West Vancouver Place for Sport and the Harry Jerome Oval, the new track and field facility located at West Vancouver Secondary School, will open on Tuesday, December 10.
This new sports facility includes a six-lane track, an artificial turf field with lighting and dedicated areas for long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, and shotput. The rubber surface layer on the track will be completed in spring 2025, when weather permits. In the interim, the asphalt base layer track may be used.
As part of the project, surrounding pathways to the facility have been upgraded, and washrooms (opening January 2025) at West Vancouver Secondary School have been renovated and will be open to the public outside of school hours to accommodate the facility.
In February 2021, West Vancouver Schools, in partnership with the District of West Vancouver, announced that the running track will be named the Harry Jerome Oval, in honour of one of Canada’s most celebrated athletes.
Place for Sport has been made possible with funds from the Growing Communities Fund, generously provided by the BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs, the District of West Vancouver, West Vancouver Schools, fundraising, and private donations. Learn more about the facility and the history of the project at westvancouver.ca/sport.
Attend the ribbon cutting and grand opening
Mayor and Council invite the public to join with the West Vancouver Board of Education, the Province of British Columbia, and the Place for Sport Fundraising Committee to celebrate the opening of Place for Sport and the Harry Jerome Oval on Tuesday, December 10 at 1 p.m. Indoor reception at the Kay Meek Arts Centre (1700 Mathers Avenue) to follow.