Celebrate Summer with PSP
Beautiful Garrison Petawawa offers so many great opportunities for the summer and the PSP Community Recreation program has so much to offer. From day camp to swim lessons to fitness classes to special events, there is a lot of options!
The Community Recreation team is excited to be offering leisure and recreational opportunities, and we would like to introduce ourselves to you.
Please visit www.CAFconnection.com for all things recreational or reach out to recplex@forces.gc.ca for information.
Enjoy the season!
Brittney Robins is a PSP Community Recreation Coordinator based out of the Recreation Complex here in Petawawa. Brittney has a Bachelor Degree with a major in Psychology and a minor in Sociology, as well as a Certificate from Harvard University for Manager Mentoring.
Brittney is a huge mini-dachshund lover and enjoys promoting Sherman as the cutest M-D ever, monitoring his social media presence and of course taking him for walks. Britt is a gardener extraordinaire and also has a strong creative side.
Brittney has been with the Recreation Department for over seven years and continually strives to offer new, innovative programming while ensuring the quality of all programs new or old. She oversees the Kidz and Youth 1st team, who are currently very busy preparing for our long anticipated Summer Camp program kicking off July 4. As well, the Youth 1st program, operating out of the South Side Community Centre offers casual and registration programs for youth 10+ years.
The Kidz and Youth 1st team is so excited to welcome everyone back to our facilities for some more fun in the sun! It’s going to be a summer to remember and we look forward to seeing all of our returning and new clients. Happy Summer 2022!
Meet Marie Lemelin, she is the Aquatics Coordinator. She manages all recreational aquatic programs, services, and events. She is the aquatic subject matter expert at Garrison Petawawa. Marie has a Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Human Kinetics and a Master of Human Kinetics with Concentration in Intervention and Consultation, as well as several professional designations including; High Five Trainer, Swim Instructor Trainer, Lifesaving Instructor Trainer, Standard First Aid Instructor Trainer, and National Lifeguard Instructor Trainer to name a few.
No stranger to Community Recreation, Marie Lemelin has worked for 12 years with the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services in Garrison Petawawa. She coordinates annual aquatic events, such as the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson and Water Safety Event to raise awareness around water safety and drowning prevention.
Community Recreation Aquatics offers a wide variety of programs and services. From swimming lessons, advanced leadership programs, first aid courses, public swims, and outdoor aquatic facilities, we have you covered! And we are pleased to let you know that Marie and her staff will be handling kayak and SUP sign outs at Black Bear Beach this coming summer!! The beach will open 11 June for equipment use on weekends as will the splash pad!! On 28th June Black Bear Beach will be open and guarded Monday to Friday noon to 5 p.m.! Come make a splash with us! For more information on aquatic programs and services in Petawawa, reach out to Marie at Lemelin.marie@cfmws.com.
Anna-Lena Welten is the Recreation Supervisor responsible for all of Community Recreation’s Fitness and Wellness programming. She is a talented fitness instructor and is certified to teach AND evaluate group fitness instructors, aquatic style fitness classes, boot camp classes, just to name a few highlights. On top of that, she schedules all the different wellness and fitness training courses on behalf of our PSP Plan members, such as boot camps, yoga, essentrics and all the other numerous classes that we offer. And on top of that (!!!) she teaches both live and online classes for our membership. We are very lucky to have her on our team.
Also, Anna-Lena looks after coordinating and wrangling the marketing and promotional material for the Rec Department as a whole - if you need to know something…she’s your source!!
Anna-Lena obviously has a passion for fitness and active living, and enjoys spending time with her family. She is an avid baker and enjoys cooking, definitely with an eye to healthy living.
Anna-Lena and the recreation fitness staff will be offering both drop in and registration format classes throughout the summer to ensure you have the best opportunities to recreate! The schedule is available at www.CAFconnection.ca/Petawawa.
