Exciting times at South Winnipeg CC

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 22/12/2021 (1056 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Congratulations to South Winnipeg Community Centre for hosting another incredible Breakfast with Santa event this year! The number of families who came to see Santa broke all previous breakfast records.  Huge thanks to the many volunteers, staff and community donors who organized and planned the morning. 

Also, special thanks to the recently elected community centre board, the members of which are committing plenty of volunteer time to increase programming opportunities for area residents. Exciting new programs will be announced soon, a new website is being developed to share information and to enable easy registration, plans are being put in place to construct additional park amenities (tennis, basketball, volleyball courts) and many interior upgrades to the two buildings will be done over the winter months.

In addition, the community centre board is working closely with the City of Winnipeg on design and operation plans for its new recreation campus to ensure it meets the needs of our growing community. Public consultations for the new community centre are being planned for spring of 2022.

On staff at the centre is a team of master ice-makers who are working to create six outdoor sheets of ice for pleasure and hockey skating. The inks are located at 666 Silverstone Ave., 1885 Chancellor Dr. and 10 Ryerson Ave. For skating times, check the South Winnipeg Community Centre website at www.swcc1.ca

I’m also pleased to announce three additional skating rinks are being constructed this year at Kirkbridge Park, Bridgwater Lakes Park and Bhagat Singh Park in Bridgwater Trails that will be exclusively for pleasure skating. It’s such a great Canadian experience.

Finally, it’s been quite a year, with the COVID-10 pandemic still delivering such uncertainty on so many fronts. There have been many challenges and struggles in our city and neighbourhoods that require a lot of compassion, kindness and understanding. We are living in difficult times for sure.

From my family to yours, I wish you a very peaceful break over the holiday season, and best wishes for a new beginning and a happy new year with the arrival of 2022.