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I did not see a thread for this one but the building looks pretty cool. The centre is next to Keelesdale Park which contains three soccer fields and a quaint old fashion arena.
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York Recreation Centre Opening Early 2017 (Say, February 18, 2017?)

PDF at this link:

Building Hours of Operation
Family Day Weekend
February 18th, 19th and 20th 9a.m. – 4 p.m.

Beginning Tuesday, February 21st:
Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.​



From link:

We are very excited to welcome you to the new York Recreation Centre opening February 18th for Family Day weekend!

Join us for fun pool games, crafts, music, fitness classes, sports programs and other recreational activities as part of our Family Day weekend community celebration.

The official grand opening ceremony will be rescheduled for the spring once the centre is fully complete.

Winter registrations will be honoured in the Spring session (same registrant/program/day/time). We will be confirming with clients once the registration is complete.

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About the Centre
York Recreation Centre is a fully accessible 67,000-sq.-ft facility scheduled to open in early 2017. Located beside the west bank of the Black Creek, the facility will have a green roof and other City of Toronto Green Standard sustainable features. The centre was also designed with extensive input from the community, and will feature:

  • six lane 25 metre pool with ramp and seating gallery
  • tot/kids pool with spray features
  • shallow leisure tot pool with ramp
  • double gymnasium
  • fitness studio
  • weight room
  • indoor running / walking track
  • universal change rooms with day lockers
  • five multi-purpose rooms
  • kitchen
Hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily from Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, excluding all statutory holidays.

For more information, please call:

  • 416-392-9675 for all inquiries regarding General Programs and Aquatics
York Recreation Centre is located at 115 Black Creek Drive, on the southeast corner of Eglinton Ave. West and Black Creek Drive. There are over 100 parking spaces for residents using the facility. Once complete, the Eglinton subway extension will be just steps away.
 
Fixed. Thanks!

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This project is wonderful. The area gets an attractive new landmark and a great community amenity. It'll make the former city of York more attractive as a place to live, which has stagnated and even declined in population. It also makes driving along Black Creek more interesting.
 
Guessing the powers-that-be (who don't ride bikes, apparently) didn't install any sort of bicycle racks or stations... yet. With the warm weather lately, they should have done so.
 
Would like to see a Next TTC Vehicle Information display at the Centre, so that people could see when the next TTC vehicle will depart at the Black Creek Drive & Eglinton Avenue West intersection.

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I might add a "Line 5 Eglington LRT E...4 years" at the bottom.
 
Went to workout here for the first time and the place is beautiful and busy, seems great with lots of activities going on and people in the area seem to love it.

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Indoor soccer
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construction on more waiting/sitting area?
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Pool I've heard is operational but didn't look open
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Indoor Running track
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Black creek street frontage
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They have been working on landscaping for the past few months, working on planting trees and putting down bark.
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Where are the bicycle racks? Is it last on the things to do list? As usual. Or did they forget about it until someone reminds them.
 

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