Surrey urged to get more creative as it struggles to meet post-pandemic demand for swim lessons

When Ravi Gill sat down to register her two daughters for summer swimming lessons, she expected it to be relatively straightforward.

But it wasn’t.

Gill tried to log into the City of Surrey’s online portal to nab the perfect classes but never got into the system. 

“Finally, I just gave up because the login just kept swirling.”

Gill is one of many Surrey parents who have been left frustrated trying to enrol their kids in swimming classes as the city struggles with post-pandemic demand amid pandemic-related lifeguard and swim instructor shortages. 

According to the city, demand for swim lessons is set to skyrocket this year. (Kiran Singh/CBC News)

According to City of Surrey’s estimates, 2023 will see

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