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Where is the best place to go swimming occasionally during the fall and winter

With the sportsplex being closed, the only indoor swimming that I am aware of is the YMCA.

YMCA or a hotel pool would be your only local choices.  
 
We occasionally drive to Portage to swim in the pool there.

The Shilo pool has public swimming  
http://www.cg.cfpsa.ca/cg-pc/shilo/en/facilities/shilopool/Pages/default.aspx

depends how serious you want to be in your swimming activity because the ymca lanes are quiet busy sometimes

that the YMCA made lanes of all its pool time and forgot about families who want a recreational swim. Not all of us swim because we are athletes, some swim for pleasure and others for therapy. I for one cannot wait for the Sportsplex to re-open.

We have always gone to the Sportsplex, love the pool!!

HLF said "that the YMCA made lanes of all its pool time and forgot about families who want a recreational swim. Not all of us swim because we are athletes, some swim for pleasure and others for therapy. I for one cannot wait for the Sportsplex to re-open. "

Are you kidding!. On rec pool schedule I do not think there is any entire pool for laps only at any time as they used to at the old Ymca. You will see 1 lane or 2 lane and that is it.  
Ymca isn't really an athlete serious gym.

YMCA has awful lane swim times. The only time it is truly only open for lap swim is like 6 am. Doubt any families are wanting a recreational swim at that time. All other times there is only ever 1, maybe 2 lanes dedicated to laps and the rest of the deep end is open for public swim. Plus the shallow pool is also available for families. As someone who actually enjoys to swim laps for exercise, I am often very disappointed that a recreational facility doesn't offer more reasonable times dedicated to lap swims. For people who work it's impossible. Plus whenever I do use the 1 lane that is open in evenings, I often have to share with a couple other people and the public swim people throw balls and swim in and out the lap lane.