May 2026 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

May 2026 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

A late arrival of our short spring this year. Summer came without any advance notice; we have just jumped into the beautiful summer season that we all deserve after a relatively reasonable winter this year. Grass is green, trees are green and hope everyone will have a wonderful summer this year.

This is my first report after our 2026 AGM, with a few minor changes to our Board, in the attempt to better serve our community, changes will continue as needed. We once again were able to hold another successful spring table tennis tournament in May with over 100 players from all over the city, from US and Saskatchewan. It was another long tournament, didn’t get finished until 10:00pm. All worth the effort of our volunteers, and our sponsors.

We are once again moving into a busy period of the center, other than the multiple programs under the Senior Programs, different committees are set and have begin with preparation for our annual Folklorama during August 9th to 15th, second week of this annual two-week event. Following that will be our annual Night Market scheduled for September 12th and 13th. Lots of planning, organizational process and best of all, working along side with our team of volunteers. An encouraging outcome of 2025 – 2026 year is the recruitment of cross generation volunteers with more younger volunteers getting involve in all aspect of either programming or planning of events, especially our MCYC group. Thank you.

Our Tai Chi Program is now extended to late July instead of May for every Sunday. The member participation is very encouraging. It will also expand to two classes in September – beginners and Intermediate class. Calligraphy is also taking on a lot of interest. WCCCC will be hosting our 2026 Calligraphy Competition in October with cash prizes. Information for all these noted programs are posted on our official website.

                Website: Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre – https://wcccc.ca

1. May 2026 Activities:

  • Booking of our Gymnasium continue to grow for basketball groups, table tennis groups, pickleball and planning for badminton is also starting.
  • Our lion and dragon dance group have received expanded interest especially the younger generation; regular practice continues from 12:00noon to 3:00pm every Sunday.

2. Upcoming Programming for all age groups :

Health / Senior Program:

  • The program is being scheduled during the winter of 2026
  • The cooking classes are also in progress.

Sports Program:

  • Lion Dance team, along with our dragon dance team, as our cultural recreational activities, 12:00noon to 3:00 pm, every Sunday
  • The Tai Chi program is currently underway and will be extended through March 2026.

Arts and Language:

  • Calligraphy Class is in progress.
  • Chinese language class, programming in progress

3. Upcoming events:

July 1, 2026Canada Day Celebration

4. Update for New Housing Development:

Construction of our new affordable housing project continue, with foundation near completion, framing of first floor will commence early July 2026. Chinatown will remain noisier for the next while, then it will bring another 54 households to live within Chinatown. This is an income base housing facility, we encourage anyone within our community interested in obtaining more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of WCCCC or our website.

Thank you to our many volunteers, our Office Team and new recruits who helped WCCCC on planning and volunteering!

2026年5月主席报告

今年的春天来得有些晚。夏天仿佛没有任何预告便悄然而至，我们一下子就迎来了这个美丽的夏季。在经历了一个相对温和的冬天之后，这正是我们每个人都值得拥有的季节。绿草如茵，树木葱茏，希望大家都能度过一个愉快而美好的夏天。

这是我在2026年会员大会（AGM）之后发表的第一份主席报告。为了更好地服务社区，董事会进行了几项小幅调整，未来如有需要，我们也将继续优化和完善团队架构。

今年5月，我们再次成功举办了春季乒乓球锦标赛，吸引了来自温尼伯全市以及美国和萨斯喀彻温省的100多名选手参赛。比赛持续了一整天，直到晚上10点才全部结束。虽然过程漫长，但志愿者们的辛勤付出以及赞助商们的大力支持，使这一切都变得意义非凡。

中心即将进入一年中最繁忙的时期。除了长者项目（Senior Programs）下的各项常规活动外，各个委员会也已成立并开始筹备一年一度的Folklorama文化节。2026年的Folklorama将于8月9日至15日举行，我们将继续参与这一为期两周活动中的第二周。紧接着，我们的年度夜市（Night Market）也将于9月12日和13日举行。

这些活动都需要大量的规划与组织工作，而最令人欣慰的，莫过于能够与我们的志愿者团队并肩合作。2025—2026年度一个令人鼓舞的成果，是我们成功吸引了跨世代的志愿者参与，越来越多年轻志愿者积极投入到各类项目和活动筹备工作中，特别是MCYC青年团队的成员。感谢你们的热情参与和无私奉献。

我们的太极课程现已延长至7月底，每周日持续进行。会员们的参与情况令人十分鼓舞。今年9月起，太极课程还将扩展为两个班级：初级班和中级班，以满足不同学员的需求。

书法课程同样受到越来越多人的欢迎。WCCCC将于今年10月举办2026年度书法比赛，并设有现金奖励。有关以上各项活动和课程的详细信息，均已发布在本中心官方网站，欢迎大家浏览查询。

                网址: 温城中华文化中心 – https://wcccc.ca


1. 这个5月我们开展了以下活动:

  • 我们体育馆的预订量持续增长，包括篮球团体、乒乓球团体、匹克球活动，此外，羽毛球的规划工作也已经开始。
  • 我们的舞狮舞龙团队也吸引了更多的兴趣，尤其是年轻一代；每周日中午12点至下午3点的常规练习正在持续进行。

2. 即将开展适合各年龄层的活动项目 :

老年健康类:

  • 该项目计划安排在2026年冬季期间。
  • 烹饪课程也正在进行。

体育类:

  • 舞狮队和舞龙队作为我们的文化休闲项目，每周日中午12点至下午3点活动。
  • 太极课程现正进行中，并将延长至 2026年3 月

艺术与语言类:

  • 书法班正在进行中。
  • 中文课程也在筹备中。

3. 即将举行的活动:

2026年7月1日加拿大国庆日

4. 新住宅开发项目最新进展:

我们的新经济适用房项目建设正在持续推进，目前地基工程已接近完成，预计将于2026年7月初开始进行首层主体结构施工。

未来一段时间内，唐人街地区的施工噪音仍将持续，但项目竣工后，将为唐人街新增54个住宅单位，为更多居民提供居住机会。

该项目属于按收入水平提供租金补贴的可负担住房项目。我们鼓励社区内有兴趣了解更多信息的居民，随时联系温尼伯中华文化中心（WCCCC）办公室，或浏览本中心官方网站查询相关详情。

衷心感谢我们众多的义工、办公室团队，以及新加入的伙伴们，感谢大家在策划与志愿服务中对 WCCCC 的大力支持与付出！