First day the Rec Plex pool was opened

It was called the Rec Plex then. I was 5 years old, my sister was 4 and my brother was 6. My mom and my Auntie Ev (family friend) took us to the pool. It was exciting to swim there. I had my swimming lessons at that pool. When the title changed to the Leisure Centre it took my kids there. They also took their swimming lessons at that pool. I gave yearend parties at the Leisure Centre before it closed for the AMA School Safety Patrollers. Many fond memories of the Johnny MacDonald arena. My first concert was Street Heart. I was 13 I think. I went by myself. Saw many concerts there.

Old Timers Hockey game.

Back in ‘97 or ‘98 my dad took me to an old timers hockey game, held in the leisure centre. we got to watch Lanny MacDonald, Guy Lafluer, and Rocket Richard play a game against local firefighters. The man sitting beside my dad and I (I was 3 years old) won a raffle to go into the locker room and meet the players. The man turned to my Dad and saw me, and offered to give us the raffle tickets. I got to meet so many of my heroes, and I even managed to ask Richard why he was wearing…

My childhood

From almost drowning my first time in the deep part of the shallow end, to Friday nights spent at the pool with girlfriends, twilight swims to taking my oldest two for their first pool experiences at weeks old. Leisure Center was a central part of my childhood and teen years. I even met my first love there, once upon a time :)thank you for the memories!

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