“We are grateful for the province’s support for our vision. We believe in making the world a better place for everyone. This grant will help us to redevelop the centre to provide more services for the families in our community and beyond,” said Alvin Wasserman, the president of the JCC.
The new 200,000-sq-ft community centre on the eastern parcel of the site will include an expanded childhood education centre (400 childcare spaces, twice the number of spaces in the existing building), youth and teen centre, adult day centre, seniors centre, 450-seat theatre, cultural and arts spaces, and a new Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, as well as recreational facilities such as a new aquatic centre, fitness gym, and gymnasiums.