Riley Park and Hillcrest Centre

First developed in 1964, the Riley Park Community Centre philosophy was to encourage, develop and facilitate leisure opportunities for all ages in the Riley Park Neighbourhood. This phiolosphy has continued with the opening of the new Hillcrest Centre.

Hillcrest Centre was the Olympic Curling venue during the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics. Following The 2010 Games, the facility was converted to a legacy facility that currently houses a new community centre, ice rink, aquatic centre, preschool, library and curling rink.

Located at 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, the Hillcrest Centre is surrounded to the west and north by Queen Elizabeth and Hillcrest Parks which support such facilities as formal gardens, the Bloedel Floral Conservatory, a pitch & putt golf course, newly renovated playfields and Nat Bailey Baseball Stadium.

The Community Centre programs and services at Hillcrest Centre include sports, visual arts, performing arts, health and fitness, an indoor swimming pool, skating rink, and fitness centre along with numerous special interest programs. Adjacent to the community centre is the Millennium Sports Facility which opened its doors in 2006 and features gymnastics programming and indoor lawn bowling.

Vision and Mission

Riley Park Community Association works in partnership with the Vancouver Parks and Recreation Board to manage the Community Centre at Hillcrest Centre – a large, multi-service not-for-profit organization. The Association was incorporated in June 1965. Its role is to provide charitable leisure opportunities in the Hillcrest community through facilitating community access and providing cultural, intellectual and physical activities for the community through recreation classes, leisure activity classes and other similar activities. Of great importance to the RPCA is the fostering of community spirit and community involvement. 

The demographic of the Hillcrest community has undergone significant and rapid changes in the last five years. Previously an area with a high proportion of financially challenged families and ‘at risk’ youth, the community now contains a considerable number of upper middle class families. Subsequently, programming staff at Hillcrest Centre have molded the programs and activities offered at the community centre to target both demographic elements. A specialized programming component for individuals with special needs continues to play a strong role. With inclusive children's camps, dance classes and various other opportunities in the pool, rink and community centre we take pride in offering recreation opportunities to all.