What if healing started in the water?

Help us rebuild the Glenrose therapeutic pool.

For decades, the Glenrose therapeutic pool helped more than 6,000 patients each year move without pain, regain strength, and rediscover independence. When structural failure forced the pool to close in 2024, thousands lost access to a vital part of their recovery.

Now, we’re rebuilding it, and your support can make it possible.

Total Cost to Rebuild

$6.5 Million

$3.25 million being funded by the Government of Alberta

We are raising

$3.25 Million

funds raised so far

$1.75 Million

Why it Matters

Aquatic therapy offers benefits that land-based therapy can’t match:

Buoyancy lets patients bear weight earlier in recovery
Warm water eases pain and relaxes muscles
Gentle water pressure reduces swelling and improves circulation
Natural water resistance strengthens muscles

For children with cerebral palsy, stroke survivors, people with spinal cord injuries, and many others, the pool is where recovery begins, and your support ensures it continues to change lives.

We’re raising $3.25M to bring the new pool to life.

This will be the only facility of its kind in Alberta. The new aquatic centre will transform thousands of lives every year, with:

Two specialized pools, including a precision therapy pool with underwater treadmills
Universal accessibility, with family-friendly changerooms and caregiver spaces
Advanced aquatic equipment designed to accelerate recovery

Your support will make it possible for patients of all ages to take their first steps again, regain independence, and rediscover joy.

Behind Every if is a Life Transformed

Hudson’s Story

After suffering a stroke at birth, Hudson was referred to the Glenrose at six months old for early intervention, before later being diagnosed with cerebral[...]

Rob’s Story

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Oral’s Story

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Joe’s Story

After a car accident in his youth left Joe Battaglia with a shattered and broken body, he was told he may never walk or work[...]

“The second I came into the pool, it alleviated the pain. I was able to pull myself to the railing and get to the parallel bars. I took my first unassisted steps in that pool. I’ll never forget that moment and how much it meant to me.”

"It gave me a real sense of safety and freedom, something that is hard to come by when you've lost use of part of your body."

"Because of his spastic cerebral palsy, the warm water helps him relax and build muscle strength. He also loves to splash and be in the water. Having the freedom to just be a child, that means everything."

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