There isn’t much you can’t accomplish at the Cornell Community Centre. It’s 129,000-square feet of modern functionality with a mandate of promoting education, community, fitness, inclusion, and accessibility. It includes the following:
Features[i]
- Fitness centre
- Indoor playground
- Indoor running/walking track
- Library
- Living wall
- Multi-purpose rooms
- Multi-sensory room
- Rehearsal hall
- Swimming facility with an 8-lane x 25-metre lap pool, therapeutic pool, water slide, splash play area and shallow water pool
- Triple gymnasium
- Youth room
Rental Facilities
- Gymnasium
- Meeting rooms
- Rehearsal hall
- Swimming pool
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Defibrillator onsite
With such an all-encompassing view of life’s necessities and pleasures, this centre is designed with its community in mind. Its facilities abound, and whether you lean more toward group activities and work-outs, pumping-iron solo, swimming until your feet turn to prunes, or feeding your intellect in the library, you’ll be well taken care of for everything you’re looking for.
Located adjacent to the Markham Stouffville hospital, the Cornell Community Centre is easy to find. Take advantage of hassle free parking if you live within walking distance. For those just a few too many feet away, the centre has its own parking lot and will validate your ticket inside. And there is plenty of neighbourhood street parking only a few blocks away.
The centre meets LEED Silver Certification, which, in the green energy movement, means sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. So, not only is the centre caring for its neighbourhood community, but also participating in a better, global energy community. That sure feels good!
With growing demands on work time and commitments, the Cornell Community Centre has hours that ease the lives of its members. The centre is open from 6:00 a.m. until midnight, with the usual holiday exceptions, so stroll in early or late, but don’t forget the cardinal rule of the gym: all you have to do is make it there.
If you’re a first-time visitor, don’t let the crowd throw you off. The number of members actively participating daily goes to show what a success the centre has been. There’s no better indication of a great community vibe than a centre that just won’t quit! So, if you want to learn more about the community surrounding this great centre, and how you might be part of this vibrant neighbourhood, I’m here to chat with you.
[i] List of Features, Rental Facilities, and Accessibility taken from the Cornell Community Centre web page, City of Markham. http://www.markham.ca/wps/portal/Markham/RecreationCulture/CommunityCentres/locations/cornell-community-centre/.
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