I was very impressed with the kids play area and the well kept amenities however, an exceptionally bizarre encounter with the lifeguard Margot is the reason for the two star review.

There is a standard sign posted outside the wadding pool which states that children under the age of seven must be supervised by an adult. Fine, no problem. My daughter is six so I sat on the pool’s edge, no more than an arms reach away.

That’s when the on duty lifeguard Margot walked over and asks if I had read the sign. I replied yes, I’m the mother and understand I must supervise my daughter. Margot proceeds to tell me that in order to “properly supervise” both of my feet need to be in the water. Ok then. I take my shoes off and roll up my pant legs, both feet are now in the water.

Margot then asks what my “comprehension” of the sign is. I reply that children under the age of seven must have an adult to supervise them at all times. I remind her that am complying with both the written rules and her verbal rules.

Margot asks me a third time if I “comprehended” the sign because she’s curious if it’s clear enough. At this point I’m getting irritated. I reply firmly this time, that I understand what the sign says, I’m right here with my daughter and both my feet are in the pool.

Margot walks off only to return two minutes later. This time she challenges me about our dog, who was tied up with his leash and snoozing under the shade. I ask her if there are any signs suggesting I couldn’t have my dog leashed to the pool fence. She confirms there weren't signs but that I should understand it as an unspoken rule. I tell my daughter it’s time to go and I let Margot know I’d be following up with the City of Coquitlam.

What is the point of having TWO paid lifeguards on duty if they make it impossible to actually get into the pool? Why are we, the taxpayers, funding this kind of idiocy? I realize now why the wadding pool is always empty! Margot is more interested in reading her book in the sun than she is doing her job.