Great facility to work out in. Safe and friendly, clean. Great selection of programs.read more

Came to the Castle Downs Spray Park today as part of my Yelp quest to find the best of the best…read morespray and splash parks in and around Edmonton. Castle Downs comes in at a strong 4 out of 5 stars. Today was a jam packed Sunday afternoon with so very many options including multiple playgrounds, giant gazebo, skatepark, 2 food trucks - ice cream and a Poutine/burger/fry truck, and the city of Edmonton Green Shack peeps. The Spray park had several zones including a musical piano, spray cannons, and loops of water you can run through. PROS Multiple water and playground zones -something for everyone Washrooms Food trucks Green shacks Huge grass fields/hills surrounding park Ample parking lot City of Edmonton Staff Rubber ground for majority of spray park and playground Lots of swings CONS Too big! So big that it was easy to lose track of my toddler even while playing with him on the playground and in the spray park Zones are not fenced in so if you lose track of your child, they could go missing quickly or wander to the parking lot/road. Close proximity of townhomes attached to the backing grass, again not fenced off, would also make it easy for a child to wander to a residential area. Some people may be thinking, hey watch you kid(s) and yes BUT if you are here with several children (especially toddlers) we all know how fast one can run off while attending to another child. The water cannons shoot water hard enough to nearly knock my toddler off his feet - good for BIG kids but not so great for my toddler and kindergartner Lack of shade - lots of people set their chairs up against the washroom building to try and find shade Very few benches/picnic tables In summary, Castle Downs park has loads of amenities and lots of space but so much so that it felt overwhelming at times and difficult to keep track of little ones. If you have a big kid that doesn't require sight and sound supervision, this may be the park for you! But if you're like me with a toddler and little kid, this park was a little too much for us coupled with a lack of shade or fenced in areas resulting in a solid 4 out of 5 stars. PS - If you are planning on coming here with little ones under 5 - I'd recommend a 1:1 ratio of supervision to toddlers :-)

I enrolled my kids in Taekwondo Oussoud and unfortunately had a disappointing experience. One day…read morethere was a simple misunderstanding between me and their coach regarding the class timing. Instead of communicating professionally or trying to resolve the issue, they decided to withdraw my kids from the program immediately. This reaction showed a lack of professionalism and poor management. A sports program working with children should value communication, patience, and respect -- unfortunately, that was not my experience with them. I hope they improve their approach in the future.

Three of my children attended Taekwondo Oussoud in Quebec City under Ahmed's guidance. The results…read morewere excellent. Ahmed is very trustworthy and is simply excellent.

Went to see Alex Cuba (CANADIAN!!). Nice venue, cozy and comfy seats. Nice to park somewhere you're…read morenot taking your life in you hands. Saw Liaila Biali last Feb. I'll definitely be back.

we enjoyed it immensely such a nice theatre. so easy to access so clean an friendlyread more

Sonia or whatever sucks I was a very loyal student for a year or more but once my grandma died I…read morestopped going and I went to pick up my items I left in my locker there a month or two and turns out they broke my lock and gave all of my stuff away or took it for themselves that my grandparents bought for me That cost a lot of money as anyone knows horse riding items are not cheap No call no contact They never tried to contact me about it She's rude and mean do not recommend plus she does not take care of her horses she gets little kids to do it

Our group would not recommend this petting zoo for a private function!!…read moreShow up late, do not call and RUDE!! Agreement was for Bunnies and Chicks for our Spring Party, the animals brought where 30 days old chickens, and full grown rabbits that stayed in a cage. No instruction to children as to how to handle animals, we ended up with a group of girls, crying and scared!! Not a pleasant experience at all. And we were told the owner/employees of Horse Sence Training and Petting Zoo, that we were an inconvenience to them!! Advising that the mobile zoo is not an option I would recommend!!

Dance camps anyone? We were lucky to get to try out 2 different camps put on by dance co. One last…read moresummer which was a mermaid theme and over the spring break this year as well. You can really see the instructors enjoy what they were doing. My little can be a bit shy and it was so cool to see her open up and start moving and grooving with the others. A big part of my rating is also based on how well the pivoted during the changes in protocols ect. We always felt well informed and were given tons of options. They do offer a ton of competitive and recreational dancing as well which we are excited to try in the fall, but I definitely can recommend the summer camps. So fun for the kids!

REVIEW UPDATE So we…read moreare now in our 2nd year at Dance Co. and could not be any happier! My daughter did 2 full year long classes last year, attended the summer camp including a pizza party and sleepover, and now both my daughter and son are enrolled again in year long classes. Our experiences at Dance Co have been phenomenal! The quality of instruction and teachers has been top notch, the facility is wonderful, and the staff always friendly and helpful. The only thing I didn't like so much last year was the end of year format for recital time ended up requiring that we purchase tickets to two separate show times and it's through ticket master so you end up paying surcharges on the tickets so they ended up being about $15 each which for a family with grandparents, siblings, and 2 shows to attend ends up being more than a $150. I'm not sure how they could rectify this other than maybe only selling tickets through them and then not having the ticket master surcharge which adds up being close to $40 when you are buying 8 tickets (4 tix for 2 show times). One thing Dance Co. does to help support families with multiple dancers or a dancer that takes a lot of classes, is you pay by the number of hours taught per week. So each subsequent class costs slightly less per hour than the previous class in any given year. And this is the case that swayed me into signing my 3 year old son up for preschool dance this year because his sister is already taking 2 full one hour weekly classes, so why not add on a half hour preschool class on the same night as his big sis? Dance Co. also has a little consignment section which is great for picking up a second hand pair of taps or ballet shoes for your chitlin. They also offer a preschool program that always fills up and looks just marvellous (as I peek through the window). I foresee a long relationship with Dance Co. Two thumbs WAY UP! Oh and don't forget to attend their summer customer appreciation day with a free BBQ, bouncy castle, face painting, trial classes, and draws!

This is a brilliant program! I encourage anyone interested to give it a try, I think the first…read moreclass is free if I am not mistaken. It is such a positive program, the instructors are experts and very professional and the program supports peer-to-peer training and mentorship, and lots of opportunities to expand into different aspects of the program. The St. Albert Dojo is where they hold many classes, clinics, tests and special events. They also run satellite programs in Cardiff and Legal that are excellent for all belt levels and makes it easy access for rural communities. Throughout the pandemic they have seamlessly offered Zoom classes and maintained the students even online. Top notch experience with Desa School of Karate. The class prices are very reasonable too. This business is an asset to the community. Do try it out.

If you want to learn traditional Uechi-Ryu Karate, look no further than Desa School Of Karate. I've…read morebeen a student for almost three years now, and I've enjoyed all of it. The instructors are friendly and supportive, while also being highly skilled. The dojo features many different options for what you can do; there is a workout class, a sparring class, Kobudo (Weapons), summer camps, tournaments, leadership opportunities, social events, and of course the regular classes. There is even a program for 4-5 year-olds called Kickstart. All in all, this is a great school.

St. Albert Gymnastics is located in Ariel Business Park just after you pass the train tracks and…read moreHughes petrol on the south side of the road - it's easy to miss! My kids have been to a couple birthday parties here and we've always enjoyed the atmosphere. This might sound silly but to be rurally honest, we've always signed up for gymnastics at Dynamyx in St. Albert instead because the parking lot here is on such a steep incline that I worry about our safety pulling in and out of it in the Winter. I'm talking San Francisco steep! Also, the parking lots is super small. Otherwise, we've always had great experiences here and the prices are a bit lower than Dynamyx.

I have been enrolling my son in classes for 3 sessions now. The coaches are so great! They really…read moretake the time to get to know their kids and modify the classes for them. I would give them 5 stars, but parking is terrible and I often have to walk a block to two blocks to get there.