Allan & Jean Millar Centre - Whitecourt, Alberta

deepak kumar

Beautiful place, with best equipment, best staff. Swimming pool just got renovated and so much fun for kids and adults, with a cool hot tub and sauna. Love the kids playground. Huge parking, never problem to park. Everything is like the highest standard. Love it.

Bronson Masse

We planned this days adventure 2 months in advance. We live way out in the country and days like this are few and far between.

We spent 2 hours exploring the go active play room, and enjoyed some time in the basketball court. Running around, it was great. The front desk staff was kind.

Then we went to spend some time in the pool as a family. 1 Male, 1 Female and our Son who is 6. When we arrived the pools were slow, a few gentleman swimming lanes and a couple in the hot tub.

Immediately we put him in a life jacket, getting into the pool ALL together. The first life guard was great trying to turn water features on for him to explore.

After first switch, promptly the second life guard came up to ask our boys age. She proceeded to tell us we must be within arms length.. he was 5 yards away from both of us at the time, we were watching him in the shallow end find pool toys. Calmly we obliged and carried on trying to enjoy ourselves. He was in and out of the pool as kids do. Quickly he turned his attention to the floating islands, he made an attempt leap onto one and she addressed us again. This time, fair, don’t jump on the toys.

Carrying on the second and third life guard continued to address us and talked about us(point and such).

As we were helping him to cautiously get onto the floating island from the pools edge. The third lifeguard addressed us. We inquired “even with us here to keep him safe” she proceeded to advise the kids cannot use the floaties for entry or exit of the pools edge.

The remainder of our time there the lifeguards were standing over us the entire time. We could not have a family time together because we were being watched and seemingly judged.

Our 6 year old broke out in tears because he felt like he “kept getting in trouble”. He explores many pools in Edmonton with his mom and he knows the general rules of a pool.

Our time there was so uncomfortable we left early. Before leaving a group of kids showed up for organized swimming.

Once I was dressed. I went back to observe the nature of the lifeguards with the group kids there and us being gone. The life guards were busy scrubbing the deck floor. The place was now packed. The entire time we were there they hovered within 10 yards of us AT ALL TIMES. Yet a pool full of 12+ kids with little to no parent supervision, they decided that’s the time to scrub.

This was the most prejudiced experience I have ever experienced.

Likely won’t return

cynthia gibbins

I made the choice to start getting healthy. I signed up for weekly training with Shannon. I have zero regrets. I have already learnt so much, she pushes me to do my best. Every week i keep improving. I would recommend 1000 times over.

Bernardita Bardilas

This program (Adaptive Fitness) helps a lot to the individual that I am supporting especially that her goal is to lose weight and to be healthy. The trainor's Shannon and Ryan are really great.

Cris Wright

The adaptive fitness class is an easy to follow class that our clients with disabilities greatly enjoy
The instructor is amazing and makes it fun

Linda Martens

Usually a very great, clean pool and friendly staff!
Had an incident where I just paid to go for a swim with my child and had been told by others enjoying the pool that it was being shut down due to an accident.
That accident had already occurred long before I paid to enter. The front desk said nothing to me before paying. They were apparently not able to process a refund but could only give a family card.
I do not live anywhere close to Whitecourt as I was visiting. So that was a bit frustrating.

Nolan Dyck

The centre has a small jungle gym inside great for small kids! We’ve stopped here several times and let our kids run around. The cost is affordable for a quick stop. Staff have been very friendly.

S Clarke

Personal and partner training with Shannon has been great. Seeing significant results is a positive motivator! Thanks Shannon!