Saltair Community Centre
“Awesomeness Happens Here!”
The Saltair Community Centre is operated by a not for profit Federal Corporation, the Saltair Community Society. The Centre is home to Inquiring Little Minds Daycare, Chemainus Art Group, Just For Kids After School Care and Saltair Quilters. If you are looking for a room to rent for a specific function/activity click on the highlighted link to go to the Saltair Community Centre website:
Click here to Visit Community Centre Website
Are You Interested in Joining a fun Group or a Class? See the following Choices for more Info…
Chemanius Art Group
The Chemainus Art Group is collaborative group of 60 plus artists that have formed a membership and a permanent home in Saltair Centre. They gather throughout the week, to meet, create art, develop their skills, share knowledge and socialize. The group is promoting art culture in the area and fully invested in the success of Saltair Community Centre. .
“Lovely group of like-minded artists who enjoy painting together, a great diversity of media and approaches -they are always willing to share their experience and we all benefit from this interACTIVE club!” – Lauren Spilsbury
For further information click this link: Visit Chemainus Art Group website
Saltair Quilters and Fiber Arts
Saltair Quilters and Fiber Artists meet every Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 1:30 Room 19. Please park and enter at very rear parking lot.
Services in the Centre:
Inquiring Little Minds Daycare Society
Day Care Services
Inquiring Little Minds Daycare Society is dedicated to the provision of safe, well-managed day care services for children, provided by full and part-time, qualified, staff. Its goal is to stimulate independent growth, emotional growth, social growth, intellectual growth and physical growth among its charges.
The services ILM Daycare Society provides to the public include:
- Full and part-time day care ages 0 to 4 years
- Resource program for children with special needs
- Before and after school care for school age children
The daycare also provides subsidized services for parents in need, based on an assessment made by Ministry of Children and Families.
All of our staff are qualified with certificates from the Early Childhood Education Registry of British Columbia as either a Responsible Adult, Early Childhood Education Assistant, Early Childhood Educator, and Infant Toddler Educator based on the amount of schooling that has been completed.
They have Criminal Record Checks through the Ministry of Justice and valid first aid training. We take advantage of professional development workshops from all over the world to gain differing perspectives in Early Childhood Education.
We have several programs to choose from to meet the needs of children and families.
- Infant (0-18 months)
- Toddler (18 months to 3 years)
- Preschool (30 months to School Age)
- Daycare (30 months to School Age)
- Before and After School
- Visit www.ilmeducationcenter.com
- Email inquiringlittleminds [at] gmail [dot] com
- Call (250) 924-7774
Saltair Extravaganza 2016
On February 6th, we hosted the community officially change the name from Mt. Brenton School to the Saltair Centre. There was a cutting of the ribbon and cake by the original student, Gloria Hill, who named Mt Brenton School in 1950. Ron Madden performed the duties of Master of Ceremonies. Over 200 people attended the event where local singer and songwriter Terry Boyle performed his song “Sunny Saltair”.
Special thanks to the secondary school students Madison Hendricks, Emma Brunt, Noah Hendericks, Emily Wilson, Benjamin Blackley and Logan Godau for their help setting up and programming
Ken and Diana MacTavish did a terrific job at decorating the centre with “I Love Saltair” Valentines theme. Sean Jonas was in charge of the food and the publicity, Dave Key purchasing and operations, John Silins and Bill Cleary, set up and take down. Ed Nicholson worked hard to develop Saltair Historical Society with family story boards posted around the entire building, hallways and gym.
Thanks to Gary and Sandra Hendricks who did a tremendous amount of work with the story boards and the set up.
Christa Stegemann of the Quilting Society displayed their efforts at the event to promote a quilting group in Saltair.
Submitted by Mel Dorey Area G Director (2016)
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