New Wing
On November 2, 2007, Vancouver College officially opened the Holler Family Science Centre and the new South Gym. The facilities were blessed by The Most Rev. Raymond Roussin, SM, The former Archbishop of Vancouver. This new addition to Vancouver College's academic community consists of four brand-new science classrooms, a state-of-the-art "super" laboratory, a greenhouse as well as several offices and classrooms serving the schools curricular and extra-curricular interests.
On January 30, 2008 construction had finished on the schools High Performance Fitness Centre. The centre consists of two floors, the first being a cardiovascular training area, and the other being serving as a weight-training facility. The Fitness Centre is attached directly to the new South Gym,servicing as an athletic complex for the benefit of its students and staff.
Following this, the Kucher Performing Arts Centre opened in December 2008, helping to expand the school's grounded traditions in the performing arts. The centre is a large underground theatre with complete audio visual systems.
On September 26, 2009, Vancouver College celebrated the Blessing and Rededication of the O’Hagan Field, featuring an all weather synthetic field. Other enhancements to O'Hagan include a world class track and a new playground for Elementary students.
Currently, the new south gym is now named Dave Hardy gym after the former principal and the current president.
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