MOUNT PLEASANT
COMMUNITY HALL
Community Hall
The Mount Pleasant Community Hall is a spacious, handicap accessible, non-smoking facility on two levels. It also has an excellent green space surrounding the venue. For all hall rental inquiries or to book a hall viewing, please see hours and contact info on this page.
Upper Hall
Our Upper Hall is a bright, air-conditioned facility with tall ceilings suitable for weddings, parties, business events, fitness programs, classes, dance groups and more. The fire capacity is 215 people.
The Upper Hall is approximately 33’x73′ (10m x 22m), with a 12’x15′ (3.6m x 4.5m) raised stage; the entrance to the hall is 15’x40′ (4.5m x 12.2m) and there is a 13’x21′ (4m x 6.4m) kitchen and 7’x9′ (2.1m x 2.7m) canteen.
We provide rectangular tables and chairs at no additional charge.
The kitchen has two residential stoves, one microwave and one residential fridge, and is suitable for serving food prepared off-premises. We do not provide linens, china, silverware or stemware. The hardwood floor is in great condition and it attracts dance groups looking for a comfortable floor.
Rental Rates
Saturday 8 am to 4:30 pm | $450
Friday and Saturday (Sunday stat), 5 pm – 1 am | $650
Saturday 8 am to 1 am | $900
Sunday evening (unless Monday is a stat) | $450
Hourly (if applicable) | $175/hr
Payments accepted online, cheques or debit/credit in person. No cash payments accepted.
Lower Hall
Our Lower Hall is great for children’s birthday parties as it is currently used for playgroup as well as for after school care. It will also suit book clubs, craft events and family events.
It consists of two main rooms and a small kitchen. The Lower Hall is not handicap accessible and the fire capacity is 138 people.
Rental Rates
$45 / hour, Monday through Sunday, 3 hour minimum
Inquire about the halls:
In-Person at Our Location: 602 – 22nd Avenue NW
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-1pm or by appointment.
Via E-mail: hallrentals@mpca.ca
Or Via Phone: (403) 282-1314
Terms & conditions
- A signed rental agreement and cash deposit is required to secure your rental booking.
- Deposit is paid at time of booking, rental fees 30 days in advance
- Liquor license (if applicable) and proof of insurance must also be supplied prior to access.
- The damage deposit may be applied against damages, additional cleaning costs, or for storage fees against items left behind.
- You may consult our Rental Agreement for additional terms and conditions
hall replacement/renovation committee
Community Hall Redevelopment: Thank You Volunteers and Calgary Foundation!
We are pleased to announce the completion of a feasibility study for our Community Hall. The study was completed by HarGroup Management Consultants and can be found on this page. It explores community demographics, current and future programming needs, and the benefits and drawbacks of different development options.
The feasibility study was made possible through a generous grant from Calgary Foundation. Through its Strategic Opportunity Grant, Calgary Foundation has allowed us to take an important step forward in redevelopment. Because of the report, we have a solid foundation on which to build our community’s future. Thank you, Calgary Foundation!
An Ad hoc committee has been formed and will be looking at compiling the information into a report and having the board make a formal decision based upon sound professional advice prior to moving forward with a decision.
If you have a background in architecture, planning, construction or development management, we would appreciate you reaching and volunteering on this committee.
Context and survey information
With that in mind I will put together the Pros and Cons of both Renovating & Addition verses building a Completely New Hall.
Renovation & Addition
- We have the money required to complete this project (with the addition of Grants) in the bank.
- It would require very little volunteer input
- The Hall has some historical attachment for some long-time community residents.
- We would lose some rental income while the renovations were going on.
- We would still have a cut up building that may not have all the facilities to meet the needs of the current community residences.
- We will have to spend $1,176,000.00 over the next 25 years (in 2018 $) to maintain the hall and replace worn out equipment. As compiled by Stantec Consulting Inc.
We will still be dealing with a 60-year-old structure.
New Hall
Pros:
- Building will be brand new so we will not have to spend a large amount maintaining the hall for a minimum of 5 years.
- Building will be designed to meet the needs of the current community
- Membership.
- We would not lose rental income while the hall was being built.
- A new building might give the community a boost and have more involvement with a hall that meets the members needs.
Cons:
- Costs. We would need to raise between $1.5 and $2.5 million to complete the project, depending on the size and amenities included.
- Would make it farther to walk for Sportsplex users who currently park in the east lot.
Now that you have some of the background to this issue we asked all Community Residences to fill out a Questionnaire that was made available for 6 months, that was compiled by our Community Member Jack Lucas, so we can gauge the Communities feeling about Renovation Verses New and to see if we can get a consensus of how the majority of the Community wants to proceed. You can view the results here.
On behalf of MPCA I would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to read this as well as doing the survey, so we know where to guide the CA in the coming years.
Yours,
Murray Anderson,
Past President and Hall Director
