Course Adventure #4

1. Course Adventure #4
Taylor Smith (300245930)

2. The Service Sectors
1. Public
- Renfrew Community Centre
- Vancouver Technical School
- Nootka Community School
1. Commercial
- Drive Basketball
- Vancouver Christian School
- Pacific Top Team - Vancity
1. Volunteer/Non-Profit
- Thunderbird Neighborhood Association
- MoreSport
- South Burnaby Metro Club (SBMC)

3. Public - Renfrew Community Centre
Complete address
2929 E 22nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5M 2Y3
Service Sector
Public – Renfrew CC is a public service sector because it
provides many activities for the people that live in the
Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood for subsidized prices
(Lunn, 2020, p. 3).
SPSC 2210 Connection
Recreation – Renfrew has a diverse range of activities
that can suit many of the communities recreational
needs. Renfrew CC gets its funding through tax-payers
money, “To promote health and well-being” (Lunn, 2020,
p. 4).
Renfrew CC pool. Image retrieved from:
https://www.renfrewcc.com/facilities/swimming-pool/

4. Public - Vancouver Technical School
Complete address
2600 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5M 1Y5
Indicate Service Sector
Public - Van Tech is a public high school funded by
taxpayers to help educate youth for the “Good of
society” (Lunn, 2020, p. 3).
SPSC 2210 Connection
Physical Education - Van Tech offers physical
education classes from grades 8-12. Educating
teenagers on health and wellness through
recreation (Lunn, 2020, p.4)
Van Tech School. Image retrieved from:
http://wikimapia.org/1673083/Vancouver-Technical-
Secondary-School

5. Public - Nootka Community Elementary School
Complete address
3375 Nootka St, Vancouver, BC V5M 4V9
Indicate Service Sector
Public - Nootka gets their funding through “tax
revenue” and “user fees” (Lunn, 2020, p. 3).
Nootka is governed by the Vancouver School Board.
SPSC 2210 Connection
Recreation - Nootka offers a fine arts program
within the school. The fine arts program “develops
students' skills in collaboration, problem solving,
and communication.” (VSB, 2020).
Nootka Elementary. Image retrieved from:
https://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/nootka/Pages/default.aspx

6. Commercial - Drive Basketball (Burnaby)
Complete address
Christine Sinclair Community Centre - 3713
KENSINGTON AVE Burnaby, BC V5B 0A7 (Hosts
Camps/Practices in East Vancouver as well)
Indicate Service Sector
Commercial - Drive basketball provides “high level
training, specialized service” that is “provided for a
cost” (Lunn, 2020, p. 6).
SPSC 2210 Connection
Coaching - To become a Drive basketball coach,
they require you to complete a free NCCP module
before coaching your first game/practice.
Drive Basketball logo. Image retrieved from:
https://drivebasketball.com/

7. Commercial - Vancouver Christian School
Complete address
3496 Mons Dr, Vancouver, BC V5M
Indicate Service Sector
Commercial - Vancouver Christian School offers
unique service through Christian education at a cost
(Lunn, 2020, p. 6-8)
SPSC 2210 Connection
Physical Education - Although a small school, VCS
aims to provide physical and health education
through outdoor and indoor activities (personal
communication, December 5, 2021).
VCS logo. Image retrieved from: https://vancs.org/

8. Commercial - Pacific Top Team - Vancity
Complete address
3470 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V5K 2A6
Indicate Service Sector
Commercial - Pacific Top Team nature of service is
to “serve public good of some kind (i.e., clearly not
much “profit”) in order to retain control; primarily
for profit however.” (Lunn, 2020, p. 6).
SPSC 2210 Connection
Recreation - Pacific Top Team provides
recreational activities through martial art classes.
Giving people the opportunity to try many types of
martial arts for fun and competitively. Serving a
“specific market group.” (Lunn, 2020, p. 7).
Pacific Top Team logo. Image retrieved from:
https://callahanpg.ca/pacific-top-team-logo/

9. Volunteer - Thunderbird Neighborhood Assoc.
Complete address
2311 Cassiar Street Vancouver BC V5M 3X3
Indicate Service Sector
Volunteer - Thunderbird Neighbourhood Association
is a non-profit organization meaning they only make
a profit to keep the service running (Lunn, 2020, p.
8).
SPSC 2210 Connection
Recreation - Since the Thunderbird Neighbourhood
Association is a non-profit it aims to provide
recreation/leisure for the community at low prices.
The association is aimed to “invest in the future”
giving the neighbourhood the chance to grow and
expand themselves (Lunn, 2020, p. 10)
Thunderbird Neighborhood Assoc. logo. Image
retrieved from:
https://www.volunteerconnector.org/vancouv
er/thunderbird-neighbourhood-association

10. Volunteer - MoreSport
Complete address
2311 Cassiar st, Vancouver, BC V5m3x3
Indicate Service Sector
Volunteer - MoreSport has programs within
Thunderbird Community Centre. Offering many
many free of charge or subsidized recreation/
leisure activities for children (Lunn, 2020, p. 10).
SPSC 2210 Connection
Coaching - MoreSport offers free NCCP modules to
there volunteers/workers. Giving them the
opportunity to grow as a leader/coach/teacher.
MoreSport also leads there workers through
workshops about lesson plans and activities.
MoreSports logo. Image retrieved from:
https://thunderbirdcc.ca/moresports/

11. Volunteer - South Burnaby Metro Club (SBMC)
Complete address
6550 Bonsor Ave, Burnaby, BC, V3N 1R9
Indicate Service Sector
Volunteer - SBMC relies on, “memberships &
donations; user fees & fundraising; corporate
sponsorship” to fund their sport programs (Lunn,
2020, p. 9).
SPSC 2210 Connection
Physical Education - For many of the coaches at
SBMC the goal is to physically educate their players
through developing physical literacy. This creates a
fun environment for all kids grades K-10 from
diverse backgrounds to learn each other. SBMC logos. Image retrieved from
https://www.southburnabymetroclub.com/news/

12. References
Lunn, E. (2020). Adventure #4 - Service Sectors in Your Community [PDF].
Blackboard.https://douglascollege.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-2491423-dt-content-rid-15541553_1/xid-
15541553_1
VSB Vancouver School Board. (2020). Retrieved December 7, 2021, from
https://www.vsb.bc.ca/Student_Learning/Elementary/Fine_Arts/Pages/default.aspx.