Hastings Community Centre and Templeton Park Pool

Don't forget! Registration for summer programs at Hastings starts this Saturday, June 13 at 9 AM. Browse now and add to your wishlist: ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search

Rock Lobster and East Village BIA present Plazapalooza. The kickoff event in the Plaza, June 27, 2026.

Check out the Pop-up Recycling & Free Swap Event happening tomorrow:
- Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10am – 1pm
- in the "Lacrosse Box" HCA parking lot adjacent to Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary, on E. Pender between Lillooet and Nootka.

For more information and list of items accepted:

Pop-up and mini pop-up recycling events Find out if there is a pop-up and mini pop-up recycling event near you.

The City of Vancouver will be holding a 2027-2030 Capital Plan public engagement session in front of Hastings Community Centre on Tuesday, June 2 from 3:30-6:30 pm. Come by and let city staff know what you would like to see the City spending money on in 2027-2030.

Capital Plan Our Capital Plan invests funds over four years into the maintenance and upgrading of City facilities and infrastructure.

Mindfulness and movement day camp by the Yoga Buggy. Ages 6-8.

Please note our May long weekend operating hours:

Hastings Community Centre:
Sat May 16 - 9 AM - 4:45 PM
Sun May 17 - 10 AM - 2 PM
Mon May 18 - 10 AM - 2 PM

Templeton Park Pool:
Sat May 16 - 9 AM - 7:30 PM
Sun May 17 - 2 PM - 7:30 PM
Mon May 18 - 6:30 AM - 2 PM

Now viewable! Victoria Day sessions for Pickleball Court Reservations and Badminton Court Reservations. Registration starts Friday May 15 at 9am.

Browse here: https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&days_of_week=0000000&activity_select_param=2&date_before=2026-05-18&date_after=2026-05-18&activity_keyword=court%20reservation&viewMode=list

Spring Open House Dates:
May 13th - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
May 20th - 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
May 25th - 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Come and visit the teachers and see the space!

Looking for something different? Try one of our upcoming decorative sushi workshops!

Orca - all ages: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/adult-family-decorative-sushi-workshop/614155?locale=en-US

Heart - kids: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/kids-decorative-sushi-workshop/614190?locale=en-US

Dandelion - all ages:
https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/adult-family-decorative-sushi-workshop/614156?locale=en-US

Strawberry - kids:
https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/kids-decorative-sushi-workshop/614191?locale=en-US

Hi neighbours,

You may have seen the news that Hastings Community Centre renewal is part of the City’s latest investment announcement.

On April 7th, a special meeting of the Vancouver Park Board passed a recommendation to commit $400 million in the next capital plan period (2027-2030) for the renewal of three community centres, namely Hastings, Kensington and Renfrew. The 2022 Community Centre Strategy Report, which guides Vancouver’s future investment in community centres, and was developed after extensive public consultation, identifies these three centres as the first priorities for renewal.

On April 8th, Mayor Sim announced that the City will commit the same $400 million for community centre renewals and renovations for the 2027-2030 period, but he named five centres, namely Hastings, Kensington, Roundhouse, Kerrisdale and Dunbar. Only the first two are consistent with the recommendations in the Community Centre Strategy.

The Community Centre Strategy was created to avoid the situation where politicians would pick and choose centre renewals for their own reasons rather than on an evidence based, objective set of criteria, including but not limited to: condition of the building, seismic rating, recreation equity, service gaps, and neighbourhood growth indicators. Once you start picking major infrastructure investments for reasons other than credible evidence based research, you open the door to accusations of unfairness and special treatment.

Vancouver City Council is planning to hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 22nd, to hear from the public about the Mayor's proposed capital plan. We plan to continue advocating that the City follows the existing Park Board Community Centre Strategy, and invest based on need, not on votes.

See comments for links on signing up to speak, letter writing, and for more information.