Caledon East Community Complex Expansion

The Town of Caledon is holding a grand opening celebration to commemorate the completion of the 52,000-square-foot expansion of the Caledon East Community Complex (CECC).

Agenda

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

• Various free activities throughout the CECC, including swimming, skating, arts and crafts, face painting and more. (Full event schedule)

2 p.m.

• Official Ribbon Cutting for the CECC with Mayor Groves and members of Council.
• Mayor Groves speech.

2:15 p.m.

• Official opening of the new Caledon East branch of the Caledon Public Library inside the main doors of the CECC.
• Dedication of the Cory Trepanier Creativity Studio.

Attendees

• Mayor Annette Groves and members of Council.
• Tony Maxwell, Caledon Public Library Board Chair and board members.
• Members of the Trepanier Family.
• Members of staff and the CECC project team.

When

Saturday, September 16, 2023

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where

Caledon East Community Complex

6215 Old Church Road, Caledon, ON (directions)

CALEDON, ON (September 7, 2023) –The Town of Caledon will be holding a Grand Opening Celebration event on Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to commemorate the completion of the 52,000-square-foot expansion of the Caledon East Community Complex (CECC).

“We are excited to showcase this newly expanded facility and celebrate having this first-class community complex available in Caledon East,” said Mayor Annette Groves. “We are committed to providing quality recreational facilities for our community in an effort to promote active, healthy lifestyles, and locations where the community can gather for a variety of events.”

“It’s important to celebrate the completion of a project that will have such a positive impact on the community,” said CAO Nathan Hyde. “Our staff have worked tirelessly to put the finishing touches on the CECC and I encourage residents to come out on Saturday, September 16 to see all the new features, take advantage of some free programs, have a tour of the building and more.”

Grand Opening Celebration Events

Outside Main Doors (2 p.m.)

• Official Ribbon Cutting
• Official opening of the Caledon East branch of the Caledon Public Library
• Dedication of the Cory Trepanier Creativity Studio

Gymnasium

• Basketball (ages 3-5 years old, and 6-13 years old)
• Bootcamp Fitness Class (11+ years old)
• Badminton, Pickleball and Volleyball Workshops, in partnership with Elevation Athletics (9+ years old)

Fitness Studio & Centre

• Drum Circles (drop-in) – Fitness Studio
• Fitness Orientation (adult 18+ years old) – Fitness Centre
• Bhangra Try-it! (4-7 years old, 7+ years old) – Fitness Studio

Library and Cory Trepanier Creativity Studio

• Caricature Artist
• Artful Caledon Musician Eric Renauld
• Maker Space Demonstrations
• Do-it-your-self activities, art exhibits, seed cabinet on display, and giveaways

Pool

• Parent and Child Swim
• Public Swims

Arena Pad 1

• Youth Shinny (14-17 years old)
• Public Skate

Upstairs Hallway

• Balloon Twisting
• Magic Show!

Caledon Parent-Child Centre

• Face Painting
• Activities and photos with Callie, the CPCC giraffe

Community Room

• Robotics Try-It! In partnership with Robothink (5-14 years old)

Customer Service Desk

• Building Tours

For a full schedule with times, please visit Caledon.ca/CECCGrandOpening.

The CECC is now open for programs and services. We encourage residents to take advantage of a variety of programs and activities for all age levels, including:

• Fitness Classes – Such as: Forever Fit, Body Blast, Bootcamp, Sculpt, Zumba, Essential Endurance.
• Gymnasium – Drop-in Basketball, Pickleball, Badminton, Volleyball.
• Walking Track.
• Skating – Drop-in Shinny and Public Skates.
• and more!

In addition to drop-in programs and activities, the full roster of pre-registered fall programming can be found in our Fall 2023 - Winter 2024 Recreation Caledon Guide. For a full schedule of programming, visit Caledon.ca/RecPrograms and use our View Programs tool.

For more details on the CECC expansion project, and progress made over the last two years, visit HaveYourSayCaledon.ca/CECC-Expansion.

August 23, 2023 (CALEDON, ON) – Almost two years since Caledon Council broke ground for the 52,000 square-foot expansion, the Caledon East Community Complex (CECC) project is complete and will be open for programs and services on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

“This project has been a significant undertaking for the team,” said Mayor Annette Groves. “The Caledon East Community Complex has been transformed into a state-of-the-art facility and is our largest multi-use recreation facility in Caledon. Completing this elaborate expansion project over three months ahead of schedule is an amazing accomplishment, and a key example of the Town of Caledon’s commitment to providing quality facilities to our residents.”

Some of the new CECC features will include:

• a swimming pool;
• fitness centre and studio;
• library with maker space;
• indoor walking track overlooking a full-size gymnasium;
• an outdoor rink and pavilion (Winter 2024);
• multi-purpose and meeting spaces; and
• a dedicated section for the Caledon Sports Hall of Fame.

Recreation Programming

With programs and services being offered starting on Tuesday, September 5, the Town of Caledon encourages residents to take advantage of a variety of programs and activities for all age levels, including:

• Pool – Fitness Swims, Parent and Child Swims, Public Swims, Aquafit;
• Fitness Classes – Forever Fit, Body Blast, Bootcamp, Sculpt, Zumba, Essential Endurance;
• Gymnasium – Basketball, Pickleball, Badminton, Volleyball;
• Walking Track; and
• Skating – Shinny (Youth, Adult 55+, Women’s), Public Skate.

“Staff have been working hard over the last few months to complete this large expansion project so that the CECC could offer a full slate of fall programming,” said Catherine McLean, Director of Community Services. “The CECC will complement the Caledon East Civic Campus and promote active lifestyles for residents. Recruitment has been in overdrive to help build our team of dedicated staff, eager to hit the ground running on September 5. We’re excited to show the community this expanded community facility with so much to offer!”

In addition to drop-in programs and activities, the full roster of pre-registered fall programming can be found in our Fall 2023 - Winter 2024 Recreation Caledon Guide.

For a full schedule of programming, visit Caledon.ca/RecPrograms and use our View Programs tool.

What makes the CECC unique?

In addition to the new recreation amenities the expansion is home to an outdoor dog water station, a new pro-shop and a full-service café that will feature hot and cold food menu items and standard concession options. There are also unique green features throughout the facility to ensure the CECC is as environmentally friendly as possible. These include:

• LED lighting installed throughout the facility, which will save over 186,000 kilowatts per hour annually. That savings is the equivalent of powering 11 homes in Canada for a year.
• The use of electric motors to operate the facility, along with variable frequency drive controllers allows the CECC to reduce its carbon footprint. This green initiative will save 3.36 tons of CO2 emissions per year, the equivalent to the output of 140 propane barbecue tanks.

Operating a facility with ice pads also results in high temperature heat loss from the ice plant. The CECC is equipped to reclaim this heat loss:

• In-floor heating in the library and lobby floor spaces reclaim the heat loss to heat these areas. The repurposing of this heat loss has an environmental impact that is the equivalent to saving 730 trash bags from landfill facilities each year.
• The swimming pool also reclaims the heat lost by the ice plant and repurposes it to heat the pool. This will save the equivalent of 32 acres of forest annually.

Grand Opening Celebration

The CECC is opening for programs and services on September 5, however a larger grand opening celebration is scheduled for Saturday, September 16, 2023. Residents are encouraged to join us at the CECC that day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and experience what the newly expanded facility has to offer, including:

• public swimming;
• youth Shinny and Public skating;
• drop-in activities, and Robotics Demos;
• fitness and sports activities;
• building tours;
• balloon and caricature artists;
• face painting and family friendly activities in the Caledon Parent and Child Centre;
• official opening of the new Caledon East branch of the Caledon Public Library and the dedication of the Cory Trepanier Creativity Studio; and
• the official Ribbon Cutting for the CECC.

“Completing a project of this magnitude months ahead of schedule (working through the pandemic) is an incredible accomplishment by our staff,” said Nathan Hyde, Chief Administrative Officer. “Even though I’ve just had the pleasure of joining the Caledon team this summer, I can appreciate the hard work and dedication it takes to complete projects like this, and I’m thrilled that we can offer a facility that provides much-needed programs and services to this community, with the environment in mind as well.”

For more details on the CECC expansion project, and progress made over the last two years, visit HaveYourSayCaledon.ca/CECC-Expansion.

We are hiring staff for the Caledon East Community Complex!

Our newly expanded Caledon East Community Complex (CECC) is set to reopen September 5, 2023, and we need eager staff to help bring the facility to life!

CECC Job Fair - When & Where?

• Tuesday, August 15, and Monday, August 21
  • 6 – 8 p.m.
  • Caledon East Community Complex - 6215 Old Church Road, Caledon East, L7C 1J7
  • Hall A and Hall B

Visit our CECC Job Fair and apply for a part-time job in:

• Aquatics
  • Lifeguard
  • Swim Instructor
  • Leadership Instructor
  • Aquafit Instructor
• Arenas
  • Learn to Skate Instructor
  • Public Skate Guard
• Active Living and Fitness
  • Group Fitness Instructor
  • Personal Trainers
• General Programs
  • Archery
  • Baking and Cooking
  • Preschool
  • Science
  • Sports (Basketball, Floor Hockey, and/or Soccer)
  • Visual and Performing Art (Dance and Art)
• Inclusion Facilitator
• Recreation Customer Service
• Facility Attendant/Operations

For more details on the available part-time positions, please visit RecruitRight - Town of Caledon

July 19, 2023 (CALEDON, ON) – The Caledon East Community Complex (CECC) is almost ready to open, the programming is set, now all that’s needed is a team of eager staff to help bring the newly expanded facility to life!

Throughout the coming weeks, the Town of Caledon will be recruiting staff to fill a number of part-time positions. New staff will help run recreation programming and help operate the 52,000 square-foot expanded CECC.

“We’re excited to open the doors of the CECC to residents on September 5, and we’re looking for new employees to join our team and help us hit the ground running,” said Jessica Stovin, Manager of Community Recreation. “We need staff to help run our general programs, aquatics, fitness and much more, and I encourage residents to apply to join our team and get involved!”

Part-time positions available:

• General Program Instructors (Archery; Baking and Cooking; Preschool; Science; Sport (Basketball, Floor Hockey, and/or Soccer) Science; Visual and Performing Arts (Art and Dance) and Drop-In Attendant.
• Aquatics (Swim Instructor, Lifeguard, Aquafit Instructor)
• Skating (Skate Instructor, Public Skate Guard)
• Fitness (Group Fitness Instructors, Personal Trainers
• Inclusion Facilitator
• Facility Attendant
• Recreation Customer Service

For full position details and to apply today, visit Caledon.ca/Jobs.

The CECC is set to open on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, with a grand opening celebration scheduled for Saturday, September 16, 2023.

The Caledon East Community Complex is set to reopen in September! The outside may look nearly finished, but the work continues inside the 52,000-square-foot expansion. Here's an update on what you can look forward to:

CALEDON, ON (April 12, 2023) – Just under two years after breaking ground, the Caledon East Community Complex (CECC) expansion project will be complete, and the facility fully reopen for use on September 5, 2023, with an official grand opening event set for September 16.

“Opening the CECC expansion with all the new amenities is very exciting for Caledon residents,” said Mayor Annette Groves. “The new and modern facility will offer an additional 52,000 square feet for programs and features residents have been asking for.”

Some of the new CECC features will include:

• a swimming pool;
• fitness centre and studio;
• library with maker space;
• indoor walking track overlooking a full-size gymnasium;
• an outdoor rink and pavilion;
• multi-purpose and meeting spaces; and
• a dedicated section for an enhanced Sports Hall of Fame.

“Staff are working hard to complete the final stages of construction and prepare for opening,” said Catherine McLean, Director of Community Services. “In addition to finishing the building, staff are preparing programming, schedules, facilities and equipment as well as onboarding the various staff required to support operations when we open in September.”

The Town will be hosting tours and events to celebrate the opening in September. Stay tuned to HaveYourSayCaledon.ca/CECC-Expansion for more details in the coming weeks.

Information on jobs, programs and what to expect in the new expansion will be available at a designated information booth at Caledon Day, which returns to the CECC grounds on Saturday, June 17, 2023.

What's new at the CECC?

Here are some new features to look forward to when the 52,000 square foot expansion project is complete:

• a 3-lane pool with multi-level teaching area;
• a brand-new full-service library with maker space;
• a fitness centre and studio;
• a large gymnasium with updated court lines for all the sports – including pickleball, and a large bright walking track overlooking the gym;
• a café that will help fuel both active and casual visitors alike or provide a boost to those cheering from the sidelines;
• an outdoor rink and pavilion behind the CECC (Coming in winter 2024)
• outdoor water filling stations for people and pets near the soccer fields;
• more pedestrian-friendly access throughout the complex linking visitors to outdoor facilities, paths and Caledon Town Hall.

Below is a drawing of the upper level layout of the CECC Expansion.

Click to view larger image in our Photos section.