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West End Community Centre
Categories: Active Life Parks Active Life Fitness & Instruction Active Life Skating Rinks Parks, Fitness & Instruction, Skating Rinks [Edit]
870 Denman StVancouver, BC V6G 2L8
Neighbourhood: West End
(604) 257-8333
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
12 reviews for West End Community Centre
12 reviews in English
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Review from Rich E.
3/15/2012
**Ice Rink Review**
147' x 74'!!! Why are these dimensions significant?? It's significant if you're an ice hockey player that's used to NHL rink standards of 200' x 85'!! Yes, we call the WEC rink the "Boston Gardens" of Vancouver ice rinks because it was once the smallest rink in the NHL. The WEC is 147' X 74'!!
The most players on ice is 4 per side + goalie. This makes for some really face-paced action in tight quarters. You have to think and move even faster!!
Also, this rink has many idiosyncrasies:
- there's only plexiglas-board combos on the north side of the rink. The remainder is concrete and doors.
-there's only one opening for bench changes for BOTH teams and the gate is left OPEN!
-there are only 2 double doors on the south side of the rink and if you've ripped a few slappers in the right spot, you can literally smash the handles off! LOL
I noticed the rink is enjoyed by many international students and visitors. When we have practice or game sessions, they love to take pics with us in our hockey gear and ask of if they can hold our sticks.
YES, we get to feel like NHL'rs for a day! Rockstar, baby!!Listed in: Community Centres, Rinks and…
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Review from Luke L.
4/16/2012
A nice facility with lots to do, WECC does a great job of catering to neighborhood needs. The fitness centre has separate rooms for weights and cardio, both of which are well appointed for an older facility.
Additionally there is an ice rink, and a couple adjustable courts for racquetball/squash, which are becoming more and more rare withing the parks board (MPCC had some until it was torn down in favour of the new facility at 1 Kingsway)
By no means is this a Crown Jewel among the host of newer, shinier facilities opens over the past 5-or-so years (MPCC, Trout Lake, Hillcrest) but WECC is still really nice, and serves it's community well. Me likey. -
Review from Ellie C.
Vancouver, BC
12/26/2011
Great spot on rainy days when a run around Stanley is not an option. The drop in rate is 5$ which is completely reasonable. Usually empty and unpretentious - gotta love the community centre gyms!
Its appears that 12-2pm on weekdays is senior time? 65 year old men seem to like twisting around on the mats with medicine balls! Way to go guys.. keep that cholesterol level in check. -
Review from Melissa E.
Vancouver, BC
2/6/2011
This place MAKES the neighbourhood. From library (you can request books from VPL online and get them to deliver them to Joe Fortes), to the fitness center, pottery studio...what more could you ask for!?!? A steam room?? OK, they have that too.
I've been using this fitness centre for years and love it's unpretentiousness. If you go to the gym to prance around in makeup and lululemon keep walking. This place is to work out. And if you are a woman who gets annoyed at how the men take over the free weight room...just wait until Sunday 5-7 when us ladies have the whole place to ourselves. For some reason, not many women take advantage and i've had the place (including steam room) practically to myself on a few occasions.
But the best are the Monday and Friday yoga classes with Fran. Monday will kick your arse. Yes, even you boys. Actually especially you boys. It is a Yoga Shape class and is not for the weak in mind, heart or body. Don't let her small frame fool you. Fran is a beast!!! Friday classes are a little less intense but still a great yoga workout. At less than 5$ a drop in (if you buy a book of 10 tix) it is the cheapest drop in in town.
I love the WECC. -
Review from Robin M.
Updated - 7/31/2011 64 Check-ins Here
ALSO: men in combat boots and leggings in the fitness centre are not necessarily allowed, but are tolerated. I love my neighbourhood for many, many reasons, but seeing this particular sight in my local community centre over the past few years warms the cockles of my twee 'eart. The West End: home to Robin, the gays and the greys.
Listed in: Five Star Holler, My West End, Denman Delights, The Usual Vancouver Suspects, Working It Out In Vancouver
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5/22/2011
Of all of the places in the West End, the community centre is BY FAR the one I most frequent. From… Read more »
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Review from Crystal H.
Vancouver, BC
6/2/2010 1 Check-in Here
If I were writing Hallmark cards they might sound a little something like these:
1) Happy Anniversary, May 31. You make getting my parking pass so easy and so cheap to own. Thanks for the last magical four years!
2) Remember how fun skating was when you were a kid.
Inside: Before your feet grew to big and your body grew brittle and grown up and falling actually hurt. Thanks for the ledges, built perfectly for scaredy cat adults.
3) Woo hoo, play date time. There's a fricking bouncy castle inside. Inside: You're invited.
4) Thank you for being my neighbourhood friend! -
Review from Christie S.
Vancouver, BC
1/20/2010
This has got to be the coolest place in town.
Bored on a rainy day? Come on over. What to do? Well, you could start with a fitness class: yoga, pilates, kickboxing, capoiera, step, spin, whatever your poison. Drop ins are around $5.
Not enough? Stop by the fitness centre. Every bit as good as any gym I've ever visited, without the attitudes! After that, maybe a glide around the indoor skating rink. If you are looking for something more long-term, they offer every type of class you could desire, from languages to dance.
Everyone here is super friendly and very down to earth. I love that the homeless guys can sit on the chairs and watch a hockey game or have a snooze, and no one bothers anyone.
This is well worth paying taxes for. Yay Vancouver!Listed in: Fabulous Fitness
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Review from Cameron M.
Toronto, ON
1/7/2009
Gosh I feel like this place is such a wondrous anomaly in Vancouver. I mean, I know there are community centres all over and this is reflective of their style. Some sports, some learning and some general community stuff, but still I'm impressed to find one in such a wonderful accessible area for families and random neighbors alike.
The only other place I've seen come near to the rec and learning facilities here is Trout Lake, with its diverse outdoor programs and indoor for kids. At this centre though you have a library and skating rink among the other great little activities they offer year round.
As someone who lives in Kits, a neighborhood that thinks mighty highly of itself, I'm quite jealous of Denman and the west end for various areas like their Community Centre that really offer an open opportunity for neighbors to come together and form an actual community rather than just talk about how good the place they live is.
Whether it's learning, interacting or enjoying a little friendly competition, The West End Community Centre evokes a kind of spirit and enjoyment other neighborhoods in Van only wish they could have. -
Review from Rachael T.
Toronto, ON
11/25/2009
Who knew that there was a skating rink in the West End - at the community centre that is.... by Haro and Denman! tucked away - if you are planning to skate - you have to enter through Haro street.. or you'll end up like me on the other side of the community centre through the Denman entrance... wondering how to get to the other side of the rink.
There are SKATES rentals!!!!! thank goodness and it's not expensive either.... for two people to public skate and a pair of rentals, it was 12 dollars. On Monday evening from 8:15 - 10:15pm, there was a great turnout of people of different ages.
Not the biggest rink, but enough for people to make their turns, and do their rounds. There are ample amount of benches to sit on during the zamboni breaks so that there is fresh slippery rice half way through! Fun Fun FUN! -
Review from Chloë E.
Vancouver, BC
11/27/2008 2 photos
What better rainy Sunday afternoon activity is there than skating?
The west end community center has a standard sized rink and skate rentals. It is BYO-hot chocolate though.
Entrance costs under $5, and then just an extra $2.45 to rent skates. There are family/public skates on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, a perfect date-night Saturday evening skate, and also a loonie-skate on Thursdays. In addition to the rink there is also a gym, library, and even a pottery studio in the center.
And when you discover how much you love going skating, there are discount tickets available in books of 10 for both the entrance fees and skate rentals. -
Review from Stacey E.
2/3/2009
A studio rink with friendly staff and an intimate atmosphere. This one is also really cold and tends to get quite crowded for public sessions.
Whatever you do, don't park in the underground garage here if you ever want to see your car again and watch your bags around the rink like crazy. -
Review from Victoria R.
BC
1/6/2009
How about a skate on the weekend at the skating rink or a read in the library. There is also a fitness centre, a work-out room, pottery rooms and a common area. The West End Community Centre is the glue that holds this vibrant community together. The yearly membership is only $15 a year and it gets you into everything from discounted memberships to classes. When I was in high school, I always came to the gym here and it was so much fun. some Sundays, the skating is free, so check out the schedule.
