This occasional series explores Bellingham’s recreation needs and current options, and how other cities have funded and built successful public centers.
Written by Charlotte Alden // Photographed by Finn Wendt
Bellingham residents: Our public indoor recreation options are not enough
CDN series explores how other cities have funded and built successful community centers
This story is an introduction to what Bellingham residents feel is missing when it comes to indoor recreation.
Momentum grows: Three ideas for expanding indoor rec in motion
City of Bellingham, YMCA, Whatcom Aquatics Foundation all pursuing projects
This story details how the City of Bellingham, YMCA and Whatcom Aquatics Foundation are all pursuing indoor recreation projects.
Success in BC indoor rec: ‘Community will’ drove inspiration, facilities
Minoru Centre for Active Living, Grandview Heights draw crowds to exercise, socialize
This story features two public facilities in Surrey, British Columbia and Richmond, B.C.
Richmond Olympic Oval bucked trends, transformed into community recreation center
The sweeping, multi-use facility is an hour from Bellingham
This story features British Columbia’s 512,000-square-foot Richmond Olympic Oval and how it was transformed in 2010 from a long-track facility into an impressive community center for sports and fitness lovers of all kinds.
Snohomish County rec centers appeal to all with competitive, recreational offerings
Lynnwood Recreation, Snohomish Aquatic show city- and school district-owned models
This story features Snohomish County, home to some excellent indoor recreation centers: all owned, funded and operated differently. To round out CDN’s indoor recreation series for now, reporters Charlotte Alden and Finn Wendt drove down to Lynnwood and Snohomish to see how rec centers there prioritize and balance competitive and recreational needs of their communities.