November-December 2024 HFA Newsletter
10-01-2025
Winter Break Programs
Looking for some fun activities over the holidays? Special holiday program run from December 23 to January 5! Registration opens December 2, keep an eye on our social media channels for more information!
Richard's Story
Meet Richard. Richard is 59 years old, and he leads a very active lifestyle. But it wasn’t always this way.
Richard has been a member of the Ron Edwards Family YMCA since September 2023. He says he only occasionally swam in the pool or worked out at the gym. Then, he started doing his back exercises, and that’s when he saw a poster about Back to Living Well.
“I was extremely fit and active in every sport you could think of as a kid, but in my early 20s I had a water-skiing accident that damaged my lower back.”
Refresh My Y
We are committed to continual reinvestment in our facility assets. Here is just a sample of the investments we have made in 2024:
- $1.2 million in fitness equipment across the branches
- $540,000 roof replacement and masonry wall repair Ron Edwards
- $65,000 Full re-tiling and update waterproofing membrane women's steam room Les Chater
- $236,000 a-Air conditioning replacement - Fitness Centre and Men's Adult Only Change Room Hamilton Downtown
Aquatic Certifications
There are still a few spaces left for Fall Aquatics Certification courses. Become fully certified before Winter!
Men's Residence Dinner
Winmar is generously sponsoring this year's Residence Holiday Dinner on December 14. To make donations to the event click the link below.
Our residents will also be recipients of the Hamilton Police Social Navigator Program's Winter Coat Drive. Donations of youth and adult coats can be dropped off in the lobby of any Hamilton Police stations until November 15th. Let’s work together to help those in need stay warm this winter!
