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IAKS Canada hosts local study tours that allow members and non-members the opportunity to visit innovative facilities across the country. We also host webinars designed to bring thought leadership from other places in the world to the Canadian context.
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IAKS Canada Community Centre Tour in Mississauga
IAKS Canada, in collaboration with the City of Mississauga, organized a study tour of two recently completed community recreation centres on 5 June 2025. This tour provided participants an opportunity to visit the facilities and hear from each projects design team, and client group.
27 Canadian participants had the opportunity to explore inspiring community recreation facilities in Mississauga. They were welcomed by representatives of the City of Mississauga’s recreation department who, with assistance from the project’s architecture teams, presented its comprehensive design strategies for each facility and how the promote recreation for the communities that each project serves.
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IAKS Canada hosted Metro Vancouver facility tour
On 25 September 2025, IAKS Canada, together with Simon Fraser University and the City of New Westminster, hosted a study tour highlighting two of Metro Vancouver’s most innovative recreation projects. The program gave participants a first-hand look at the Simon Fraser University Stadium in Burnaby and at the new təməsew̓ txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre in New Westminster.
Presentations by the project designers, local government staff and facility operators offered valuable insights into the planning, design, and operations behind these community-focused facilities.
