Address:
- 50m x 25m pool
- Barrier-free access
- Leisure pool
- Universal and inclusive change areas
- Multi-purpose spaces
- Expanded fitness area
- Better, and more spaces for events and classes
- Accessibility features such as handrails and non-slip surfacing
- A welcoming space for the community
- Energy efficiency design
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Considering that we are on the verge of an economic crisis is this really the time for this vanity project.
Considering that we are on the verge of an economic crisis is this really the time for this vanity project.
Have to reward the campaign supporters.
Preliminary results are in following Saturday’s referendum in the Oceanside area.
Voters in the City of Parksville, Town of Qualicum Beach and Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Electoral Areas (EA) E, F, G and H were asked to vote on whether the RDN could borrow up to $30 million to expand Ravensong Aquatic Centre in Qualicum Beach.
Early results released by the RDN indicated 2,877 people voted “yes,” while 4,487 said “no” to borrowing the funds to expand the centre.
The RAC was built in 1995, and with 94,000 visits a year, the Regional District of Nanaimo says it needs to be expanded.
It wanted to borrow upwards of $30 million to cover most of the cost, but the RDN will now have to decide what steps to take next.
A $7 million federal grant will now likely be lost.
https://cheknews.ca/rdn-ravensong-referendum-rejected-1248021/
With Crystal Pool slated for a complete re-do, and the news of another downtown pool closing, the Capital city is looking at the reality of being pool-less in the near future.
“It’s going to be challenging,” said Victoria Councillor Jeremy Caradonna. “It’s going to be a tough few years.”
The YMCA recently announced it’s moving in 2026 to the pool-less location of The Bay Centre.
“We’re down three pools in a city that was already over capacity,” said Karmen McNamara, a Crystal pool advocate.
https://cheknews.ca/victorias-pool-problem-impending-death-downtown-1253854/
Today I saw this report on the European news. In Belgium they're using mobile swimming pools for children's swim lessons. Victoria could use a few of these. It's inside a structure that looks like a small tennis bubble. I don't think the pool shown in this article it one of them however.
Plan to locate new Crystal Pool next to Save-On-Foods arena falls through; Central Middle School site now eyed for the facility
Victoria's plans for a Crystal Pool replacement are back to square one with the collapse of a proposal to sitaute the facility next to the arena.
Victoria's $70 million Crystal Pool replacement not on government funding radar
Funding requests by the City of Victoria for the replacement of North Park's Crystal Pool have come up dry.
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