The City of Richmond has just announced the opening of the Minoru Centre for Active Living – an $80 million facility built with people of all ages in mind.
The centre is the largest recreational facility since the Richmond Olympic Oval and features an 8,500 sq-ft fitness centre, athletic team rooms, an outdoor community plaza and an aquatic centre that will focus on health and therapy.
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The Minoru Centre For Active Living
Designed by HCMA Architecture + Design, the new centre, located at the southwest corner of the Minoru Civic Precinct, will open its doors Monday March 11th.
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“This spectacular facility will provide a major expansion of seniors services, aquatics and other sport and recreation services for our community,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie in a statement.
According to the HCMA Architecture and Design website, the new facility encourages “active living and wellness for all ages.”
The 110,000-sq-ft, facility will include a two-level senior community centre that will have a full-service cafe and rooms for activities such as an arts studio, a games room and a woodworking workshop.
Two 25-metre swimming pools and a large leisure pool with water sprays, a lazy river run and an art piece known as “Errant Rain Cloud,” by local artists Germaine Koh and Gordon Hicks will also be included in the aquatic centre.
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Your Minoru states, the “whimsical white cloud” will hang over the pool and will drop a gentle rainfall on swimmers below.
It doesn’t stop there, the new facility will include many more features such as hot tubs, a steam room, saunas, a full-service cafeteria and bistro and a commercial kitchen, just to name a few.
“With its outstanding array of services, iconic design and prominent location in the heart of Richmond, the Minoru Centre for Active Living will quickly become one of the jewels of our community,” said Brodie.
