CALGARY City councillors voted in favour Monday of providing $400,000 in one-time funding for maintenance at two pools in Calgary. The Beltline Pools and Inglewood Aquatic Centre will receive $200,000 each. Ongoing since 2019 when the topic of closing the pools was first raised Monday s debate centered on how effective maintaining the two facilities would be in the long term. Four major concerns were addressed: The efficiency of the buildings; Their age; Can they still generate a profit. Councillors were told usage of the two pools is significantly less than the other facilities with comparable amenities. Both are more than 50 years old and in 2019 they were scheduled to be closed due to rising maintenance costs.
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The long and winding debate about what to do with the Beltline and Inglewood pools is one step closer to a conclusion.
A council committee on Wednesday approved a $45-million investment in the Repsol Sport Centre, moving ahead with a plan to ensure Calgarians who live in the core have access to recreation as the Eau Claire YMCA and Beltline pool both close.
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One-time funding of $400,000 is slated for the Beltline Aquatic & Fitness Centre so work can begin to “repurpose” it, but the pool will be decommissioned. The Inglewood Aquatic Centre will also get $400,000 so it can reopen when public-health restrictions allow, with additional time open on evenings and weekends.
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The long and winding debate about what to do with the Beltline and Inglewood pools is one step closer to a conclusion.
A council committee on Wednesday approved a $45-million investment in the Repsol Sport Centre, moving ahead with a plan to ensure Calgarians who live in the core have access to recreation as the Eau Claire YMCA and Beltline pool both close.
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Try refreshing your browser, or Repsol Centre expansion planned to bridge inner-city recreation gap Back to video
One-time funding of $400,000 is slated for the Beltline Aquatic & Fitness Centre so work can begin to “repurpose” it, but the pool will be decommissioned. The Inglewood Aquatic Centre will also get $400,000 so it can reopen when public-health restrictions allow, with additional time open on evenings and weekends.
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.