Editor: A few years ago our family discovered the Ladner Outdoor Pool and since then it has become one of our favourite local summer destinations. We look forward to opening day in June and are always reflective when closing day rolls around on Labour Day.
Each summer we renew pool friendships, those friends we tend to only see on the pool deck or in the pool June through August. This summer there were many pool highlights for our family, including swimming lengths on Monday evenings as the sun was setting; dropping in on the weekend for a quick dip and seeing so many families having fun together in the pool; and celebrating firsts with our children - first dives and first flips off the diving board.
The pool rates are fantastic:$2.50 during the week and free on weekends and holidays. The lifeguards are great - helpful, attentive and enthusiastic. And the pool location in the heart of Ladner is perfect.
Our only wishes are perhaps another evening of public swimming each week and maybe a hot tub. But if they added a hot tub, our hidden gem might not remain as hidden.
Adrienne Parsons
