Niagara Centre YMCA serving Welland/Pelham
Opening February 20, 2005!
The Niagara Centre YMCA Branch will be a 55,000 square foot facility located on the Niagara College Campus on Woodlawn Road. This $14.3 million membership facility will triple the current membership, serving over 6,500 members, plus thousands of Welland and Pelham residents in community outreach programs. The new YMCA will be state-of-the-art with the only indoor aquatic center that will include a four lane pool, a leisure pool, a swirlpool, a sloped bank entry for easy access by toddlers and seniors and a hydraulic chair lift. The centre will also have a gymnasium that can be divided into three sections, two multipurpose rooms accommodating children's programs, instruction, Leader Corps, Day Camps, Youth Action and meetings. There will be a Play Centre for childminding and a studio for fitness classes and other programming.
Time Capsule Prepared
In the midst of all the new and exciting activities to prepare for the opening of the new Niagara Centre YMCA this February, one activity involves looking back at the history of the YMCA in Welland. A collection of special items has been assembled over the past few months. This collection will be placed in the time capsule in the rotunda of the new Niagara Centre facility.
