the cArtierviLLe y centre iS open!
The first new construction since the West Island Y centre in 1988
by citizens, for citizens The catalyst for this wonderful adventure was the Committee for the Complexe aquatique, sportif et communautaire de Cartierville (CASC), led by Jeannine Laurin, who had realized the importance of creating a public and community infrastructure in this area to meet two essential needs: provide the local population with access to quality and varied fitness and recreation activities, and to contribute to the economic revitalization of a disadvantaged neighbourhood in the north end of the city.
From the time a group of citizens first expressed their desire to build a community and fitness centre, to the opening of the Cartierville Y centre on April 24, 2010, 16 years had passed.
The dream has now become a reality. Today, the Y centre welcomes a client base that is representative of the local community, comprised of a variety of age groups, cultures and socio-economic brackets. In addition, the Y offers rich and diverse programming created in partnership with organizations from the borough.
An innovative public- community partnership that bears repeating The creation of the Y centre was made possible thanks to an innovative public-community partnership with the ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (MELS), the City of Montreal, the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, and the members of the CASC. Constructed on time and within
the initial budget, it represents an investment of 20 million dollars.
“This partnership model may be of interest to other educational, community, or health organizations that are subject to financial limitations, and that also share the same objective as us; the well-being of the community,” states Stéphane Vaillancourt, President and CEO of The YMCAs of Québec.
As well, the Y centre is home to the Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal’s Centre de réadaptation cardio-respiratoire Jean-Jacques-Gauthier, also a unique partnership model in Québec. (See Health, Fitness and Recreation section).
6 - The YMCAs of Québec
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