Canada: Community Recreation Centres — Another Reason Canada is Better

In Canada, the norm is to have a community recreation centre, usually with a pool, an arena and a curling rink.

In the parts of the US where we have lived, community pools are almost unheard of. Private fitness clubs are the only places with pools, other than private homes.

This explains why my seven year-old still can’t swim.

While in Victoria, we have been able to enjoy

• Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre
• Saanich Commonwealth Pool
• Recreation Oak Bay
• Esquimalt Recreation Centre

All of these locations have VERY reasonably priced swim sessions, as well as public lessons and swim teams.

And in Massachusetts and California? Well, I think that if you are privileged enough to live in Sudbury, MA or Palo Alto, CA, you might have access to a public pool.

Oh yeah, how’s that Protestant Work Ethic thing working out for you?

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