Notice received:
Rally outside Vancouver City Hall
in support of neighbourhood and outdoor pools
June 10, 2019 (Monday)
5:15 to 6 pm
Despite over 5000 combined signatures collected by the Templeton and Lord Byng Community to keep the Neighbourhood Pools open, VanSplash in their November, 2017, the final draft strategy, Park Board staff recommended “Moving away from a predominantly neighbourhood scale pool system and deliver a greater diversity of swimming experiences at larger community and destination scale facilities.”
https://vancouver.ca/images/web/draft-vansplash-final-strategy-report.pdf – p56
Templeton and Lord Byng residents would like to see more neighbourhood scale pools being built, upgraded and renovated. The ability to walk or bike to a local pool supports the City’s Climate Emergency Plan to move away from motorized transportation thus reducing carbon emissions.
Residents from the Templeton and Lord Byng communities support the Park Board Commissioner’s amendments
- to develop an upgrade and renovation plan, extending operational life-span for neighbourhood pools not undergoing renewal as part of this strategy, to increase sustainability and operational efficiency including consideration of implementing green technologies
- to support a balanced delivery model that includes neighbourhood scale pools as well as larger community and destination scale facilities to deliver a greater diversity of aquatic experiences.
They will be holding a rally outside of City Hall Monday, June 10th, 2019, from 5:15 – 6:00 in support of this recommendation and broader community support is welcomed.
Mount Pleasant outdoor pool
Supporters of a new outdoor replacement pool in Mount Pleasant will also join them. [The rally is also in support of outdoor pools, including the long overdue promise to replace Mount Pleasant Outdoor swimming pool.]
Due to community push back of the proposed closures of community pools, an advisory group was established to provide insights and advice to Park Board staff. Based in part on the advisory group’s input, Park Board staff will revise the VanSplash strategy and bring it to the Board in the fall of 2019 for decision. The final decision-makers are the Park Board Commissioners. The VanSplash Advisory Group is meeting June 10th and 12th to decide on their recommendations to the Park Board.
Your opinion is welcome and encouraged. The VanSplash staff will update the strategy to present to the Park Board Commissioners by fall, 2019. Please send in your comments before this time.
VanSplash Advisory Committee; vansplash@vancouver.ca
Park Board Commissioners – PBcommissioners@vancouver.ca
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