice LeBlond a lot about herself and her art, lessons that have informed her LeBlond Technique classes at West Point Grey Community Centre.…
Diana Mello started teaching prenatal yoga while pregnant with her now six-year-old son, Santiago. “It helped me with my breathing, as well as building strength and calming down my nervous system to prepare me for giving birth,” says the 41-year-old …
To all West Point Grey Community Centre class participants:
By order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO), we will be extending class suspension of our group fitness, yoga and stretch programs to help significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission. Licensed …
By Keta Kosman, West Point Grey Community Centre Association Board Member
As summer passes and winter approaches, thoughts turn from delicious fruit plates and beautiful bowls of salad to more hearty fare like roasts and stews. For this recipe, …
The love of dance has been an on-again, off-again relationship for Eileen Fogarty-Ellis. Born and raised in West Point Grey, the now 72-year-old recently revived her passion for the art with West Point Grey Community Centre’s Collaborative Creative Dance program.…
Many of us are probably more familiar with online video conferencing platforms, and perhaps technology headaches, than ever before – your West Point Grey Community Centre Association Board of Directors included. This year has certainly come with its fair share …
Fall harvest is upon us, and one of our garden favourites is the mighty zucchini. Sliced, diced, put into savoury or sweet dishes, this summer squash adds extra moisture and nutrition to any dish. One cup of zucchini (around 223 …
