The fight to keep Scona Pool open in Old Strathcona will soon be over, after 12 years of struggle between community members and the City of Edmonton. The city is closing the 65-year-old pool permanently on Oct. 3.
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Users of the oldest public swimming pool in Edmonton celebrated a small victory Tuesday as a new Scona rec centre was added to the queue of projects awaiting funds.
EDMONTON A group has presented the University of Alberta with a proposal suggesting ways its four historical Ring Houses could be restored and used. The proposal comes from the Ring House Coalition, a group formed in February that wants to see the historic, stately homes saved, rather than demolished as originally planned. “The Ring Houses are valuable to any redevelopment planned for the NW quadrant of North campus the historic anchors in under-utilized space, providing a friendly connection to the community and the river valley,” the proposal stated. Some of the proposed uses include art exhibition space, a boutique hotel and a microbrewery.