təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre

Childminding Service
Receive child care while participating in services at tәmәseẃtxw Aquatic and Community Centre. Children are supervised during unstructured play in the playroom. 
Childminding Fee: $6.00 per hour
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Sea Otter YMCA Child Care Centre
Run by an independent service, this is an early years child care program led by professional Early Childhood Educators. This is not a drop-in service. Families interested in registering their children can learn more at www.gv.ymca.ca/child-care

Days and Times
Monday, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Wednesday, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

If staff are assisting others, there may be a short wait.

What to Expect
Tours may last 10-20 minutes. Focuses on the upper and lower Fitness Centre areas and Cycle Studio.

What You'll See
Fitness equipment and locations
Accessible fitness equipment
Cycle Studio location

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Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™
təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre has achieved a RHF Accessibility Certified Gold rating under the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ program. Achieving a rating score of 84%, the Gold rating affirms the principles of inclusive design and meaningful accessibility that were core aspects of the facility’s planning and detailing. Learn more.

Prix Versailles: 2024 World's Most Beautiful Sport Venue Special Prize for an Interior
Prix Versailles is a series of annual architectural awards recognizing the finest contemporary projects worldwide. təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre is only the second Canadian project to be recognized. It was one of six international projects shortlisted in the Sports category, including the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Paris, the Workers’ Stadium in Beijing, and the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) Facility Excellence Award

Recreational Facilities Association of BC (RFABC) Polar Engineering Climate Action Award

Recreational Facilities Association of BC (RFABC) Bill Woycik Outstanding Facility Award

2024 AIA Canada Society Award of Excellence - Architecture Category

2025 Community Energy Association Climate & Energy Action Award

The indigenous knowledge-keepers included in the naming consultation process asked specifically that the city not anglicize or include a phonetic translation to show respect to the original language and provide active learning.

We acknowledge there will be a period of learning and that it will take time before təməsew̓txʷ becomes part of our everyday vocabulary.

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Rental Spaces Available

• Who will operate the food services space?
  The City is currently exploring options to move forward with operating the food services space. These options includes but are not limited to internal city food services and external vendors. Next steps will come early 2026. If the decision is an external vendor, a formal process for interested parties will be available on our website.
• When will the food services space be operational?
  Many steps need to take place in order to ensure the space best reflect the community needs. The approximate anticipated date is in 2026; however, a more specific time frame is dependent on the course of action decided in the coming months.
• Why is the City asking about food services?
  The City connected in-person in the lobby of təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre in early March 2025. The feedback has helped us understand what the community is hoping to see in the space and the data gathered has help guide decision-making.
• Are there any current food services at təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre?
  The facility currently hosts two vending machines on level 1 by the large gymnasium and two vending machines on level 2 by the universal washrooms. The facility has a dedicated space on the far end of the drop-off zone in front of the building for food trucks, booking through the facility is required. 

• Eight lane 50-metre lap pool
• Diving boards: 1 & 3-metre spring board and 5-metre platform
• Leisure pool with 3 swim lanes, lazy river, various water features, family and adult hot pools (ramp, transfer ledge, or lift), tot zone, and beach entry.
• Steam room and sauna
• Accessible gendered and universal change rooms with access to a motorized adult change table.

• Active rehabilitation and wellness spaces
• Fitness studios for group fitness, and cycle classes
• Expansive fitness centre featuring cardio, weights, stretching, and functional training areas
• Two gymnasiums for multiple sport activities
• Multi-purpose rooms for community recreation programs, meeting spaces, and special events
• Community gathering spaces
• Accessible universal washrooms and accessible change room with motorized adult change table
   

• The facility design and features following Rick Hansen Foundation Gold Accessibility certification which considers people of differing levels of physical mobility, as well as addresses gender and cultural sensitivities.
• Accessible designated parking spaces, including provisions for van parking on both sides of the facility.
• The pools will provide a range of access types including beach entry, ramp entry, transfer edge and lift, including ramps into the leisure pool and family hot pool.
• Intermittent and dispersed seating in lobby, corridors, and viewing areas.
• Accessible washrooms, showers, and change rooms.
• Evacuation chair for stair area of refuge.
• A variety of accessible fitness equipment to accommodate users with a variety of mobility needs.