Council committee votes to spend $45M on expansion of Calgary s Repsol Sports Centre
A Calgary council committee voted Wednesday to allocate $45 million for an expansion of the inner-city Repsol Sport Centre.
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Posted: May 12, 2021 12:33 PM MT | Last Updated: May 12
The Repsol Sport Centre, formerly Talisman Centre and before that Lindsay Park, opened in the early 1980s and has been expanded a few times over the years. (Scott Dippel/CBC)
A Calgary council committee voted Wednesday to allocate $45 million for an expansion of the inner-city Repsol Sport Centre.
The community and protective services committee also voted to put $400,000 each into the struggling Beltline Aquatic and Fitness Centre and the Inglewood Aquatic Centre until the expansion of the Repsol Centre is finished.
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A father whose six-year-old daughter has been swimming at the Beltline community pool her entire life says it’s “disappointing” the city has no plans to reopen the facility when public health measures relax.
A new report, heading to a city council committee on Wednesday, recommends the Beltline Aquatic & Fitness Centre close its pool permanently due to “high operating costs and low usage” but remains focused on “community programming” when doors open again.
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A father whose six-year-old daughter has been swimming at the Beltline community pool her entire life says it’s “disappointing” the city has no plans to reopen the facility when public health measures relax.
A new report, heading to a city council committee on Wednesday, recommends the Beltline Aquatic & Fitness Centre close its pool permanently due to “high operating costs and low usage” but remains focused on “community programming” when doors open again.
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