This place is a Mom's Dream. Indoor playground, crazy awesome pool and swirl pool, great drop ins on weekends and, when the weather holds, amazing playground outdoors. The indoor playground is for toddlers really, but is very cool for them and so needed on crappy days. The drop.im has plenty of toys, little tykes structures, bikes, etc. Probably a little intense for younger ones. The pool has a slide for littles, a super shallow pool, swirl pool that's awesome with floats AND a giant dump bucket. So awesome. The staff is awesome, facility is super clean, and I'm just such a super fan. read more

This is definitely a pretty awesome community center. It has everything inside from weight lifting to basketball court and swimming pool. I would say inside is decently clean other than the washroom. Looks like they need someone to attend to the washroom. It is a very big complex with two floors. Awesome that it has AC inside. Great for escaping the hot weather. Best of all there are plenty of free parking outside. read more

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I just called Edmonds Community Centre to inquire about why I have not received credit for a class wherein my instructor did not show up. I expressed to the lady over the phone that the credit was not added to my account but she said she I needed to wait. However, when I expressed to the lady at the front desk today, November 13, that this credit was supposed to be given 3 weeks ago on October 23, 2023, she rushed to the end the conversation and hung up on me. I understand it was a holiday but maybe don't pick up the phone if you're just going to refuse me service? read more

Front desk staff is really rude, not aware of special needs and honestly made fun of my son with challenges. So so disappointed

I arrived here on Sunday to do my leg day workout. Let me tell you, in terms of the center, I am happy they renovated this place. It used to be this tiny place with barely any representation for Southeast Burnaby. However, this new building has definitely brought back life for the area. In the gym, there are at least 30 treadmills, 2 bench presses, 4 squat racks, free weights and a variety of machines. This is a greater gym then most of the gyms in the Burnaby recreation centers. + half a star for the returnable quarter lockers. The other places do not have them. read more

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Shelley from the front desk is the worst. I have never met anyone like her. She was very mean and not helpful. So arrogant! they should fire her read more

This is my 2nd review of Edmonds Community Centre. Somehow, My 1st review has it's own listing and is not grouped with all the other "Edmonds Community Centre" reviews, and Yelp keeps suggesting I review Edmonds Community Centre as though I haven't already done so. That said, My 1st review could use an update as times have changed, so I'll kill two birds with one stone; end the suggestions I review this place, and update my previous review. Edmonds is an extremely well equipped, large facility with a great aquatic centre, nice gym, lots of programs, and friendly staff. The building is only a few years old and so most everything is newish and clean and functions. It is centrally located and has ample parking both street side and underground. When it opened it was certainly among the best places to go work out. a huge field for running, a pool to swim laps, and a great weight room. Seems everybody thought the same thing, though, and now it's routinely packed. It appears as though everyone from Bonsor didn't hesitate to move right over once Edmonds' new digs was discovered, and the opening of Trevor Linden's ultra-affordable Club 16 did essentially nothing to ease the influx. Despite being so large and well equipped, you can never the less expect lengthy waits for benches, treadmills, et cetera. Be prepared to bump knees with other patrons in the hot tub, pool and sauna. Even just getting in, they have a system in place where a staff member needs to physically scan your card and place the admittance bracelet on your wrist prior to entry. They could really take a page out of Hillcrest's playbook to streamline that process, as spending 10 minutes in line needlessly is never fun. All that said, I can only dock one star from my previous review. The high volume of people speaks truly to how desperately this area was in need of this facility, and as nice as it is I wouldn't blame anyone for ever going there. For me, however, it's back to Bonsor; now that Edmonds has caught on, by comparison Bonsor feels like you have the place to yourself. read more

Brand new facilities, although a little small (steam room, sauna, hot tub) this is a gorgeous new pool. Lots of fun for little ones with the lazy river and shallow pools, and plenty of lap lanes open for adults. I really enjoyed all the deck chairs for snoozing near the hot tub. Parking can be a bit difficult as we usually see all the underground parking is full before driving around the surrounding streets to find somewhere to park. read more

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Great community centre! I dont really like to commit to a gym membership, community centre's a great and affordable. My first time here since it opened maybe couple years ago. Nice and clean, new, and friendly staff. Im training for a marathon and when it snows in the lower mainland its hard too run outside. I came in originally as a drop in to use the treadmills, but I was convinced to sign up for 10 drop in days. For $60 you cant go wrong. You have access to all Burnaby community centres, pool, saunas, weight rooms, exercise classes, and so much more. Free parking, .25 locker, (warning some lockers dont work I lost a quarter ), weight room has plenty of machines and weights. I often hate going to the gym being surrounded by people who all look like bodybuilders or supermodels. Not here, a lot of seniors and normal people just wanting to workout. I loved it. Overall, it provided me with what I needed and more. Hours are great too. Currently the pool in under maintenance, they are recommending you visit Bonsor until its up and running. read more

This community centre is a hub for physical and intellectual endeavours with the library, fitness areas and pool. The fitness center is spacious and has lots of free weights. The pool is brings Watermania to the residents of Burnaby. I put a deduction for the lockers because they all require a quarter, which means that you will have to pay and carry a key around. I really do not want to pin or carry a key on my swimsuit. read more

Friendly, helpful desk staff. The weight room is clean and plenty of machines with good variety - weight machines and kettlebells, cardio equipment (treadmill, stationary bikes-upright and recumbent, rowing machine, elliptical, step climbing). Free weights area has free weights, Bosu, Swiss balance balls, weighted medicine balls, foam rollers, balance boards, mats, you get the idea. Tried the different fitness classes. I only enjoyed a couple of them -- the instructor makes all the difference in whether the class will be fun as well as challenging. Same goes for the aqua aerobics classes. read more

Swimming Pool review 25m length of cold swimming pool 15m length of warm swimming pool kids area flowing pool 2 slides Jacuzzi dry sauna steam sauna Good! less chlorine kids can get into Jacuzzi and sauna early morning pool is very warm Aqua fitness do at two area (shallow and deep), you can chose either one. BAD! dirty floor inside changing room(Family room) Aqua fitness time is very noisy kids $3 Adult $6 Swimming lesson They will mix up two level in one group. fast swimmer have to swim with slow swimmer. baby swimming lesson looks fun read more

Worst designed changing rooms ever for a newer pool serving a fast growing community!! Men's changing is TINY! The guys are cheek to cheek in a U shaped area! Universal Change room is open to anyone wants peer in. The shower rooms here are tiny and the shower water flows out of the shower section into the 'changing' section where is supposed to be dry!! It's plain bad, bad design. The pool area is great though! Kids have to be 8 in order to swim alone. The main entrance, hallway to the rec center is wide and open! Some of this space should have been allocated to the pool changing areas.... read more

I like the pool here. The gym is alright, would like more standards held of people putting weights away. As for the change rooms for the pool, would love to have the plastic flooring so yo don't have to stand on the gross floor. read more

Edmonds! We love you! This community centre has honestly ruined all others for me. It is simply a beautiful facility. It is exceptionally clean, new bright, and well maintained. The staff are knowledgable, helpful, and seem super enthusiastic about their work (excepting a few questionable interactions with the front desk staff). There is a ton of programming and initiatives for community involvement. The pool is what we mainly use the centre for and it is beautiful. It's so bright and fun and there are many features for my toddler to enjoy including a lazy river and a play structure in the shallow end. Downsides to the pool: the giant bucket that dumps water on your head every 5 minutes. What is UP with that?? Who decided that was fun? It terrifies my son and frankly it stresses me out. The other downside is that many people use the spray areas of the kids pool as a massage opportunity which causes water to spray in all directions including the children's faces and eyes. Some life guards address this and others don't. Total crap shoot. We recently began attending a toddler dance class at Edmonds and are LOVING it! Lisa is a kick-ass instructor who genuinely cares about the children and their learning through movement. My son has absolutely blossomed in this class. We also use the indoor and outdoor playgrounds, the cafe, the Saturday play gym, and honestly sometimes we just cruise through the centre because it's a nice environment. read more

Brand new community center that opened up less than 5 years ago. I have a lot of friends in the Burnaby area and this is close to the station, however, was disappointed with the programs offered and the specific program that I took. The center itself looks really nice and shiny. Modern and clean. I used to come here for some of the aqua programs earlier, however, they cancelled one program, replaced another and switched instructors which was horrible. I thought that it was just that one area. The public swim times have changed which makes it inaccessible for the working class in general. I did do the gym drop in which was the only redeemable program here. There was enough equipment and I was able to get a mini circuit in while the billing was being sorted out at my regular gym. General front desk staff has always been helpful. read more

A great place to be for young families on cold rainy days. There you can find: - small indoor toddler playground (only big enough for up to 5 kids). - indoor swimming pool with slides and spray features. - open gym for kids with random toys (once or twice a week only) read more

Well more evidence of a good thing gone bad. Been going to aquasizes here since 2014 but been away for about a year to come back to a total changed program. It's been widely known that the management sucks at this pool and I see why. All the good instructors have been leaving since 2014. The adult aquasize classes have been reduced in frequency. The pool was a shambles the 3 days I attended this week. I was annoyed when no evening classes are being held on Tuesday or Thursdays anymore and no deep on Wed. Thankfully the 2 instructors I did attend classes were awesome. A glimmer of hope. read more

Great, modern pool with a gigantic water slide. The men's changing rooms are terrible though - tiny, postage stamp sized change area with floors covered in dirt, hair, grease and spit. Not sure how often they clean it. Change at home if you can, or use the washrooms in the lobby. read more

The best indoor pool in Burnaby. Incredibly massive and a lot of life guards. Very attentive life guards. Front staff (older white lady) wasn't very interactive and jolly for a kid environment facility though but everyone's got a rough day sometimes. Family change room is perfect, some rooms have the toddler/baby seat with seat belt for when dad and mom showers, all in one changing room. Spacious. Love this place and my kids enjoyed it. Make sure your kids are at least wearing slippers though even by the pool. There's also a jacuzzi far back corner (a bit cramped), huge slide, and lap pool. Great facility to come for ALL ages. Even has waiting area inside the pool at the cost (you can't swim) while your older kid goes and play by themselves inside the pool). Lots of life jackets available and floaters. Easy in and easy out. It's all what parents want ultimately and have a seamless experience and not too expensive. read more

Nice new building. Lots to do. From games room to pool. Outside splash pad. This place has it all. Very nice. Also a L.E.E.D.S Building so very energy-efficient. Very forward thinking and green. I love it. read more

Amazing pool to swim at, has lost of great features but it would be nice if they'd had a loonie swim in the morning around 8 to 10 because I know lots of friends that would go if there's was one in the morning. read more

I have been going to this community center since it opened in 2013. Its nice to enjoy a facility that is new and modern. Like most community centers in the lower mainland, Edmonds has many programs and activities for almost everyone of all ages. We ( the residents of BC) are lucky to have many facilities like this, so very affordable and always close-by. I do have issue with a few things i noticed here. 1) on the second level, there is a common area where people can look down onto the lobby below. its where the vending machine and drinking fountain are located. The height of the fence at the edge of the floor is quite low. seems very unsafe and perhaps irresponsible at about 3 feet high. (just above my waist level) Especially since this area is across from the rooms used for kids and seniors activities. 2) i have to agree with Nathan I...the change rooms for the pool are way too small and offer very little privacy. if there are 5-6 people changing all at once....its reached maximum capacity for the area. And the entrance is too open. as soon one turns a corner, just a few feet off the common hallway (and not far from the womens area), you are right in the area where the lockers are and the males are changing. Its was a bit of a shock for the first visit. The drainage is poor in this changing area. -To avoid the pooling water, some are opting to stand on the benches to change. Thusly, becoming fully exposed to all around the area. Very uncomfortable, especially for the younger ones. I recommend bringing slippers or a mat to stand on. I will next time for sure! I did however, pack my bathrobe, so i did get a bit of privacy. 3) coffee /snack shop closed on a Saturday at about 2pm? not sure if thats a regular occurrence. read more

I recently started coming here regularly as it is close to my new job, so it's easy to stop on the way home from work. It's a great facility, with a large and very well-equipped gym that is usually not too busy. Needs more room for floor work though- the only space is by the front doors and it's pretty small compared to amount of people the gym can hold. Gets crowded with more than a handful of mats. Very nice pool, good jacuzzi except I wish it had better jets like at Eileen Dailly- which is probably the best public hot tub in the lower mainland. I like that the pool here at Edmonds has a large supply of training tools like hand paddles. Beware that on Wednesday nights it is $1.00 swim- PACKED and nigh impossible to get a spot in the jacuzzi or do any serious lengths. Nice staff, most clientele seems pretty friendly and a good range of different types of people- no need to feel intimidated by steroid monkeys here! My one complaint has been mentioned by others on Yelp- the men's changing room is WAY too small and cramped. Even adding a small tiered bench in the middle of the seating area would allow more room to change and put your gear down- it's always a total hassle. Whoever designed this space had NO idea what they were doing. But that's my only gripe- good place to go for sure. Lots of other areas like basketball courts etc if that's your thing. Free underground parking (if you can find a spot) and lots of free street parking also. And I'm looking forward to summer when all those huge windows will let the sun stream in! read more

Hit the squat rack, relax in the hot tub, bring the family and enjoy the lazy river, don't even get me started on the water slide. This place has it all! This place is what a community centre should be, a centre for the community! My family and I bought B active passes, a little pricy, but what a fantastic lifestyle! A dip in the pool is just the way to start a Saturday. read more

I started swimming here in September. It is a beautiful new pool and active centre, with lots to do. It is lovely to soak in the hot tub and look at the big trees outside. On Thanksgiving Monday, I did a Gentle Fit class led by Janice. It was mainly ladies being active and doing dance moves to Broadway tunes. At the end, we were doing stretches and Stevie Wonder's song "I just called to say I love you" was playing. EVERYONE sang the chorus. It was just great! read more

Went there last week and I was impressed by the fact that it was clean and cheap at the same time. The slides were fantastic until someone vomited. Good thing they work fast and cleaned it in no time. read more

I am a regular patron of the Edmonds Community Center and am very pleased with the programs that are offered. However, the front desk staff is not very welcoming and have an abrupt and unprofessional phone manner. Many times when I called I have been put on hold for long periods of time. When I politely asked not to be put on hold after calling numerous times I got a non apologetic we are busy answer. Today I called to ask if a program was being held only to be put on hold yet again. After waiting for over 15 minutes I hung up and dialed to be put on hold for another 15 minutes. As my question required a yes or no answer I hung up and dialed again, but was abruptly cut off without getting a chance to speak. I also work at the front desk and understand that it can get busy, but there is no excuse for this kind of unfriendly and unprofessional attitude. read more

Need better & more accessable change room ( it is a senior center after all ). Change rooms for extra needs persons much like Eileen daily pool .The room in the life guard office area awesome . Nice water temp.in the pool. No sloping gradual entry for a wheel chair assists. .A terrible thing to forget Good swim was had by all read more

Facility is very new. This place seems to be a perfect place for Everyone. I will drop by for work outs every day , and every day of the week the gym downstairs is being used for something else, from families with kids riding their little bikes (sheltering them from rain) to seniors doing work outs for them, to table tennis, badminton, basketball for the youth, indoor soccer for the kids. Lots of space and room for other stuff, like dance classes and music classes. I mainly use the gym. Very nice equipment, for a place that is a community centre, it pretty much has everything you want in a gym. Keep in mind this is a "community centre" gym so it does get packed very quickly. And because it's a community centre gym, there are some creepers thought which is annoying, since all they do is checking you out like wtf man. Yea I know I'm doing athlean x but still. Had to chance to go as early as 7 am and I thought it was quite busy. The men's change room is way to small. Walked in only to see a but naked guy because of the limited space . My mind is Poisoned for life . Overall it's a nice place and clean place. read more