Vancouver Community Centres Celebrate Canada Day!!!

June 30, 2006 (No. 48) - Celebrate Canada Day at several of Vancouver's community centres on Saturday July 1st. A wide variety of free events are planned with entertainment for the entire family. Face painting, arts & crafts, musical performances, balloons and even pie eating contests and birthday cake are but some of the activities on the rosters. Check out the community centres listed below and contact your local centre for program information.

Community Centre	Address	Time of Event
Coal Harbour Community Centre	480 Broughton Street	11 am - 3 pm
Hastings Community Centre	3096 East Hastings Street	11 am - 2 pm
Kensington Community Centre	5175 Dumfries Street	11 am - 3 pm
Mount Pleasant Community Centre	3161 Ontario Street	1 pm - 5 pm
Sunset Community Centre	404 East 51st Avenue	11 am - 3 pm

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Contact: Terri Clark, Communication Coordinator, 604-257-8438.

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation maintains 200 parks and 40 major facilities throughout the City of Vancouver. The Park Board's mission is to provide, preserve and advocate for parks and recreation services to benefit people, communities and the environment.