JUNE 2025 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

June turns out to be uneventful. WCCCC has begun to experience an increase in demand for facility rental, primarily for sports, and demand for gymnasium rental. I continue to be committed to a smooth and gradual transition with an open mind, new ideas, and “step outside the box”. Although some of the changes may have happened at a faster pace, I can only ask our members and Directors of the Board to continue their support for our efforts in achieving a successful beginning of a new chapter for the Centre.

During our June Board meeting, many ideas on programming for seniors, intergenerational with our Youth Group, and community activities, many ideas were shared, including setting regular committee meetings. The committee has begun to reach out to various organizations and interest groups and will welcome input and support from the communities, not limited to WCCCC only.

1. June 2025 activities

  • Our WCCCC website has been refreshed and is linked to Facebook, WeChat site, and Instagram.
  • A new lion and dragon dance group has been formed and has received great interest; regular practice is scheduled for 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm every Sunday.
  • The kitchen is getting ready for our new equipment.
  • Demand for booking of our Gymnasium has grown for basketball groups, table tennis groups, and others.
  • Pickleball, badminton, and volleyball nets are due to arrive before the end of June.

2. Upcoming Programming for all age groups (for July 2025 – March 2026):

Health / Senior Program:

  • Programming has commenced, including card games, mahjong, dancing classes, cooking lessons, etc.
  • Health seminars will take place during the fall, during the change of season, general health discussions, etc.

Sports Program:

  • Sporting events such as table tennis lessons and follow-up training programs,
  • New Lion Dance team, along with our dragon dance team, as our cultural recreational activities.
  • Interest in creating basketball training, badminton, volleyball, and pickleball programs is underway.

Arts and Language:

  • Water colour – traditional to creative arts, programming in progress
  • Chinese language and English class, programming in progress
  • Calligraphy, programming in progress

3. Upcoming events:

July 1st, 2025

Canada Day celebrations at the Cultural Centre

August 3rd to 9th

Chinese Pavilion at Folklorama

September

New enhanced version of our annual Night Market

October 28th

Golden Dragon Gala at the Convention Centre

Programs for monthly activities are posted on the WCCCC website. Looking forward to a busy summer and wishing you all a fantastic summer. 

Thank you to our many volunteers who helped plan and volunteer!

Ray Wan

2025年6月主席报告

六月相对平稳，但WCCCC的场地租赁需求开始上升，主要集中在体育活动和体育馆租用方面。我仍致力于以开放的心态、新的想法和“跳出框架”的方式，推进一个平稳而渐进的过渡过程。尽管部分变化发生得较快，但我只能呼吁我们的会员和董事会成员继续支持我们，为中心开启新篇章奠定良好基础。

在我们六月的董事会会议中，大家分享了很多关于老年项目、与青少年团体的代际互动、以及社区活动方面的想法，其中也包括建立定期委员会会议的建议。委员会已开始主动联系不同的组织和兴趣团体，并欢迎来自更广泛社区的意见与支持，不仅限于WCCCC本身。

1. 这个6月我们开展了以下活动:

  • 完成WCCCC网站更新，并已链接到Facebook，Instagram 和微信公众号；
  • 新的舞龙舞狮团队已经成立，并广受关注；每周日中午 12:00 至下午 3:00 为定期练习时间；
  • 厨房的工作以及设备更新正在有序进行中；
  • 篮球、乒乓球等团体对健身馆的预约量大幅上涨；
  • 皮克求、羽毛球和排球球网将于 6 月底之前运抵。

2. 即将开展适合各年龄层的活动项目 (2025年7月至2026年3月期间):

老年健康类:

  • 各项活动已开始开展，包括纸牌游戏、麻将、舞蹈课、烹饪课等。
  • 健康讲座将于秋季举行，内容包括换季期间的健康话题、常规健康知识等。

体育类:

  • 体育活动推出了乒乓球课程及后续训练项目。
  • 新的舞狮队将与我们的舞龙队一同开展，作为我们的文化休闲活动。
  • 我们正在筹划篮球、羽毛球、排球和匹克球等项目的培训课程。

艺术与语言类:

  • 水彩画课程 – 从传统到创意艺术，课程筹备中。
  • 中文和英文课程，筹备中。
  • 书法课程，筹备中。

3. 即将举行的活动:

7月1日

加拿大国庆日庆祝活动将在文化中心举行

8月3日 – 8月9日

民风节中国馆

9月

一年一度的夜市活动将以全新升级版呈现

10月28日

金龙宴将在宴会中心举行

每月活动的相关信息已发布在 WCCCC 网站上。期待一个充实的夏天，祝大家度过一个精彩的夏季！

感谢众多协助策划和参与志愿服务的志愿者们！

Ray Wan