About Us

McBurney Pools & Spas was formed in 1980 and has been operating out of Burnside Industrial Park since 1992. They started with 1100 sq/ft. and have since moved twice to accommodate their ever expanding product lines and increasing customer base. Their location now has a 5000 sq/ft. showroom, which has 10-14 hot tubs on display and two working demos. They can accommodate up to 25 hot tubs in the warehouse with plenty of room for chemicals and accessories with around 5500 sq/ft.

Bill and Carilyn have seen both the company and their family grow substantially over the past 35 years.

They are business owners, parents, grandparents and active in their community and church. Carilyn is now retired from the business, but she still advises on many important decisions. Bill is still very active in both the purchasing and pricing side of things as well as doing service work and training.

MORE ABOUT McBURNEY POOLS & SPAS

McBurney Pools & Spas loves to participate in charity and community events. They sponsor several golf tournaments for groups such as MADD, Sunshine Kids and the RCMP. They’ve raised money for NS Food Bank using “Stuff-a-Tub” promotions filling hot tubs with food donations they had placed in locations around the HRM area. They also provided a hot tub to the 2011 FIVB World Junior Beach Volleyball Championship in downtown Halifax.

OUR TEAM

Tara MacDonald

General Manager – Burnside Location

Tara is the General Manager at our Burnside location. She has many years of experience with pools, hot tubs, parts, and water care. Tara is also in charge of our hot tub division and all inventory for both locations.

Holly McBurney

Assistant Manager – Burnside Location

Holly has been in retail for almost 20 years. She looks after all accounts payable/receivable and HR for the company.

You can also find her on the sales floor during the summer months helping clients when needed.

Ray Halliday

Systems Administrator – Shubenacadie Location

Ray handles all things technical between our two locations including: systems administration, IT networking and inventory management.

Sherry vander Kooi

Manager – Shubenacadie Location

Sherry brings many years of expertise to our team. She is both our pool service and installation coordinator. She can be reached at our Burnside location from May-Oct.

Jessica Jennings

Store Supervisor

Jessica is our store front and sales supervisor. She assists in scheduling hot tub service as well as sales of all products on the floor. Jessica is also your go-to for customer service questions and issues.

Meghan MacDonald

Sales Associate

Meghan’s patience and gentle nature are an asset to the company, especially when dealing with new-to-the-industry clients. Her specialties include, but are not limited to, water care for pools and hot tubs, as well as sales of above ground pools and hot tubs.