This is a wonderful Community Centre, serving our fantastic Community in a safe environment in the…read moreexquisite Park which is Earl Bales. A gem in the heart of Downsview. We went there to vote on Good Friday. The Community Centre has activities for our Community of all ages! We utilize Earl Bales Park frequently in the summer for long walks in the beautiful woods and on the trails. Picnic/BBQ spots are in high demand in the better weather months so reserve early.

This community centre is a large facility. It is located with Earl Bales Park. There are many rooms…read morehosting many activities. Programs offered are arts, fitness, early years, youth drop-in, camps, outdoor adventures, and more. The community centre supports the community with over fifty local groups and a banquet hall that is rented out. There are seasonal programs where you pre-register and pay. There are children, split up by age groups: 4-6, 6-9, 9-12. There are a few drop-in programs that are $4.50/adult or $2.50/senior. There are some free activities like ping pong. Programs and costs are listed on the website. There is a reception desk with a staff member who can answer questions. There is free WiFi. The centre is wheelchair accessible. There are separate male/female/gender-neutral washrooms, all of which are wheelchair accessible. There is free parking in the centre's private parking lot. Review 2024-007

This building was once the darling of all the former cities before the City of Toronto amalgamation…read moretook place. The City of North York and Mayor Mel Lastman up until 1997 was the envy of "the six" because it had rich ratepayers living here and hence a very nice Civic Centre. I'm here for a meeting and got to pay this nice venue a visit.

I'm giving 5 stars for all the activity except for the receptionist who's having a bad day and…read morewon't let my 13yr old nephew in the gym. His going to the gym with an adult. wearing crocs becuase they're doing weights. first he said no because of his age, then said no because because his wearing crocs. the only gym that crocs is not allowed. he can atleast sound nice atleast. Came in Saturday at 1:40pm.

I'm impressed. They haven't gone out of business yet like it's some it's community not wealthy…read morewealthy people so yeah I don't like the fact that you had to drop in after school. It's like extra freaking school man. You already have the full day of school and then you got the horror of going back to something just like it so I would not recommend even going there. They are just discriminating against all type of sports like pickle like just not pickle ball. I'm like surprised I came with a volleyball volleyball and a full bag of supplies to play with the volleyball so me and my dad were about to play in the gym right and just because they had drop they had no drop in volleyball. They didn't allow us to to play And then they said that we have to register into the system like I'm not going back to this place ever again neither am I going to any community centre like here's the thing I want to go play volleyball but here's the thing that's the only thing they don't allow terrible experience if I could give a zero star I would.

**REVIEW FOR THE VACCINE SITE**…read more Extremely, extremely well set up. Very efficient. Several desks doing their checks and balances. What we appreciated was that the technician SHOWED US what we were getting (this is not the case everywhere). This community centre has nice grounds as well. Looks like a new-ish building. Spotless and great air flow. Lots of open, airy spaces.

I came here for my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. There's a small parking lot on the west…read moreside of the building and a larger one on the east side. There's plenty of signs indicating that this community centre is indeed a mass vaccination site. There's 2 staff at the entrance to direct people inside. Another staff inside the entrance gives you a coloured sticker to put on your shirt to show which vaccine you'll be receiving (Pfizer or Moderna). Further down another staff gives you a page of COVID-19 screening questions and another with information on the vaccines such as risks of COVID-19, how the vaccines work, vaccine benefits, vaccine ingredients and allergies and side effects. Once entering the main area (hockey rink) another staff will give you a piece of paper with the time you can leave written on it. Yet another staff will let you know which station to go to for the shot. The registered practical nurse asks which arm you prefer the vaccine. After the shot you go to the designated waiting area to sit for 15 minutes. For the most part you're left to sit and wait but I did see someone in uniform (possibly a paramedic) check and engage in conversation with someone waiting. At checkout the staff prints out confirmation that you've received your vaccine and also emails it to you and gives you a sticker. Right before exiting there's an area to take a selfie for getting your COVID-19 vaccine. Have your health care handy since almost every staff you encounter will need to scan it.

Why so many underaged kids hanging out at gym, playing on treadmills, jumping on machines as if…read morethey are at playground and no one says anything. Obviously they are at gym with no membership. I have never seen anything like this occuring at other gyms. Someone will be seriously hurt one day, if these kids continue to play around without knowledge of using equipment. More importantly, they shouldn't be in gym.

Came here for their drop in volleyball that runs on Weds from 8:30-10:30pm. It is $6/person and…read morethey have two courts. The level of players varies like many other drop ins. The nets were not very good and they could use some upgrades/repairs on some of their other equipments.

My family and I have been coming here since some programs such as the drop in gym with exercise…read morebikes, treadmills & weight machines & the track and basketball court & gym opened during March. But now the swimming pool is open! Yesterday was the official opening day of this Toronto Community Centre 20 years in the planning by Councillor Frances Nunziata. This is frankly a have nots area (priority neighbourhood) of the city and as a result all recreation programs are FREE! As Mayor John Tory said in his speech, before he and Cllrs. Frances Nunziata, Frank DiGiorgio, & James Pasternak (the Toronto Parks Forestry & Recreation Committee Chair), along with local MPP Laura Albanese and MP Ahmed Hussen, cut the blue ribbon and the cake (see my photos), he used to tell his kids there is no free lunch, yet this facility is government funded and FREE. Both the MPP and the MP who attended hold positions as Immigration Ministers at the provincial and federal level in this immigrant heavy neighbourhood of Toronto, York South-West. The Province of Ontario donated land that they owned to the City of Toronto for $1 in 2008 so this facility could have a location in this area. My two daughters and I, both young women, and my ex-husband attended the opening ceremonies and ribbon cutting and enjoyed a choice of coffee, tea, soft drinks, peach juice or bottled water with cookies (chocolate chip, maple cookies and arrowroot biscuits), cupcakes and naturally a slice of cake. My youngest girl, 18, as is her habit, greedily vacuumed her way through the cookies cupcakes and cake slices, so much so that we had to pin her hair up to avoid dipping her hair in cupcake frosting! There were rubber duck door prizes for retrieving one of the rubber ducks from the new swimming pool, an all ages family dance party in the gym and opening day drop in fitness classes. It's a beautiful spacious facility. I just have a couple of accessibility nitpicks as a senior with an "invisible" disability (replaced knees + AS = arthritis of the spine): the disabled stall with grab bar isn't properly labelled as such and the separate accessible unisex washroom doesn't have a door sign OCCUPIED/VACANT. Also, the gym lockers are on the main floor whereas the exercise machines are on the second floor. The lockers don't have a big enough directional sign and you can't tell when you're on the second floor where the lockers are located. There is also no sign that there's a 25 cent deposit required to use a locker, the one thing in this place that is NOT free! My older daughter and I got told off by a staff member because we set our purses down on the floor next to the exercise bicycles we were trying out. He let it slide cause it was opening day but said in future, check all bags and change your clothes into gym wear downstairs before using the facilities upstairs. My older daughter thought it was great that there's a board games room. No offence, Snakes and Lattes but FREE access to board games beats an admission fee and in Weston/Downsview/former City of York, we don't have anything like a Snakes and Lattes Cafe, we don't even have a Starbucks! It's great to get some nice things like this community centre in this forgotten corner of Toronto. NEWSFLASH though, Yelpers, across the street from York Recreation Centre, they are building an Eglinton LRT station as we speak. One day you'll be able to take LRT transit to the door of this place. That should make this neglected area of the City start to Boom!

I'd say this place is smaller than most other community centres. The hallways are narrow, so if…read morestrollers or groups of people gather on one side of the hall, it's a bit harder to get by. The rooms, also kinda small. The pool, actually I like the pool. Though it'd be great to have some seating for parents, I don't mind the low bench. And it never seems full (the bench) so I guess it's just enough for one class. BUT when the classes then over then it does get a bit crowded both by the bench and on deck while some people leaving ans some starting. I'd love to check out what else there is. Other say there is a gym in basement, I gotta check this out. The staff there, always got the answer I need a friendly.

We enroll our two kids for swimming camp, on the second day itself my son was almost drawn and no…read moreone comes for nay help. Fortunately my daughter was in the pool along with my son she saved him she shouted for help to Life Safe guards no one listened to her. Somehow a leader helped her to take my son out of the pool. It was a bad experience, front desk people are friendly but they are playing with kids life and will never recommend to any one for swimming camps there. And management making false statements that's also worried point of us instead of admitting their mistakes they were defending I will not recommend anyone to enroll for swimming program.

I came here for a flu vaccination that was administered by Toronto Public Health. It's by…read moreappointment only and can be booked at: https://www.tphbookings.ca/Default.aspx?PageID=11288 There's 4 locations to choose from and a health card is not required to making the booking. I was almost certain that I'd get lost looking for the memorial community hall. When outside facing the North York Civic Centre go through the set of doors on the north side of the centre on the lower level. The hall is opposite a tailor shop. Standard covid pre-screening questions are asked before entering, then someone else asks for your appointment time and you'll be informed when to enter and which station to go to. It was set up well with markings on the floors for you to follow. They're very good with wiping chairs, clipboards once someone has vacated it. Once you've gotten the vaccination they ask that you wait for 5 minutes before leaving.

Do not shop here if your in a rush to check out. The line up is super crazy long there is only one…read moreperson in cash. And i dont get why shoppers need to converse and ask so many questions to the person on cash it makes people wait longer. It's been like this every visit for me. They are shortage of workers here. Could be good finds you need to LOOK, LOOK. But its very chaotic here with the lines the stock may/may not be good due to location of area. Shop at your own Risk i like to say. But i do donate here often. The staff working here is very friendly and nice they are just short of workers so we cannot get frustrated at them its not their fault.

Many good deals to be had; however, at times the lineups can be long. Try to go early in the week,…read morewithin the first few hours after it opens. It needs to have self checkout and/or express 1-8 or 1-12 items, or a combination of both. Sometimes a clear shortage on available cashiers. Still would come back, but when foot traffic is far less than a few days ago, although I have been here at times when it was a pleasant experience. About 2.5 stars.