Image: Supplied by YMCA/City of Chilliwack/Cheam Leisure Centre / Swim lesson registrations for the Cheam Leisure Centre went live Monday morning, March 6 at 9 a.m., and were reportedly full within two minutes, one Chilliwack parent wrote on social media.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

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Swim lesson sign-ups reportedly fill up within minutes for Cheam Leisure Centre

Mar 7, 2023 | 9:33 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack parents intent on registering their kids for swimming but who weren’t successful Monday morning (Mar. 6) may have to wait at least another month before the next round of swim lesson registrations.

According to two parents who posted on Facebook Monday morning, sign-ups for swim lessons at the Cheam Leisure Centre were full within literally minutes of the 9 a.m. start time Monday morning, March 6.

One parent said she was disappointed that lessons were full within two minutes.

“It was full in 2 minutes,” said Chilliwack mom Leah Reimer. “I had it all ready to go but then it made me log back in and it was so slow. I’ve never lived somewhere where it’s so hard to get my kids into lessons! I emailed them telling them they’re still not meeting the demand.”

Another Chilliwack parent wrote on Facebook that her twins were born during the pandemic, resulting in delays to getting her kids in the water. This same Chilliwack parent was not successful in signing up her kids on Monday, so she registered them for swim lessons in Abbotsford.

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Fraser Valley Today has reached out to YMCA supervisor Lauren Janzen, who manages both the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre and Cheam Leisure Centre, for comment.

Parents had been asked to use the registration link on its website: https://chilliwackymcamunicipalrecreation.perfectmind.com/

For a smoother registration experience, parents were asked to set up an account for themselves and their child on the Perfect Mind platform in advance of registration day.

As of late January 2023, the YMCA has 26 lifeguards combined working at Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre and Cheam Leisure Centre, but says additional lifeguards are needed to add more services and programs.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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