When the current Vancouver Jewish Community Center opened in Oakridge in 1962, the local community numbered approximately 8,000. Today, Vancouver’s Jewish community is the third largest in Canada and nearly twice as large as it was then: about 14,000 people. But the JCCGV is used by more than just Jews, with some 40,000 regular visitors. As a result, the campus is undergoing one of the most expensive renovations for a Jewish construction project Canada has ever seen. With two phases totaling $450 million over 10 years, the new site, called JWest, will eventually be home to 20 Jewish agencies, a...