Vancouver’s JWest project is getting a $25-million boost from Ottawa
The federal government will match the B.C. government’s $25 million in funding for a Jewish community hub in Vancouver, Harjit Sajjan, the minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, said at a press conference Dec. 5. The project, dubbed JWest, includes the redevelopment and expansion of the existing Jewish Community Centre of […]
Vancouver’s Jewish Community Centre makeover promises more room for day care, an expanded high school and affordable housing
They’re gearing up for the remake of a lifetime at the Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver. The current facility, built in 1961 in Vancouver’s bustling Oakridge community, is being replaced with a new, 230,000-square-foot complex that aims to redefine what a JCC is all about. The redevelopment project, called JWest, is due to be finished […]