Once featured on HGTV, bankrupt pool builder accused of swindling customers

Dozens of Kurt Wittin’s customers have called him a scammer, a conman, a snake oil salesman — and far worse. They claim to be out tens of thousands of dollars each. 

The Winnipeg man is facing — and has lost — lawsuits from across North America. But it hasn’t stopped him. In spite of all this, he landed a prime spot for his prefabricated pool business on a popular HGTV show Fixer to Fabulous in 2022.

“That is exactly what got me to sign a contract with him,” says Winnie Lin. She paid Wittin $27,000 to build a pool out of a metal shipping