I’m a fan of a spa treatment any day of the week, but my bank account doesn’t always feel the same way. The Britannia Pool at the Britannia Community Centre just off Commercial Drive is the perfect antidote when you’re achy and congested and need some medication for cheap. It’s not that swanky one-on-one treatment, but for less than ten bucks you can sweat it out in the steam room, sauna, or hot tub for hours. BYO cucumber water.
No matter if the city undergoes a Hawaiian-like heat spell, the skies are unloading record amounts of rain or it’s a perfect winter day, there’s always skating at Britannia. You can grab a friend and skate recreationally, brush up on your skills with lessons or vie for the game-winning goal in a game of shinny. And if you’re not sure you want to make the commitment to your own pair of skates, rent them for the day instead.