The Snooker room at the Kent Street Activity Centre is one of the busiest in the Centre. The room has four regulation-size snooker tables and is open to anyone who has a Kent Street Activity Centre membership. No membership yet? Drop in to the centre and try out the game of snooker three times free before purchasing a membership. The snooker room is open 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday to Friday this summer and is open to both men and women of all skill levels. For more information, call 604-541-2231.
• The Kent Street Activity Centre has a few seats still available for some popular excursions. On July 15, enjoy a guided tour of the BC Hydro Powerhouse and learn about where our electricity is generated. Following the tour, enjoy a delicious lunch in Mission. On July 18, start your day with a visit to Prospect Point and enjoy lunch in Stanley Park. Next head to the Vancouver Aquarium for an aquatic adventure connecting with thousands of incredible ocean species and amazing aquatic life. Register now for these trips at whiterockcity.ca/register or call 604-541-2199.
• Are you looking to get out of the hot weather and into an air-conditioned building where you can still be active? Why not drop in to Carpet Bowling and meet new friends as you participate in a fun activity. Enjoy this exciting game of skill and strategy every Wednesday and Friday through summer 10 a.m. to noon at the Kent Street Activity Centre. Call 604-541-2199 for more information.
• Make Monday your group fitness day at the Kent Street Activity Centre. Bodyworks 55+ starts at 8:45 a.m. and is a fun workout designed to improve your muscular endurance, functional strength and flexibility. Fit Camp 55+ follows at 10:00 a.m. and is the perfect class to build stamina and endurance through this interval training class designed for fit older adults. Register for these classes at whiterockcity.ca/register. Drop-in is also available if you are unable to commit to a nine-session program.
• The Landmark Pop-Uptown Gallery is hosting The Art of Colour until July 27, Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit features artworks by Karen Kroeker, Jacquie Alexander and Caroline Baasch. Be sure to drop in and paint a flower on the community painting that will hang in the Kent Street Activity Centre when completed. For more information. visit whiterockcity.ca/events.
The Kent Street Activity Centre located at 1475 Kent St. is open to individuals 55 years of age or better. New members are welcome. For more information on activities, programs and volunteer opportunities, please call the centre at 604-541-2231.