The project at a glance
- About 12,690 sq. ft. multi-use community spaces about 75% of the total space
- About 4,220 sq. ft. municipal offices about 25% of the total space
- Project cost: $18.7 million
- Project savings realized by co-location: $2 million
- Community fundraising goal: $3.29 million
- Community fundraising to date: $1.29 million
- Amenities: indoor and outdoor recreation/fitness, children’s care and programming, performing arts and creative space, spaces for meetings, classes, social functions and more!
- Project completion: early 2024.
Read more about the history of the project at Our Island Place.
Timeline
Project Updates
November 2023: Community Centre News
October 2023: Dreams coming true
June 2023: Community Centre Firsts: First performance. First Play.
March 2023: Significant structural progress.
February 2023: Vertical progress
June 2022: Forming the foundations of our community
February 2022: Celebrate community at a land blessing for the Community Centre
December 17, 2021: It’s happening!
September 1, 2021: BIM receives promising results of Community centre construction bidding
June 30, 2021: Community Centre project reaches another milestone
April 30, 2021: Council approves expansion to Community Centre building site
January 26, 2021: Community Centre project prepares to move forward to competitive tendering
September 24, 2020: What’s next in the Community Centre project?
September 15, 2020: Bowen Island voters in favour of borrowing funds to build Community Centre
September 12, 2020: Preliminary results of the referendum
September 1, 2020: Where, when and how you can vote in the Community Centre referendum
August 25, 2020: Community Centre Re-Imagined! Open house on August 26
August 20, 2020: Watch the recording of our virtual open house!
August 13, 2020: What it will cost to operate the Community Centre
August 7, 2020: We have come so far with this Community Centre. It’s time to make it happen.
July 31, 2020: Save the date! Join us online and outdoors at our upcoming open house events
July 23, 2020: How the Community Centre will benefit Bowen Island
July 15, 2020: Community Centre referendum set for September 12, 2020
July 3, 2020: Bowen Island receives $7.9M in government funding for the Community Centre Project
April 9, 2020: Climate Assessments have now been completed on the Community Centre project
December 5, 2019: Bowen Island Community Centre: Active Life
June 3, 2019: Bowen Island Community Centre: Active Life
May 3, 2019: Bowen Island Community Centre: Latest News
March 25, 2019: Community Centre Open House – April 1st
March 15, 2019: Community Centre: Your Questions Answered
March 1, 2019: Key things you should know about the Bowen Island Community Centre
January 25, 2019: We’ve raised over $1 million towards our new Community Centre
December 4, 2018: Building permit marks another milestone on the path to our Community Centre
November 30, 2018: 5 Awesome things you can do at the Community Centre
November 2, 2018: Community Centre: Your Voice Matters
October 26, 2018: Community Centre: Benefits for All
October 12, 2018: Here’s the latest buzz about the Community Centre
September 11, 2018: EXTENDED We’re hiring: temporary fundraising assistant
August 29, 2018: Community Centre project launches capital fundraising campaign at Bowfest
August 16, 2018: See you at Bowfest!
May 15, 2018 Community Centre project moves forward with Council approval
December 2, 2017: Thanks for coming to the Community Centre Open House. Stay tuned for more!
November 2, 2017: Be a part of the Community Centre buzz in phase two
August 29, 2017: Community Centre creates a buzz at Bowfest!
August 10, 2017: See you at Bowfest!
July 24, 2017: Design team presents schematic design report to Committee of the Whole
February 27, 2017: Municipality selects architectural team to design Community Centre
January 26, 2017: Municipality takes action on Community Centre
Community Centre Select Steering Committee Meetings
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Community Centre Joint Management Committee Meetings
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