A real community sport centre. It has everything you need within 2 km radius pool , gym, rinks,…read moreplayground multi purpose fields. The library

Today I went to the brand new gym inside the Minoru Centre for Active Living. Everything is brand…read morenew and staff was really helpful. The yearly pass cost $527 which includes the pool but too bad the new pool is not open until later. However, this pass does allow you to use other fitness facilities in other community centers. The gym is open from 7am to 9 pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 5pm on weekends. I wish the hours are longer but I think they will once the pool is open.

Poor communication, no way to contact instructor, if you want to contact propel it's only by…read moremessaging and takes more than 2 days. We booked our first lesson after pandemic for my daughters on that snow storm day, Vancouver traffic was a mass, the road to that Port Coquitlam pool was unreachable, there's a narrow curvy and very steep road leading to that pool, and cars and trucks are sliding down hill. Propel must known that since it's their location, but there was NO way to contact Propel or the instructor throughout the day. When they finally get back to me many days later they said they're just a platform, so they don't care about anything, students and instructor safety are not their concern, as long as they're getting their share of the fee. Very disappointed, my first time and last time.

I signed up my young son to do swim lesson with Propel and just after one class, my son is already…read moreloving it and I can already tell it will be well worth it. Having to have my son enrolled in community group swim lesson before, we tried twice, the progress just was not there. The instructor has too big of a group to attend to and it was difficult for young kids to truly learn/progress in their swim. Even before the lesson started, the email communication received with all the instruction and direction was very well written. The instructor was prompt to start the lesson and was very attentive to the needs of those who are learning. (I showed up early with my son so I was observing the person prior to my son's lesson). My son is already asking when he will go back to swim lesson again, now thAt is truly a positive sign that my son enjoyed it n wants to be back! We are signing up for more lessons!

I'm not convinced Aquaventures is worth what they charge (4x the cost of community pools' lessons)…read more After many years of lessons at the community pools, my kid was just not getting the hang of crawl with proper breathing. Her school classmates' parents recommended Aquaventures or Atlantis, as they are much more hands-on, so we sucked up the cost and signed her up for Aquaventures. We have liked that the instructors actually touch and manipulate the kids' arms and legs to help them learn -- there's more focus on proper technique. (The community centre approach at her age is to have them jump in and struggle through it -- the instructor often isn't even in the pool with them.) The teachers for the two sets we've done have also seemed good, and my kid has improved, although not in leaps and bounds. Otherwise I don't feel we're getting our money's worth. The pool and facilities are cramped and old (though this may change with a new facility they're building). It's a small pool, and with 5 or 6 classes for all ages going on at once, it's pandemonium. There's no way for the kids to build endurance or swim for more than 5-10 m at a stretch. They also have to close the pool fairly often, on a moment's notice, for issues with filtration, etc. (This has happened twice now, in 13 weeks of classes. You get a refund but your kid loses the instruction / consistency.) The dressing rooms and seating area are all dumpy and crowded. There are not enough chairs for all the parents and grandparents that turn up. There is free parking but the parking lot is generally full. And for all the extra money, the kids don't get any more time with the instructor that at the community centres. Lessons are only 2/3 the length of those at the community centres (30 min, instead of 45) and there are still 4 kids in each class (vs 6). That works out to 7.5 minutes of instructor attention per kid at both. Honestly the only difference is that the attention at Aquaventures is more hands-on. (For babies, there is no difference whatsoever in what you get at the community centres and Aquaventures. And many of the community pools have warm toddler pools. The only difference is the cost.) Registration is not great, but it is better than the community centres. At least those currently in lessons get priority and their servers don't get slammed at 9:00:01 on registration day. Overall: Good, hands-on teaching with a focus on technique. But overpriced.

I barely have time to shower in my life but I felt compelled to take a moment to write this review…read more My son who is 4 just did his first aquaventures class series. 5 days each week for 2 weeks. I want to say that his instructor Sandra was FANTASTIC. She is just so great with kids- gently brushing their hair out of their eyes when they come up from getting their faces wet, adjusting their little goggles, and taking the time to praise them each time they completed a game. My son needs a little bit of encouragement out of his comfort zone in the water, and I feel like she was the first person to achieve that with him. Even on his off days, she somehow got him in the pool! I should also say she was incredibly patient with the kids too when they had trouble listening. My kid went from not being able to get his face wet, to jumping from a platform into the water in 2 weeks!! He is constantly talking about swimming. The registration process was a bit confusing to navigate at first but we figured it out. Facilities were a bit run down but it didn't bother us and they have a new location opening up next year! Hands down, I would recommend this program and Sandra in particular. I feel like my son has developed in leaps and bounds and we have signed up for fall classes even though they are soooo expensive. I pay what it takes because to me, learning to swim is life and death so it's worth the money to have these people teach your kid to swim. 5 stars for sure.

Maple Grove Pool (in Maple Grove Park) has been around since my mom was a little girl. She used to…read moreswim here and would bring us here too. There are grassy knolls for towel laying and it's all fenced in so you don't need to worry about children running off into the busy traffic of SW Marine Drive. If I remember correctly there is the quintessential ice cream cart out during the summer.

Maple Grove pool is way further for us than dear, departed Mount Pleasant used to be, but it's…read moreworth the trip on a warm sunny day. A great, lagoon style pool, perfect for younger kids. Just over a metre deep at most, it's not a place for swimming laps, but with plenty of it shallow enough for a toddler to wade, it suited our family just right. It also has plenty of grassy banks for laying out in the sun and a playground just next door for when the kids start to get wrinkly.

My YMCA is the Robert Lee YMCA downtown, so perhaps I'm a bit spoiled--the Robert Lee YMCA, which…read morewas renovated in 2010, is gorgeous -- spacious, lots of light, and nice decor. However, the Langara YMCA is just gross. A couple of months ago, I tried out the Langara YMCA, and the atmosphere was just ugh--dark and ugly, like that of a run down community center. To get to the change room, you must go down a long, narrow hallway with grey walls. The lockers are old and battered, and not very practical. The Robert Lee YMCA has lockers of various shapes and sizes--full sized lockers, half lockers, wider lockers--to accommodate your belongings (large or multiple bags, just a jacket, etc), but the Langara YMCA only has full height, very narrow lockers, making it difficult to squeeze all your stuff in, and wasting space since the number of lockers is limited to wall space, of which there is not much. (I have no idea what people do during busy periods--there just weren't a lot of lockers, and unlike the Robert Lee YMCA, there weren't extra lockers outside of the change room.) The benches in the change room were impractical too--very narrow so it was not comfortable to sit on or place anything on them, and they were placed too close to the lockers, making it a tight squeeze to get your items out of your lockers, while leaving a lot of wasted space in the change room. There only appeared to be one main exercise floor, where all the machines were, making it feel very crowded. (The Robert Lee YMCA has one main exercise floor, split into two areas, as well as another small area on another level with more machines, so that it doesn't feel too crowded.) And the room was dark and ugh. I really didn't like the place, and it's unlikely that I'll ever go back. It really doesn't compare to the Robert Lee YMCA. [Yelp collections: Fitness]

I have been a member here for a few years now but I am cancelling my membership because it's…read moregetting so bad. It's very run down, very dirty, and very crowded from 5pm until closing when people finish work. It would be ok if people attending were respectful of others workouts but they hog the machines/ work out space, they drop weights on the floor and leave them rolling around, they don't clean up after themselves or wipe down the machines. It's ver frustrating to work out there. The staff is not attentive and lets things get dirty, it seems they are mostly there to hang out with their friends. The locker rooms used to be well maintained by 2 ladies but since changing cleaning companies it's always messy and there are always dirty paper towels in the lockers. In the ladies locker rooms people are very loud and have no concept of personal space.... including when they are not clothed which can be very uncomfortable. You will also find people using the blow dryers to dry things other than the hair on their heads... Every year my membership cost increases by $1.00. I am now paying $56.00. It's getting to be too much to pay for feeling frustrated and pretty grossed out. I will be joining another gym ASAP.

Killarney Community Centre is located at 6260 Killarney Street. Vancouver, BC…read moreJust some update pictures over the FIFA FACILITY field at June 21,2026.

Nice newish community centre in the Killarney area. This review is for the ice rink. This place…read morealso has a gym and pool. Parking is plentiful in the large lot next to the building. Staff are friendly and helpful. The ice rink here has drop in public sessions. Rentals are available for a few bucks. The rink itself is pretty nice.