Facilities

accessibility

Need Help Accessing a Community Recreation Centre?

At the North Vancouver Recreation Commission, we're committed to improving accessibility to our facilities for all North Shore residents. All Centres and Community Centres have:

Designated disabled parking stalls
Extra wide parking stalls for ramped accessible vehicles
Automatic doors into the buildings.

The following chart outlines other features designed to improve accessibility at our locations. For more information about accessing our facilities, call or email Jackie Hamm at 604-982-8331.

Facility	Features
Delbrook 600 West Queens Road	Accessible washroom Chair lift to access 2nd floor of North building Wheelchair access to gymnasium
Grant Connell Tennis Centre 280 Lloyd Avenue	Accessible washroom / changeroom 4 tennis-specific wheelchairs Wheelchair ramp to courts Certified wheelchair tennis coaches Accessible viewing area
Harry Jerome 123 East 23rd Street	Accessible washroom/changeroom Elevator Wheelchair access to weight room Wheelchair access to arena and ice surface
John Braithwaite Community Centre 145 West 1st Street	Ramped sidewalk Accessible washroom / changeroom 4 rooms equipped with assisted hearing loops & receivers for people who have an appropriate hearing aid, plus 4 receivers for people without a hearing aid Wheelchair accesible gymnasium & art studio Elevator to all floors with Braille signage and voice enunciator
Karen Magnussen 2300 Kirkstone Road	Accessible washroom / changeroom 2 wheelchair accessible family changerooms Accessible weight room 3 aquatic wheelchairs for in-pool use Personal transfer lift for transfer from chair to chair or for transfer use in the changerooms Adult sized change tables Therapy pool with wheelchair ramp kept at body temperature Gradual depth in pool for easy access Warm water temperature in wave pool for people with circulation difficulties Wheelchair accessible arena and ice surface
Parkgate Community Centre 3625 Banff Court	Wheelchair ccessible weight room Adapted weight room equipment Audio Frequency Induction Loop System (AFILS) for hearing assistance
Ron Andrews 931 Lytton Street	Accessible washroom / changeroom Above ground whirlpool for easier access Wheelchair access to weight room, steam room and sauna
William Griffin Centre 851 West Queens Road	Accessible washroom / changeroom Accessible weight room Accessible outdoor terrace & picnic table Adapted pool lift and aquatic wheelchair Wheelchair access to weight room and 5 weight training stations for users with disabilites

©2009 North Vancouver Recreation Commission

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
Delbrook Centre
600 West Queens Road
North Vancouver, BC
V7N 2L3

TEL: 604-987-Play (7529)
FAX: 604-984-4294
phoneReg: 604-983-6466

Website: http://www.northvanrec.com/