KITCHENER Local facilities that offer recreational amenities like public pools are gearing up to reopen. Cleaning crews kept busy at Harry Class Pool in Kitchener, power washing the deck and bare pool with plans to fill it next week. The outdoor pool is 65 yards long and 25 yards wide which is perfect for keeping physically distanced, according to city staff. “Throughout the pandemic, we found that lane swimming was an incredibly popular activity,” said Dave Millar, the supervisor of aquatics at the City of Kitchener. Pre-pandemic, 600 people could swim at Harry Class. Last year with COVID-19 gathering restrictions, 70 people was maximum capacity.