Town Centre Park Community Centre (1207 Pinetree Way) will offer a range of activities and programs for preschoolers, children, youth and adults with a focus on arts, culture and nature. The facility overlooks Lafarge Lake and includes multipurpose rooms, a community living room and lounge space, an outdoor patio and the Praguery Café, opening late-spring 2024.
Drop by on opening weekend for free, family activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, and tour the facility until close. Stay tuned for an opening celebration later this year.
To browse and register for programs, filter by location to find all programs happening at Town Centre Park Community Centre.
Look for a variety of one-day ‘try it’ activities and drop-in opportunities to see what programs will be available at the centre. These low-cost sessions are available during the first week the facility is open, May 11 to 18.
Program Highlights
Outdoor Recreation: Search under the "Outdoor Recreation" tab for weekly walk opportunities, kids nature workshops, plant identification programs, birding for beginners and more.
Fine Art Programs: Browse under the different age categories for painting and drawing programs like watercolour workshops, portrait drawing and adventures in art.
Language Skills: Find a conversational English program for adults new learning English under the "Lifelong Learning" tab
Code of Conduct
When using this facility, please first become familiar with our Code of Conduct page.
Volunteer Opportunities
Learn more about volunteering in recreation with the City.
Large open space that will function as a community living room allowing for drop-in visits, events, community arts, heritage and culture displays, guest lectures and more
Multi-purpose rooms and flex space;
Covered deck to allow for exterior programming with lakeside views;
The community centre will be used to provide additional community space until future City Centre facilities are built through the long-term build-out of the City Centre Area Plan. Uses include:
Meeting existing and anticipated demand for recreation programming
Expanding all ages programming with a focus on arts and culture programs, nature education and school-age camp opportunities
Providing an indoor casual gathering space for park visitors through a community living room / drop-in space (1 million lake loop pedestrian visits were counted in 2021)
Supporting a range of events at Town Centre Park as well as parks programs
The facility, previously know as the Innovation Centre, is an 11,250 square foot facility built in 1996 next to the Evergreen Cultural Centre. Over the years, the facility has supported a variety of civic and commercial uses including offices for the Smart Choices Team and Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, the Peter Legge Library and short-term office spaces for local start ups and small businesses.
Since 2004 the City has operated the facility using it for office and meeting space for staff and to support events taking place at Town Centre Park and, more recently, converting it to a temporary fitness space during renovations at the City Centre Aquatic Complex.