September 18, 2021, Coquitlam, BC — Completion of the new Coquitlam YMCA is only one-year out. The name for the centre, recognizing the contributions of a community educator with ties to the Burquitlam area, will be announced at a One Year Out event at the construction site on

Over the past several months the YMCA has been working towards the fall re-opening of YMCA Camp Elphinstone. At the same time, we have continued to monitor the evolving pandemic and how it is impacting our communities.

Plans for a Surrey City Centre YMCA will not proceed, the result of escalating construction costs. The project, a development partnership between the YMCA of Greater Vancouver and Simon Fraser University, with support from the City of Surrey, was to include a YMCA-SFU facility and high-density residential housing on the university’s Surrey property.

As a charity that is dedicated to community, we stand for justice, equality, and equity for everyone. We are truly heartbroken about the growing incidents of hate crimes, racism, and violence towards the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Canada and beyond over the course of the pandemic.