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

Today I went to the brand new gym inside the Minoru Centre for Active Living. Everything is brand new 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. read more

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Nice new facility. Finally. Decided to check it out, and was told I can't wear my pool flip flops. Public swimming pool floors (around the pool and sauna) are well known places to transmit fungal and HPV infections (foot fungus and plantar warts). Was waiting to use the cold shower directly outside the sauna area and witnessed the gentleman blowing his nose directly in front of everyone. Right to the floor that were expected to walk on in our bare feet! Especially during a global pandemic. Cmon guys - this is basic health stuff to grasp. Also, the pool level is on a slant. Wet floors and it's a hill! I wonder if it's just a matter of time before someone slips and cracks their head open. read more

The parent viewing area is situated in the corner and can hold perhaps 10 people. It is impossible to see 2/3 of the swimming site. When this safety issue was raised, removal from the premises was threatened. To entrust a child's safety to strangers is dictatorship. This design is ignorant and unethical. read more

My son started at the bottom and worked his way through all the beginner levels, sea turtle to sunfish. Sea turtle at watermania was great. The other levels at Minoru were poorly executed. There was 1 good teacher, a couple average, and some that clearly didn't enjoy working with young kids. The main cause for concern was the turnover of instructors. Other than the first class at watermania, the subsequent classes at minuru failed to have the same instructor for all 10 classes. Time was wasted, lesson planning continuity suffered and the student progression was poor. Instructor commitment was lackluster. His last level had 1 teacher for 6 students, this combined with unorganized lessons from ever-rotating instructors left little time for student improvement. read more

Minoru Aquatic Centre is located in a convenient central location but the aging facility and equipment means that it is a less than ideal place for recreational swimming. In the evenings, it's often overcrowded with children and parents attending their lessons. On weekends, it's virtually empty except for older asian men. The water in the training warm water pool feels unclean. I think some of the kids probably urinate in there. The water in the whirlpools also doesn't feel right. I sometimes feel itchy after. read more

Today I went with two kids to Minoru Acq Center. My kids so much like swimming and enjoys playing with water. I did payment. Entered to swimming pool and kids started to enjoy. Suddenly one staff member entered and asked to stop and we have to quite. When asked reason, she informed that swimming pool close for class. I don't care, why you informing now not when I did payment. She suggested to go other part of building where have pools. When we entered this area, the was pool and whirlpool and all occupied buy adults which is not good for hygienically. Its obvious the aqua centre obviously enters the pocket of people and try to get they money. I estimate poor of centre of quality of centre. I planned to spend my time in swimming pool where they screwed it. Staff not professional and not following hygienic. I don't advice to anyone to go the Minoru Acq Centre. Non professional and non-responsible members read more

This place is not clean. The sauna is extremely dirty, there's things growing inside of it. Not going back.

I've taken my son for lessons at watermania and steveston pool and Minoru is by far the worst in many ways: the way it is set up makes it extremely crowded, it is very dirty, the changerooms are cramped and people bring strollers which make it worse. Every lesson transition is like hoards of cattle shuffled in and out of a very tight entrance. The viewing area is small and crowded. The instructor wasn't bad though but the facility needs major renovations. read more

There are many swimming lessons available for kids and the instructors were all great young adults. There are 3 pools and one is more for lap swimming tho sometimes it is opened partially during certain times and they have a little kiddie pool which is warmer and not very deep. Great place to take a swim. It's not freezing water like some places I know of on triangle road. read more

Iove this pool. All my daughters skipped three levels and finished their levels mostly in minoru within one year. The instructors are great. When minoru was shut down for maintenance, my daughters need to go to watermania. They even saw a couple instructors, who taught my daughters in minoru before, working in watermania. As it turns out, they all works for city of richmond. So they all works in both pools. Water is really clean. The pool is really old but everytime when i was there, there are always lifeguard cleaning. They are very nice. And i always either goes to the gym or goes for a swim when waiting for my daughters to finish lessons. read more