3 things you need to know about the newly opened Vaughan metropolitan community centre

​Come enjoy the new recreation facility, library branch, YMCA services

Thestar.com
June 24, 2022
Yoyo Yan

The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre is growing. The emerging downtown core is home to Vaughan's first university, first subway station and now, a new state-of-the-art recreation facility and library.

Here are three things you need to know about the David Braley Vaughan Metropolitan Centre of Community, which officially opened its doors June 20.

1. The facility includes the city's newest recreation venue -- Vaughan Studios & Event Space.

The Vaughan Studios & Event Space is a new 19,000-square-foot recreation venue with a rooftop terrace. Its design parallels the modern, urban lifestyle of the area and features sophisticated, state-of-the-art amenities for the community to enjoy, including:

• A 3,350-square-foot studio with a skyfold partition and gallery that exits to a rooftop terrace
• Two studios (825 square feet and 1,190 square feet)
• A 592-square-foot professional music-recording studio
• A 1,450-square-foot gourmet teaching kitchen

The venue will offer premium recreation programming for the community, including a Dancing Chefs summer camp where kids ages 10 to 14 years old can learn how to cook dishes in the gourmet kitchen and perform in the dance studio. Camp details will be released soon; for more information, visit vaughan.ca/camps. For regular updates on recreation programming for all ages, visit vaughan.ca/recreation.

The space will also be available for the community to rent for private functions. Those interested in renting a facility can pick up a permitting rate card at the Vaughan Studios & Event Space or get it online at vaughan.ca/VSES.

2. Two new Vaughan Public Library locations are accessible here -- VMC Library and VMC Express.

A 9,000-square-foot modern and innovative VMC Library and a 400-square-foot self-serve storefront called VMC Express. The VMC Library will feature an extensive collection of new and popular titles and resources for all age groups, including books, video games, magazines, movies and more. The VMC Express will provide some of the most in-demand items to borrow quickly for those on the go.

The VMC Library will offer a full suite of programs, including storytimes, book clubs and technology training. The facility also includes:

• An interactive family space with heated flooring in the children's storytime area
• Sensory equipment and an activity station
• Culinary literacy programming offered in the gourmet teaching kitchen
• Innovative technologies, including a laptop dispensing kiosk, self-checks and automated book return
• A reading lounge with comfortable seating
• Individual and group study areas
• Free Wi-Fi
• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) compliance

Additional details are available at vaughanpl.info/vmc.

3. A YMCA location is just steps away from the VMC subway station.

As a charity that supports vibrant communities, the YMCA offers programs for people of every age and stage, welcoming gathering spaces, family-friendly activities, volunteer opportunities and more.

These state-of-the-art facilities are home to:

• A fully-equipped aquatics centre with a 25-metre lap pool and program pool with a hydraulic floor
• A 6,000-square-foot individual conditioning room with cardio and weight equipment
• Fitness classes, personal training and children's programming from soccer to basketball
• An innovative and high-quality licensed child care centre
• Summer day camps

Learn more about the YMCA's programs, services and charitable impact at braleycentre.ymcagta.org.